Some of the following ideas are admittedly a little trickier than anything we've looked at in the previous columns, but… it's all in the name of fun! The unifying theme throughout the following ...

Pushing a string up or pulling it down raises the pitch of the note you're playing. This is called string bending. The technique can be used to create singing, vocal-like phrases that other ...

String bends, tapping, vibrato and whammy bars are all techniques that add to the distinctiveness of a lead guitarist's sound, whether it's Clapton, Hendrix, or BB King. Now a guitarist and physicist ...

Marcus Deml is a Stratocaster-wielding virtuoso with a massive tone and amazing technique to boot. Our sister title Guitar World called his last album, Pure, "among the most breathtaking instrumental ...

Jazz guitarist John Scofield, who performed with his quartet at the Dakota jazz club Tuesday night, has probably done more than any other musician to influence the stylistic direction of jazz guitar ...