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"Alternate tunings — it was like the sky opened up.” Rival Son’s Scott Holiday on how to get out of ruts
By Joe Bosso published
The guitarist also has valuable advice for anyone who takes their career as a musician seriously
Learn Travis picking, harp harmonics and 8 other techniques that make Tommy Emmanuel an acoustic tour de force
By Jeff Jacobson published
Put key elements of the acoustic shredder's style to work in your own playing with these video tutorials
Kirk Hammett show and discuss 17 of his rarest guitars in a new in-depth video from Gibson TV
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The guitarist presents his Les Paul Standards, Korina Explorers and Flying Vs, and much more in the Gibson TV documentary
"As much as I love gear and gadgets, there’s no substitute for what you can do with your fingers." Adrian Belew reveals six ways to change your guitar game right now, for free
By Joe Bosso published
The guitarist also explains how he made a new instrument out of a child’s toy and used it on his latest album
Mark Knopfler on why he’s ditched the pick in favor of fingerpicking
By Jackson Maxwell published
Self-effacing as ever, the Dire Straits man gave multiple reasons – serious and humorous – for moving away from the plectrum, while still citing the pick as “a superior thing”
Tom Petty shared his greatest advice on rhythm guitar playing in a long-lost 1997 interview
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The guitarist, who died on October 2, 2017, also gave his insights on Telecasters and Rickenbackers and the art of songwriting
Sheryl Crow guitarist Peter Stroud on why guitarists shouldn’t start on modelers, and how to complement a singer with your playing
By Joe Bosso published
How did Stroud become a right-hand man for Sheryl Crow, Don Henley, Stevie Nicks, and many others? It took lots of talent – and these five rules...
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