It’s fair to say that we guitarists like to take solos, but while this is undoubtedly a hugely enjoyable and fulfilling pursuit, in actuality this aspect of our playing is really the icing on a much ...

In addition to at least three full tabs of classic and contemporary songs from your favourite artists, every issue of TG features three full-song Video Lessons and a Riff Of The Month for the more ...

There are few all-time masters of the guitar riff that can compete with Billy Gibbons. For five decades with boogie blues ...

From Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s gospel-infused riffs to B.B. King’s precise pick technique and Albert King’s thumb-driven bends, blues rock guitar has been shaped by innovators with distinctive ...

In the beginning there were the blues and the blues were, well - in their purest form - little more than guitar riffs: simple licks repeated over and over. But it was upon these solid foundation ...

Virtuoso guitar playing has come to define rock ‘n’ roll. Greg Kot looks back at its colourful history. Rock guitar solos? Often they’re overblown, overrated and a waste of precious notes. To those ...