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Can’t figure out why your improvised solos don’t feel right? Here’s how to fix them
It's not uncommon for competent players to become unmoored from rhythmic reality when vamping in a solo, but it's crucial to keep the beat at all times, and there are some practical ways you can do that
![[L-R] A composite image of Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, Joel Hoekstra, Marty Friedman all taking a solo live: Bumblefoot plays his double-neck. Hoekstra has his white Les Paul Custom. Friedman wears a plaid shirt and plays his PRS signature model.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VPKUYFpK9bsjnQdzekheeb-840-80.jpg.webp)
15 pro guitarists share their tips for memorizing music
We've all been there. Or worse still, you're playing, all is well, and then the mind goes blank. Here, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, Joel Hoekstra, Marty Friedman, and a dozen of their fellow pros share their strategies for memorizing their parts
Guitarists on Reddit are going nuts for this ingenious pick trick
Struggling to deal with unwanted pickup switching when strumming? This clever hack might be able to help
How to Get Your Music on Spotify with Distrokid
Harness the power of Spotify with the right distributor - DistroKid
Joe Satriani called on Eddie Van Halen’s techs to figure out how to make his Frankenstein playable
Satch eventually put his own spin on the iconic axe, but it took him a while to wrap his head around a guitar that he initially struggled to keep in tune
Tomo Fujita on what it was like to teach John Mayer – and how he indirectly helped him write Neon
The guitar professor lifts the lid on his early lessons with Mayer and explains how Neon was born from his signature slap guitar technique
“I’m always true to the melody”: Tommy Emmanuel on arrangement, performance and pursuing virtuosity
Tommy Emmanuel does things with the acoustic guitar that defy belief. He does things with pop-culture's canon that blow our mind. Here he walks through his approach, sharing wisdom as he goes
Thinking music with Paul Gilbert – gear, practice and inspirations with Shred’s original Mr. Big
Gilbert takes us down memory line and back up to the present, and tells us about his evolution as a player
What do the finest blues guitarists have in common? These are the technique secrets behind 30 of the most iconic players
Starting from ’50s electric blues pioneers, we're bending the blues scale into different shapes, with 30 licks taking us up to the present day as the art form continues to evolve and thrive
The cover song is a musical rite of passage for any guitarist... here are 6 tips for nailing a cover version
With a cover song, you've already got a head start – the song is already written – but that creates its own challenges. Here is how you can put your own spin on another artist's track
