Lessons Learn to play like Snarky Puppy's Mark Lettieri with the ultimate funk baritone guitar lesson Capture multi–Grammy winning Mark Lettieri’s signature baritone funk guitar style by learning how to write riffs while combining registers and using different tunings, plus nested chordal embellishments and more Holiday 2023 Guitar Player Lesson Audio Struggling to string bend on your acoustic? Here are 4 simple tricks that will help… Outside of the box ideas for making string bending easier on an acoustic guitar Grid List Latest Lessons "Everybody was going crazy about Yngwie Malmsteen. Joe Satriani told me, ‘Don’t get too into him...'" Alex Skolnick's Top Five Tips to becoming a better guitarist By Joe Bosso published 6 October 23 Testament's Alex Skolnick on why you should be honest with yourself, never listen to negativity and focus on creating your own identity as a guitar player How to Build Stronger Fret-Hand Fingers By Dale Turner published 29 September 23 These four great exercises will help put some extra snap in your hammer-ons and pull-offs The Ultimate Johnny Marr Guitar Lesson By Patrick Brennan published 29 September 23 Capture Johnny Marr's signature lead-rhythm style by learning arpeggiated chords, open-string licks and unusual progressions in the style of the former Smiths guitarist December 2023 Guitar Player Lesson Audio By Guitar Player Staff published 28 September 23 How to Ditch the Pick and Engage Your Strongest Digits for Powerful Fingerstyle Action By Jimmy Leslie published 27 September 23 Get inspired and expand your technique using this short lesson The Acoustic Guitar Player’s Guide to Using Fake Nails By Jimmy Leslie published 27 September 23 Once your nails are ready to roll, the power and flexibility of full fingerstyle will be literally at your fingertips Summon the Power of the Metal Gods and Add Some of Michael Schenker’s Magic to Your Own Playing in This in-Depth Lesson By Jeff Jacobson published 26 September 23 A tribute to the Flying V-wielding MSG, Scorpions and UFO guitarist’s elegantly melodic metal riffing Bluegrass Master Gary Brewer of the Kentucky Ramblers Shares Some Guitar Pick Wisdom By Jimmy Leslie published 22 September 23 Cop some plectrum pointers from a seasoned acoustic pro November 2023 Guitar Player Lesson Audio By Guitar Player Staff published 4 September 23 John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Marty Friedman and Yngwie Malmsteen Didn't Rely Exclusively on Western Scales - so Why Should You? By Guitar Player Staff published 1 September 23 Add intriguing twists to your playing with the tonal flavors of the Far East, Middle East, Africa and beyond 123456789Archives Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MOST READ1“The worst thing you can do is beat yourself up when you make a mistake…” John Petrucci’s top five tips for guitarists2Quick! Fender Play just dropped its biggest ever discount – save a massive 75% off online lessons for a limited time3“I didn’t want to be the flashy lead player. Whether it was Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, David Crosby or Richie Havens, what the left hand was doing was more fascinating to me than what the right hand was doing": The Paul Stanley interview4The iconic Batwing-shaped axe made famous by Soundgarden: the new Guild Polara Kim Thayil Signature reviewed5“Any good guitar player will tell you his vibrato is as sweet as honey…” Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, Joe Perry, Tom Morello and many more on what Paul Stanley’s playing brought to Kiss
"Everybody was going crazy about Yngwie Malmsteen. Joe Satriani told me, ‘Don’t get too into him...'" Alex Skolnick's Top Five Tips to becoming a better guitarist By Joe Bosso published 6 October 23 Testament's Alex Skolnick on why you should be honest with yourself, never listen to negativity and focus on creating your own identity as a guitar player
How to Build Stronger Fret-Hand Fingers By Dale Turner published 29 September 23 These four great exercises will help put some extra snap in your hammer-ons and pull-offs
The Ultimate Johnny Marr Guitar Lesson By Patrick Brennan published 29 September 23 Capture Johnny Marr's signature lead-rhythm style by learning arpeggiated chords, open-string licks and unusual progressions in the style of the former Smiths guitarist
How to Ditch the Pick and Engage Your Strongest Digits for Powerful Fingerstyle Action By Jimmy Leslie published 27 September 23 Get inspired and expand your technique using this short lesson
The Acoustic Guitar Player’s Guide to Using Fake Nails By Jimmy Leslie published 27 September 23 Once your nails are ready to roll, the power and flexibility of full fingerstyle will be literally at your fingertips
Summon the Power of the Metal Gods and Add Some of Michael Schenker’s Magic to Your Own Playing in This in-Depth Lesson By Jeff Jacobson published 26 September 23 A tribute to the Flying V-wielding MSG, Scorpions and UFO guitarist’s elegantly melodic metal riffing
Bluegrass Master Gary Brewer of the Kentucky Ramblers Shares Some Guitar Pick Wisdom By Jimmy Leslie published 22 September 23 Cop some plectrum pointers from a seasoned acoustic pro
John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Marty Friedman and Yngwie Malmsteen Didn't Rely Exclusively on Western Scales - so Why Should You? By Guitar Player Staff published 1 September 23 Add intriguing twists to your playing with the tonal flavors of the Far East, Middle East, Africa and beyond
