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One Note at a Time: A Chet Atkins Primer
Country

One Note at a Time: A Chet Atkins Primer

Grab your thumbpick and learn how to break down—and build up—Chet-style arrangements.

Ditch the Pick: Exploring the Tone in Your Hands
Lessons

Ditch the Pick: Exploring the Tone in Your Hands

Don’t be afraid to embrace the freedom of playing fingerstyle—and the myriad tones that it produces.

Shake It Off! Everything You Need to Know About Vibrato
Lessons

Shake It Off! Everything You Need to Know About Vibrato

Don’t sleep on one of the most unique and expressive techniques we guitarists can develop. From B.B. to Beck, everyone has their own version, and it’s about time you get a handle on yours.

Builder Profile: Top Hat Amps
Gear

Builder Profile: Top Hat Amps

Founder and designer Brian Gerhard discusses how being a player and paying attention to such minutia as speaker glue, transformer size, and filtering has made his amps go-to choices for everyone from Los Lobos to My Morning Jacket and studio aces like Michael Landau.