Jon Bishop

Jon Bishop

Jon Bishop is a UK-based guitarist and freelance musician, and a longtime contributor to Guitar Techniques and Total Guitar. He's a graduate of the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford and is touring and recording guitarist for British rock 'n' roll royalty Shakin’ Stevens.

Latest articles by Jon Bishop

A photo of Allen Hinds holding his Stratocaster against a black background

Allen Hinds: Master the art of sophisticated guitar harmony

By Allen Hinds published

While Allen can play stunning solos, his colorful chords hold equal weight, a fact proven across these 28 illuminating examples

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A photo Jimmy Westerlund in his home studio holding a Stratocaster electric guitar

Giant’s Jimmy Westerlund shows you licks and techniques that channel the glory days of AOR rock guitar

By Jimmy Westerlund published

Learn the virtuosic, expressive and sophisticated style played by guitarists like Steve Lukather, Neal Schon and Dan Huff

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Portrait of American blues guitarist Eric Bibb, photographed during the Keeping The Blues Alive At Sea event on board the Norwegian Pearl cruise ship in the Mediterranean, on August 17, 2019.

Learn five essential fingerstyle patterns and timeless techniques in Eric Bibb’s blues masterclass

By Eric Bibb published

From rich chords to articulate fingerpicking, this tutorial will elevate your acoustic blues vocabulary and deepen your musicality

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A screengrab from Shane Theriot's YouTube video on the Mixolydian mode

Session guitar ace Shane Theriot shows how to elevate your rhythm and lead chops with bluesy licks, soul grooves and jazzy chromaticism

By Shane Theriot published

Inspired by Joe Walsh and bebop, these examples are perfect for a range of genres, including rock, blues and jazz

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A screenshot for Randy Jacobs funk masterclass

Master the art of funk guitar! Randy Jacobs shows you how to play with power, punch and precision

By Randy Jacobs published

Known for his work with Was Not Was, Bonnie Raitt, Ringo Starr and others, Jacobs delivers a funk masterclass that gives you six ideas from one groove

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joao gaspar

Master the rhythms, techniques and soul of Brazilian guitar with this lesson from João Gaspar

By João Gaspar published

Bossa nova fingerpicking, samba strumming, and funk-pop grooves, this tutorial will elevate your guitar skills to the next level

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Allen Hinds pointing his guitar towards camera and the words "They call me Mr Legato..."

Flair, fluidity and fire: Allen Hinds' legato style will help you create your own stunning solos

By Allen Hinds published

From sequential patterns to doubling notes for unique phrasing, this tutorial will provide you with many new lead ideas

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Mattheus Canteri

Hybrid picking, slides, pentatonics, bends, muting and double-stops are powerful techniques for country guitar playing

By Jon Bishop published

Mattheus Canteri’s 6 favourite licks are not only impressive but a lot of fun to learn too!

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Molly Miller Lesson

Molly Miller shows six licks that put the power of modes to work in blues and jazz

By Jon Bishop published

Often the best way to develop modal vocabulary is by learning short phrases which resonate with "flavor" notes that are uniquely placed in the mode

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Carl Verheyen lesson

The whammy bar is a magical device for bending strings; Carl Verheyen shows 6 stunning licks and riffs for you to learn

By Jon Bishop published

Verheyen said Beck's album "made me realize it would be nice to know what intervals would happen when I pulled on the bar”

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BB Playing a 1960s Gibson ES-330TD

Here’s Some Blues You Can Really Use

By Rob Laing, Jon Bishop, Chris Bird published

Improve your playing with this master class on everything you need to know for better blues.

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