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Grant Green's Bebop Blues
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Grant Green's Bebop Blues

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Hooked: Blue October's Will Knaak on Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode"
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Hooked: Blue October's Will Knaak on Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode"

Riff Rundown - Elder's "Sanctuary"
Riff Rundown

Riff Rundown - Elder's "Sanctuary"

Riff Rundown: Pallbearer's "Forgotten Days"
Riff Rundown

Riff Rundown: Pallbearer's "Forgotten Days"

Hooked: John Osborne on Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing"
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Hooked: John Osborne on Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing"

Certified guitar geek and half of the country-rock guitar attack in Brothers Osborne remembers how SRV introduced him to Hendrix, expanding his 6-string aspirations from '90s teenage angst.

Hooked: Taylor Goldsmith on Dire Straits' "Sultans of Swing"
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Hooked: Taylor Goldsmith on Dire Straits' "Sultans of Swing"

Mark Knopfler taught the Dawes bandleader everything he needs to know about dynamics and the expressiveness of the Strat.

Hooked: Josh Smith on Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Scuttle Buttin'"
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Hooked: Josh Smith on Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Scuttle Buttin'"

The L.A.-based studio ace and blues hound sets the stage about how SRV's power punched him in the chest and forever changed his world.

Hooked: John Bohlinger on Dire Straits' "Sultans of Swing"
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Hooked: John Bohlinger on Dire Straits' "Sultans of Swing"

Our Nashville correspondent explains the debt he owes Mark Knopfler for the inspiration that continues 30 years after first hearing the lively song.

How to Write a Song
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How to Write a Song

Nashville recording artist Lindsay Ell shares tips on how she beats writer’s block ... and how you can, too.

What Bohlinger Plays - Cascading Jangle Riff in E
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What Bohlinger Plays - Cascading Jangle Riff in E

Watch and learn a hooky pull-off motif inspired by rock ’n’ roll icon Buddy Holly.

State of the Stomp: Record a Video Demo!

State of the Stomp: Record a Video Demo!

How to sound and look great on YouTube.

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Track Breakdown: Jimmy Herring - "Curfew"

PG's Jason Shadrick is on location at Manifold Recording in North Carolina where he catches up with guitarist Jimmy Herring and talks with him about some of the licks and riffs featured in one of his new songs, "Curfew."