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![Oz Noy performs at North Sea Jazz Festival on Juli 14th, 2018 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8T7RnJcvDfeZT2fLtRRDvd-320-80.jpg)
Oz Noy explains the one thing every guitar player needs to unlock fretboard knowledge
By Joe Bosso published
The guitarist also tells why it's important to tune your guitar by ear, along with five other top tips
![A photo of Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/he8BWCgpS5WPhaUnPuYB9Y-320-80.jpg)
Bumblefoot says his top guitar tips will help you break out of ruts and engage with the music
By Joe Bosso published
The shred virtuoso also talks about working with Steve Vai and Brian May for his new album, 'Bumblefoot....Returns!'
![Steve Morse of Deep Purple perform on November 22, 2009 in Oslo, Norway. )](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XARQtzvSaHHYZXWz8Q9X3K-320-80.jpg)
“When I play a solo, the best score I can get is 75 precent.” Steve Morse on how to keep your cool when the going gets tough
By Andrew Daly published
Now 50 years into his career, the 70-year-old guitarist shares the lessons that have kept him growing in his art
![Kiki Wong of The Smashing Pumpkins performs at Fenway Park, August 7, 2024](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9wG4fHuWyTZgEDPoGtkkSG-320-80.jpg)
Kiki Wong shares the five guitar tips behind her Smashing Pumpkins success
By Joe Bosso published
The social media influencer reveals how her attitude and work ethic eased the struggles in the worst of times
![Sue Foley performs during 2023 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at Fair Grounds Race Course on May 05, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qVWNw6XqiYN8HJUNsFk9td-320-80.jpg)
"That's where you control your tone." Sue Foley's five game-changing blues guitar tips
By Sue Foley published
A Grammy nominee for her latest album, 'One Guitar Woman,' Foley offers essential advice for electric and acoustic blues players
![Warren Haynes photographed before a live performance with Gov't Mule at Under The Bridge in London, on July 4, 2013. Haynes is best known as a long-time member of The Allman Brothers Band, as well as a founding member of Gov't Mule.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XgtMkZwqAMwFD5MiLmzQf3-320-80.jpg)
Warren Haynes explains the two things every guitarist should do to stop sounding like an amateur
By Phil Weller published
The blues powerhouse says he started out as a singer and that it paid dividends when he began to play guitar
![A Fishman Rare Earth single-coil acoustic guitar pickup fitted to the soundhole of an acoustic guitar, during a studio shoot for Guitarist Magazine, March 6, 2008.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MMifSrzwbW8Q4cunqaazi4-320-80.jpg)
“For acoustic guitarists, two pickup signals are better than one.” Getting the best acoustic guitar tone from an amp is within your reach. Try these tips.
By Jimmy Leslie published
If you're using only one channel of your two-channel acoustic amp, you're missing out
![Portrait of American rock musician Steve Lukather, photographed with his Ernie Ball Music Man LIII electric guitar backstage at Notodden Blues Festival in Norway, taken on August 5, 2016.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TZtMzpy3Ah4iJFVQj4izjh-320-80.jpg)
From his "Beat It" funk-rock riff to his "Rosanna" solo trick — learn the top 10 techniques behind Steve Lukather's virtuoso style
By Jeff Jacobson published
Guitar Player dissects the moves behind everyone's go-to session player
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