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![Carl Verheyen lesson](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TAdYpnZm9Ry6DwuRVuL8pM-320-80.jpg)
The whammy bar is a magical device for bending strings; Carl Verheyen shows 6 stunning licks and riffs for you to learn
By Jon Bishop published
Verheyen said Beck's album "made me realize it would be nice to know what intervals would happen when I pulled on the bar”
![Description : A Guild M-240E Troubadour acoustic guitar fitted with a Tone Boss sound hole pickup, taken on August 30, 2017.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eSEDU4YvSYBPB7DtYoKrWU-320-80.jpg)
Amplifying your acoustic? Here's how to get the best sound using two signal paths
By Jimmy Leslie published
With one signal path for true acoustic tone and another for effects, you'll have maximum control over your live sound
![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
![Photo of George Benson circa 1976 playing guitar](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cmJXRhx2aLTrP5PLBtRG26-320-80.jpg)
"I realized there was something in them very appealing to the listener. It's a richer sound." George Benson shows how he uses octaves in this lesson from Guitar Player's August 1976 issue
By GP Editors published
![Ani DiFranco performs at Stern Grove Festival on June 26, 2022 in San Francisco, California.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R3XEVniHUMnWRVZCTrcJq-320-80.jpg)
Learn the alternate tunings and percussive guitar style of Ani DiFranco in our audio lesson
By Jeff Jacobson published
We've distilled the essential elements of this unique acoustic trailblazer into eight informative examples
![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
![A close-up cropped photo of a Fender Stratocaster](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nDi4f8gigLWe8NJ8AjvwaB-320-80.jpg)
Seven things guitar players do wrong — according to professional bassists and drummers
By Jeff Jacobson published
From volume control to tone and rhythm — every guitarist can up their game with these tips from the people who work with them
![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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