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Guitar Meltdown

Guitarists passing on hard-won knowledge — how to practice, how to record, how to finish something, and how to keep going when it stops being fun. Written since 1996, and still being written.
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Guitarists and Bands1,136 Guitar Technique737 Music Business246 General197 Songwriting Composition Theory98 Recording Tips and Methods88 Inspiration and Motivation68 Live Performance52
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Guest Columnists1,220 The Undiscovered709 Interviews235 The Rediscovered188 Newsletters108 Stomp Box of the Day32 G9 Attic31 The Power To Release28 Guitar On YouTube12 General Information10 G9 Featured8 Studio Nine8 G9 Focus7 The Essentials5 Guitar Meltdown4 Guitar Nine Speaks!4 Mac's Back Page4 Supercharge Your Playing3 50 Shades Of Shred: Sophie Lloyd2 Studio Tips on YouTube2 Musical Tools1 50 Shades Of Shred: Nili Brosh1
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Guitar Meltdown
Dan McAvinchey

Originality - The Holy Grail?

Dan McAvinchey

Sometimes it seems every guitar riff and chord progression has been done to death. How you can avoid the tendency to copy.

February-March 1997
Guitar Meltdown
Dan McAvinchey

Rut Busters!

Dan McAvinchey

Stuck recycling the same licks and riffs? Dig yourself out of your guitar playing rut and rediscover the instrument you love.

October-November 1996
Guitar Meltdown
Dan McAvinchey

Rock Instrumental Songwriting

Dan McAvinchey

How to use the song structure method to jump-start compositions.

August-September 1996
Guitar Meltdown
Dan McAvinchey

You Can Be Like "Satch"

Dan McAvinchey

Emulating your heroes is fine, but consider how far should you take it.

June-July 1996