November 2023

Guitar Techniques

The ultimate tutorial-based guitar magazine

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Jesse Dayton
GT: Do you have a type of pick that you can’t live without? JD: I play with .60 grade Jim Dunlop picks because I can hold them in the palm of my picking hand. I play with my fingers a lot to get the tones I need. GT: If you had to give up all your pe
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Welcome
READY TO SUBSCRIBE? www.magazinesdirect.com ONE OF THE BIGGEST TOPICS we hear from readers of Guitar Techniques is either how to sound like someone, or how to get better. Two very understandable routes to deepen one’s connection with the guitar. We r
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Justin Sandercoe
The next generation of guitar players is reaching out to new realms and making interesting connections between styles. And the sonic palettes available now have never been wider - blending digital and analog sounds in ways that are fresh and innovati
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Substitute
IF THERE WAS A WAY to use your existing Pentatonic scales and licks to play over a variety of new chords – and sound more exotic while you’re at it – it would sound too good to be true, wouldn’t it? Well, actually it is true… In short, it is possible
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Mitch Dalton
When The Beatles recorded Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (November 1966-April 1967) it was, as any fule kno, a groundbreaking project. The inherent brilliance of the collaboration between George Martin and The Fab Four is clearly apparent.
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Jam Tracks Tips
We start with a simple B Dorian vamp, where you can mix B Dorian mode (B-C#-D-E-F#-G#-A) and B Minor Pentatonic (B-D-E-F#-A) for some solid modal groove fun. It comes from my album Groovin’ Through The Modes, Vol. 5. For this slow blues jam in C Min
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Cory Wong
GT: What is it about guitar instrumentals that appeals to you? CW: I like the idea of music that can be a soundtrack to a moment or an image. The guitar is such a versatile instrument. The range of clean tones to dirty tones, dry or effected, rhythm
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Ultimate
VIDEO & AUDIO https://bit.ly/45aYTTj Blues is one of those styles that most guitarists love to play. There’s just something about the sound of those Pentatonic-based licks and riffs, and the immediately identifiable musical structures and rhythms tha
Guitar Techniques4 min readMusic
VIDEO MASTERCLASS Nuno Bettencourt
ON VIDEO Extreme was one of the most exciting bands to emerge during the 1980s, and among the most influential groups on rock and metal. Guitarist Nuno Bettencourt is one of the most technically proficient players, not just of his generation but in
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PHILIP SAYCE Six Hot Blues Licks!
ON VIDEO In this feature we welcome blues-rock master Philip Sayce. Philip has recorded nine albums as a band leader and has worked with many top artists including Jeff Healey and Jimmy Barnes. In the video Philip demonstrates all of his licks in fr
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MATTEO CARCASSI Etude No.7 Op.60
ON VIDEO This month we return to the classical guitar treasure trove that is ‘Tour de Force’ Matteo Carcassi’s 25 Études Melodiques Progressives Op.60. Over the last two years I have explored Etude No.1 (GT331) and No. 23 (GT342) which covered a myri
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THE CROSSROADS Lorne Lofsky’s Harmonics
VIDEO ON VIDEO Lorne Lofsky is a phenomenal jazz guitarist with a glittering career spanning over 40 years. Highlights include working with legends such as Oscar Peterson, Chet Baker and Ray Brown, and for many years Lorne had a successful quartet
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30-minu Te Lickbag
This riff features a short 1 bar phrase that repeats three times and then ends with a subtle variation on the fourth repeat. To bring variety and momentum to the sequence, the first and third repeats are played on the fourth string, while the second
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Buddy Guy
Brought to you by… Buddy Guy is one of the most influential and important Chicago bluesmen in the history of blues, and of guitar playing in general. He’s influenced generations of players including many of the world’s most iconic names including Hen
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Gary Rossington
Brought to you by… Gary Rossington was one of the founding members of southern rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd. His legacy will survive for many years after his recent and untimely death in March 2023. Born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1951 Rossington swa
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Herman Li
Hong Kong-born Herman Li is a successful guitarist, streamer and gamer best known as one half of DragonForce’s two-guitarist co-op alongside Sam Totman. Herman’s style draws from power metal and speed metal genres as well as video games. Li combines
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Dolly Parton
ON VIDEO The long-reigning queen of country, Dolly Parton’s career is astonishing when you put it into numbers: over 3000 songs penned including mega-smash I Will Always Love You, made doubly famous by Whitney Houston in the film The Bodyguard. A tr
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Modern Blues Soloing Pt 2
Brought to you by… Early on in my playing career, I was drawn to the ideas of jazz guitarists as a way of spicing up my blues playing and finding my own voice. Last month, we looked briefly at the idea of implying chord changes in a three-chord blue
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New Albums
NICK MOSS BAND GET YOUR BACK INTO IT! (Alligator Records) 10/10 Headed up by guitarist-vocalist Nick Moss and harmonica-vocalist Dennis Gruenling, this celebrated Chicago band focuses on blues styles heard during the 40s through to the 60s with an
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Tasty Soloing
Brought to you by… This month we’re looking at the playing of leading modern blues guitarist Kirk Fletcher. Kirk spent a lot of time in his younger years with the great Robben Ford. Unsurprising then that his style, particularly his rhythm playing, i
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Fretting-hand Independence
Brought to you by… Guitarists often stick to tried-and-tested scale shapes, finger positions and licks, built upon years of muscle memory and repetition. This can yield gratifying results, but in order to build upon one’s musicianship it’s good to mo
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