Latest articles by Vinnie DeMasi
“I was using a Telecaster because it had a really clean tone for my fingerstyle approach. Fleetwood Mac's pre-existing sound was much fatter, and they felt the Tele really didn’t fit”: Lindsey Buckingham on his turn to Turner guitars
Though numerous guitarists cycled through Fleetwood Mac in the years following Peter Green's departure, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood remained partial to the crunch of a Les Paul, which Buckingham was hesitant to adopt
20 years ago, seeing Buddy Guy changed his life. Now Selwyn Birchwood is an award-winning guitarist who's played with Buddy and recorded with his producer…
Selwyn Birchwood went to his first blues gig, aged 18. Ten years later, he won the Blues Foundation's Best Guitarist Award. 10 years on from that, his new album Exorcist is one of the blues albums of the year
Discover How David Gilmour’s Melodic Mastery Helped Illuminate Pink Floyd’s 1973 Masterpiece, ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’
Learn why perfect note and tonal choices rather than technical flash and daring improvisational forays made ‘Dark Side’ one of rock’s most brilliant and groundbreaking works
Master the Edge’s Stylistic Moves From U2’s Landmark 1983 Album, ‘War’
At the heart of U2’s musical odyssey, there’s always been the inspired guitar wizardry of The Edge
Discover the Dark Secrets of the Harmonic Minor Scale
How Yngwie Malmsteen’s “secret scale” can spawn a set of seven relative modes
Sting Axe Slinger Jeffrey Lee Campbell’s Top Tips for Guitarists
A world tour with the Police frontman taught him these simple rules for playing well with others
Discover the Genius of Alex Lifeson’s Chord Voicings
The guitarist’s complex and clever chord work are at the heart of Rush’s amazing engine
Learn the Metal Mastery of Randy Rhoads
Let’s commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot guitarist’s untimely passing with a deep dive into his genre-defining lead guitar style
“We Are Crazy About Riffs”: Rebecca and Megan Lovell Reveal the Secrets Behind Larkin Poe’s Alchemical Magic
The southern sibling songsters talk turning classic blues riffs into modern fuzzed-out blues-rock hooks on their latest album, ‘Blood Harmony’
Thinking About Giving Lap Steel a Go? These Four Essential Tips From Megan Lovell Will Help You Get Started
If you want to go horizontal, don't miss these useful pointers from the Larkin Poe maestro
Dave Keuning’s Top Five Career-Defining Tracks
The Killers’ axeman discusses five memorable hits and deep cuts from his extensive rap sheet
“I Want All My Songs to Work Acoustically”: Robert De Leo Takes His First Solo Journey on the Lush Acoustic LP ‘Lessons Learned’
“When it comes to songwriting, that’s essentially where everything starts out for me,” says the Stone Temple Pilots tunesmith
“I Never Plan a Solo in Advance”: Watch Elliott Randall Play His Timeless "Reelin' in the Years" Solo
Video Recorded 50 years ago, Jimmy Page said it was his favorite solo of all time
The Songwriting and Guitar Playing Genius of Chris Cornell
As Soundgarden's 'Badmotorfinger' turn 30 this year we take a close look at the inspirational guitar techniques of one of alternative rock’s leading talents.
The Bangles Co-Founder Vicki Peterson Reveals Her Top Five Career-Defining Tracks
The most memorable cuts from more than four decades of playing, singing and songwriting.
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Albums and Artists that Made 1971 Guitar’s Greatest Year
The spirit of ’71 is well and truly alive in this historical lesson.
Are You Missing Out On These Vital Techniques? Learn How Guitar Playing Evolved in the ‘90s in this Free Lesson
Embracing the ethos of blues-rock, early metal, ’70s soul and punk these tricks of the trade reinvigorated rock and could do the same for your own playing.
San Francisco’s Revolutionary All-Female Band the Ace of Cups Talk Music and ‘60s Counterculture
The Summer of Love legends discuss their heroinic history and comeback.
Watch Ace Frehley Ripping Up the Fretboard and Learn How to Shred Kiss-Style
Video This revealing lesson exploring Ace Frehley’s fiery pentatonic runs.
Jane Getter on Creating Her Own Scales and Chords and Taking a Step Into the Unknown with an Adventurous Sound
Getter’s singular sense of scales lends mystery to her fusiony new album, Anomalia.
Take a Deep Dive Into Dean DeLeo's Melodically Inventive and Visceral Guitar Playing
This lesson unpacks the elegantly powerful musical artistry of the Stone Temple Pilots guitarist.
Top Tips to Help You Land – and Keep – More Gigs
10 often overlooked things you can do to make every show better.
Pick Up Some of Vernon Reid’s Abstract Fretboard Logic
Go on a heady fretboard odyssey of wide intervallic leaps, quasi-atonality, and unorthodox applications of hybrid picking.
