Lessons “A lot of times when someone says, ‘They have good technique, but there’s something missing,’ what’s actually missing is part of the technique”: Paul Gilbert on the essentials of great guitar playing For beginners and remedial players alike, these pointers are crucial May 2024 Guitar Player Lesson Audio Follow the lead of players like Mark Knopfler, Albert Collins, and Lindsey Buckingham, and open the door to new techniques and textures, with this primer in fingerstyle rock guitar Eddie Van Halen also incorporated fingerstyle to add another dimension to his playing, and so have modern virtuosos like Tim Henson, Lari Basilio, and Mateus Asato – learn how you can do the same Latest Lessons ‘GP’ Joins Leo Kottke at Sound Check and Discovers No One Is Beyond the Reach of Sonic Gremlins By Jimmy Leslie published 3 May 23 Learn some invaluable lessons from the acoustic icon as he finds his sound at Bob Weir’s Sweetwater Music Hall June 2023 Guitar Player Lesson Audio By Guitar Player Staff published 1 May 23 “Never Give up on Your Dream”: Steve Howe’s Top Five Tips for Guitarists By Joe Bosso published 28 April 23 These are the habits that have made Steve Howe a stylistic and technical virtuoso Improve Your Groove in Three Simple Steps By Jimmy Leslie published 21 April 23 Priceless pointers for enhancing your timekeeping Grab Your Fender Stratocaster and Get to Grips With Funk Guitar Star Cory Wong’s Dexterous Rhythm Technique By David Brewster published 19 April 23 Explore the Vulfpeck and Fearless Flyers maestro's standout rhythm guitar style Learn String-Bending King Jerry Donahue's Headturning “Harptone” Technique By Andy Ellis published 19 April 23 The Hellecasters and Fairport Convention guitarist explains how he wrings maximum sustain from his guitar by mixing open strings with fretted notes Essential Gear and Invaluable Tips for Session Guitarists By Tom Kolb published 19 April 23 From guitars, amps and effects to advice about clients and how to find work, this guide will help you hone the skills you need to succeed How to Mix Guitar in a Headphones World By Craig Anderton published 12 April 23 As the way people listen to music continues to change, so too does the way it is mixed “Putting in the Work Is How You’re Going to Become a Better Player”: John Petrucci’s Top Ten Tips for Guitarists By Richard Bienstock published 11 April 23 The Dream Theater axeman offers advice to improve your chops and guarantee a long, healthy and knowledge-filled guitar life “Being Afraid to Try Is Not Going to Help You Expand”: Eric Gales Shares Some of His Best Guitar Playing Tips By Guitar Player Staff published 6 April 23 From runs in fives to using less obvious scales and extended chords, the electric guitar master explains how to “sound more unique and less predictable” 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 READ1Jimmy Page reflects on the Yardbirds, and his short-lived two-guitar tandem with Jeff Beck 2Jackson Browne, John Mellencamp, Mavis Staples honored by Bruce Springsteen at second annual American Music Honors 3Peter Frampton reveals the stories behind five of his classic tracks4PRS SE CE24, SE Custom 24 Quilt and SE Swamp Ash Special review 5How a deeply personal twist of events brought a beloved 'Burst into Vince Gill's life
‘GP’ Joins Leo Kottke at Sound Check and Discovers No One Is Beyond the Reach of Sonic Gremlins By Jimmy Leslie published 3 May 23 Learn some invaluable lessons from the acoustic icon as he finds his sound at Bob Weir’s Sweetwater Music Hall
“Never Give up on Your Dream”: Steve Howe’s Top Five Tips for Guitarists By Joe Bosso published 28 April 23 These are the habits that have made Steve Howe a stylistic and technical virtuoso
Improve Your Groove in Three Simple Steps By Jimmy Leslie published 21 April 23 Priceless pointers for enhancing your timekeeping
Grab Your Fender Stratocaster and Get to Grips With Funk Guitar Star Cory Wong’s Dexterous Rhythm Technique By David Brewster published 19 April 23 Explore the Vulfpeck and Fearless Flyers maestro's standout rhythm guitar style
Learn String-Bending King Jerry Donahue's Headturning “Harptone” Technique By Andy Ellis published 19 April 23 The Hellecasters and Fairport Convention guitarist explains how he wrings maximum sustain from his guitar by mixing open strings with fretted notes
Essential Gear and Invaluable Tips for Session Guitarists By Tom Kolb published 19 April 23 From guitars, amps and effects to advice about clients and how to find work, this guide will help you hone the skills you need to succeed
How to Mix Guitar in a Headphones World By Craig Anderton published 12 April 23 As the way people listen to music continues to change, so too does the way it is mixed
“Putting in the Work Is How You’re Going to Become a Better Player”: John Petrucci’s Top Ten Tips for Guitarists By Richard Bienstock published 11 April 23 The Dream Theater axeman offers advice to improve your chops and guarantee a long, healthy and knowledge-filled guitar life
“Being Afraid to Try Is Not Going to Help You Expand”: Eric Gales Shares Some of His Best Guitar Playing Tips By Guitar Player Staff published 6 April 23 From runs in fives to using less obvious scales and extended chords, the electric guitar master explains how to “sound more unique and less predictable”