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Live at Grimey's: Drivin N Cryin

July 16, 2019

The veteran Southern rockers, now armed with Sturgill Simpson's former axeman, Laur Joamets, shows a tender side with acoustic renditions of new tracks from Live The Love Beautiful and classic cuts.

Riff Rundown: Paul Gilbert "I Own a Building"

June 30, 2019

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Watch as the guitar master slows down and simplifies the bonkers opening progression to a song off his 2019 album, Behold Electric Guitar (and has a blast doing it).

Live at Grimey's: Steve Poltz

June 27, 2019

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The Canadian-born, Nashville-living singer-songwriter celebrates his new album Shine On with a host of friends (including Molly Tuttle and Will Kimbrough) at Music City's iconic record shop.

Riff Rundown: Lost Dog Street Band's "One Shot to Wake"

June 23, 2019

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Train-hopping troubadour Benjamin Tod showcases how he spruces up cowboy chords with some deft fingerpicking.

Riff Rundown: Russian Circles' "Arluck"

May 26, 2019

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The guitar architect demonstrates how to play the first single off the instrumental-metal band's forthcoming album, Blood Year.

Russian Circles' Mike Sullivan: How I Create Live Loops

May 12, 2019

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The instrumental-metal shaman demonstrates how he builds the bulldozing tones for "Mladek" onstage.

Reader Guitar of the Month: Not a Ric

April 15, 2019

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After an enlightening lesson in Rickenbacker copyrights, a guitarist turns his once playable Tokai into an art guitar.

Riff Rundown: Russian Circles' "Harper Lewis"

March 10, 2019

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The instrumental guitar wizard demonstrates how he uses a simple fretting-hand pattern and tapping technique to create a difficult-sounding passage from Station.

NAMM '19 Coverage

January 24, 2019

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Enjoy all of our show coverage—including demo videos, photo galleries, and gear news!

Riff Rundown: A Perfect Circle's "Judith"

December 23, 2018

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Guitarist Billy Howerdel provides some tuning tips (spoiler: it's in standard) and goes through all the phases of the Mer De Noms smash hit.

Riff Rundown: Alter Bridge's "In Loving Memory"

December 2, 2018

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The popular song (and unusual fingerpicking pattern) off the band's 2004 debut, One Day Remains, is simplified by creator Mark Tremonti.

Riff Rundown: A Perfect Circle's "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish"

November 18, 2018

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The APC guitarist builds the 6-string parts that form the feedback-rich single from 2018's Eat the Elephant.

Riff Rundown: Tremonti's "Unable to See"

October 28, 2018

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The Alter Bridge guitar star breaks down the fingerpicking pattern used on his solo single from Dust.

Riff Rundown: Melvins' "Edgar the Elephant"

August 12, 2018

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Buzz Osborne, Jeff Pinkus, and Steven McDonald break down their individual parts before combining powers for a thunderous performance of the A Walk with Love & Death track.

Riff Rundown: Mastodon's "Roots Remain"

August 5, 2018

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Bill Kelliher elaborates on how he uses open notes, bends, and hammer-ons for this Emperor of Sand track.

Riff Rundown: Between the Buried and Me's "Telos"

July 22, 2018

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Dustie Waring challenges your picking-hand efficiency with this ripping speed-metal number off The Parallax II: Future Sequence.

Riff Rundown: Tommy Emmanuel's "One Mint Julep"

June 10, 2018

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The Certified Guitar Player confesses to some "petty theft" and demostrates tricks he's taken from Chet Atkins and Robert Johnson and applies it to the classic Clovers song.