Latest articles by Christopher Scapelliti
Five Ways a Compressor Pedal Can Change Your Sound
A compressor pedal can be one of the most valuable tools you can have in your setup.
Four Easy Guitar Solos for Beginners
Four easy solos that every beginner should learn.
Five Tips for Surviving Your Next Jam Session
Five practical tips to help you survive a jam session and get called back for the next one.
Four Handy Guitar Pedal Hacks
Four handy hacks that make working with guitar pedals easier.
How to Mix Chords with Blues Licks
Mixing small chords into your blues licks is a great way to give your soloing a more polished sound.
Dave Grohl, Joe Walsh and Gary Clark Jr. Play “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”
A star-studded celebration of The Beatles.
Five Things You Might Not Know About Seymour Duncan Pickups
Five things about Seymour Duncan and its products that you may not know.
10 Gorgeous "Color Chords" That Can Inspire Your Playing
Expand your palette of tonal colors with these 10 chords.
The Top Five Weirdest Ibanez Guitars—Featuring Guitars of Steve Vai
Five of Ibanez' most oddball creations.
Did the Eagles Get the “Hotel California” Chords from Jethro Tull?
"Maybe it’s just something that they picked up on subconsciously," Ian Anderson once said of the similarities between these two particular tunes.
The 10 Hardest Guitar Chords: See If You Can Play These
Looking for a new challenge? See if you can play these 10 guitar chords.
Watch Jimmy Page Play Chopin at 1983 ARMS Concert
Page transforms a Chopin piano piece into a bluesy instrumental.
The Technique That Changes Everything
A technique that can transform the playing of beginner guitar players.
20 Bygone Guitar and Amp Brands Worth Checking Out
20 now-defunct guitar and amp brands whose gear is worth seeking out the next time you’re on eBay or at your local music store.
How to See Triads on the Guitar’s Neck
How to visualize major triads in their root position using a handy reference sheet and a fretboard.
Watch Keith Richards Play “Malagueña”
Keef revisits the first song he ever learned on the guitar.
Billy Gibbons Shows Custom Gibson and John Bolin Guitars from His Collection
A great opportunity to see some of Billy Gibbons’ guitars up-close with narration from the man himself.
10 Things Guitarists Should Know About Their Guitar
Whether you’re new to guitar or not, there’s probably something about the instrument you don’t know or fully understand.
Man Stuffs $1,700 Fender Guitar Down Pants at Guitar Center
What ~not~ to do this holiday season.
The Deep Secret Behind Peter Green's “Magic” 1959 Les Paul Tone
Learn how Peter Green got his trademark, "out-of-phase" sound from his 1959 Les Paul.
Six Guitar Effects Every Guitarist Should Know—with Songs and Tab
Six crucial guitar effects, their history and how best to apply them.
The Secret Note That Makes the Minor Pentatonic Scale Better
If you’re looking for a way to make your minor pentatonic licks, riffs and solos more interesting, it might be as simple as adding this one note.
Improve Your Fender Telecaster—Or Any Guitar—for Just $3
Learn how a $3 Orange Drop capacitor can improve your Tele, or any guitar, really.
