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Danny Jones is back with blues licks taken from his recorded solos.
Guitarist Randy Ellefson introduces two basic ideas in counterpoint: oblique motion and contrary motion.
Mike Campese offers an unusual technique that can yield some surprisingly cool results.
Times are perfect for releasing your own CD and this article will give you some planning and recording ideas.
Adding tremendous color and personality to your music through the use of rhythm.
Jason Parker tells you what to expect and how to get a foot in the door.
Guitarist Toshi Iseda reminds musicians that live shows should also be an engaging entertainment experience.
Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas explores the relationship between musical expression and technique.
Danny Jones is back with blues licks featuring dynamic double stops.
Annihilate your tendencies to rely on reflexes, and use the force instead.
Need more ways to make a simple melody more interesting? Let the Sultan of String show you how.
Will Landrum shows you how to inject your own personal timing and inflections into your playing while staying in groove with the real timing of the music.
Danny Jones is back with licks that will help you break the scale pattern syndrome.
UK guitarist Alan Williamson shows you how to use more fingers, tones and frets in your licks.
Can you deliver interesting and musical solos? Do it by looking for ways to add more variety.
Mike Campese serves up a blended scale you can use to set your music apart from the ordinary.
Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas with an insightful answer to a common question.
G9er Will Landrum is back with more ways to use the beloved arpreggio.
One of the best ways to memorize your scales on the neck and help you break out of the patterns you have been stuck in.
Danny Jones is back, taking wide interval links and making cool runs out of 'em.
More ideas to help you memorize your scales break out of the patterns and ruts you have been stuck in.
How long you practice is not always as important as what you choose to focus your practice time on.
"Is learning music theory really necessary for me?" Patrick DeCoste explores possible answers.
Danny Jones knows you don`t have enough time to practive - or maybe you do.
These ideas will really add some spice to your playing.
Patrick DeCoste returns with tips on `playing to the sound`.
Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas helps you to both figure out, and master, the neck.
Guitarist Randy Ellefson hopes you never need this article. But if you do, read on.
A quick look at various picking techniques.
Neo-classical guitarist Tom Hess was a bad student too, but he got his act together, and you can as well.
Complex music requires thought and preplanning in order to get the best results.
How to avoid "wrong notes" on your way to creating interesting, improvised lines.
Can you cure a case of guitar hero "Clone-itus?" Here`s some cure-all.
What`s the best way to organize vast amounts of musical information in your mind? Kevin Buck has some ideas for you.
Regular rehearsals and practice sessions can help take you to the next level.
Using simple guitar overdubs to great effect.
Stimulate your guitar practice and composition by finding alternative angles and methods of reinterpretation.
Neo-classical guitarist Tom Hess lays out an effective, step-by-step plan for developing speed.
Patrick DeCoste discusses the essential art of two handed muting.
Think in terms of five, as you work on these 3+2 ideas.
Patrick DeCoste is back to help you push the boundaries of harmonics.
Terry Syrek will slap you silly if you even attempt a wank tap.