“A lot of guitarists who can play killer leads get real sterile on their rhythm stuff – they’re all too careful about playing their chords dead straight”: Dimebag Darrell wrote 42 lesson columns for Guitar World. Here’s the best advice he shared
It’s a soloing strategy that T-Bone Walker, B.B. King and Albert King all used, and will instantly make your blues solos sound more pro – learn parallel pentatonics and you will set your playing free
“For me, it’s not enough to play an idea once and then move on. I’d rather develop my initial phrase and then morph it into 10 different, thematically connected ones”: Jared James Nichols shows you how to use call-and-response blues phrasing
in Artist Lessons, Lessons Danny Elfman’s scores for Tim Burton are laden with dramatic musical movements – and learning his arpeggio style on guitar can give your playing a spooky, neoclassical edge
in Artist Lessons, Lessons “I say this to anyone who will listen: Little Feat belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!”: Joe Bonamassa pays tribute to Lowell George – and his legendary Dumble
in Artist Lessons, Lessons “It’s important to know where your guitar lives and find sonically where you want to be. There are some tricks on the guitar that will get you there in a hurry”: Joe Bonamassa shows you how to get more tones from your Gibson Les Paul
in Artist Lessons, Lessons “Stevie would fill out the sound by combining bluesy licks with chords and rhythmic playing”: How to blend rhythm and lead blues guitar like John Mayer and Stevie Ray Vaughan
in Artist Lessons, Lessons “Using these wider voicings creates an interesting and warm-sounding rhythm pattern that’s also fun to solo over”: How inverted boogie riffing can shake up your blues
in Artist Lessons, Lessons “I’m always envisioning the phrases I play as being like vocal parts”: Jared James Nichols shows you how to make your solos “sing”
in Artist Lessons, Lessons They emerged from the same British blues explosion as Fleetwood Mac, but soon became prog trailblazers – and their interlocking acoustic guitar approach is often overlooked
in Artist Lessons, Lessons “He redirected the future of blues guitar from his very first release, and his influence continues to inspire new generations of aspiring players”: Joe Bonamassa pays tribute to the late, great Stevie Ray Vaughan
