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With TrueFire's massive July 4th sale offering a year's worth of guitar lessons for just 27 cents a day, there's no excuses for poor technique

By Chris Barnes Published

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Steve Morse playing, with the words "How does he DO that?"
Steve Morse: My 5 go-to ideas for playing AND writing

By Steve Morse Published

He's known for his alternate picking virtuosity, creativity and ability to adapt. In this exclusive lesson, Steve Morse shows us the five core approaches he uses

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Niwel Tsumbu
Enhance and refresh your fingerpicking with Niwel Tsumbu's stylistic Conga and Rhumba rhythms

By Niwel Tsumbu last updated

Learn syncopated picking patterns, melodic mirroring, vibrant chord progressions, brisk pull-off phrasing and rich double-stop movement in this brilliant tutorial

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John Etheridge
John Etheridge teaches the essentials of sophisticated jazz-rock soloing in six examples, with video and tab

By John Wheatcroft Published

John's vibrant soloing covers a broad spectrum — from the Altered and Diminished scales through to wonderful passing notes and quartal chords

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Mike Stern (L) and Juan Chiavassa perform onstage at Bathuset Scene during Vinterjazz on March 28, 2025 in Fredrikstad, Norway.
Mike Stern's top five guitar tips include one simple fix to help you develop your personal guitar style

By Joe Bosso Published

The jazz guitar icon, who recently released the album Echoes and Other Songs, tells us music can be the cure for dark times

Advice & Tips
Guitarist Pete Thorne and James Cole of The Classic Rock Show photographed in Eastborne, England, 2023
Pete Thorn shares the tip that convinced Joe Satriani he was the right guitarist for the SatchVai Band

By Joe Bosso Published

The L.A. session ace told us the five rules he thinks every player should follow for a successful career

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Jesse Cook
Add vibrant rhythms and sophisticated chords to your guitar playing with Jesse Cook’s five essential flamenco techniques

By Declan Zapala last updated

Delve into the world of rasgueado strumming, triplet rhythms, percussive golpe taps and fast picado picking

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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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Best headphone amps for guitar: crank your amp and silence your surroundings

By Richard Blenkinsop last updated

Quiet practice has never sounded so good thanks to capable and affordable headphone amps from Boss, Fender, Vox and more

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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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