Exotic Scales: Infuse Exciting Sounds Into Your Solos
Hungarian, Hindu and Japanese scales to infuse flavor into your solos
View ArticleJazzy Chromatics: Embellish Your Single-Note Lines by Using Chromatic Motion...
Common lines highlighting chromatic motion between the fifth and sixth degree of the major chord
View ArticleThai Phin Drones: Re-creating the Sounds of Northeastern Thailand on Acoustic...
Taking tips from a Thai lute
View ArticleKevin Eubanks: Changing Channels
After playing for millions of people every night as bandleader on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," Kevin Eubanks steps out of the spotlight and talks to PG about "Zen Food"—the most diverse album of...
View ArticleRig Rundown - John McLaughlin
PG's Jason Shadrick is On Location in Milwaukee, WI, where he catches up with guitarist John McLaughlin. In this Rig Rundown video segment, McLaughlin talks to us about using his Godin Freeway and use...
View ArticleRig Rundown - Victor Wooten & Regi Wooten
PG's Rebecca Dirks is On Location at the Northern Lights Theater at Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee, WI, where she catches up with bassist Victor Wooten and his brother Regi Wooten (guitarist) to...
View ArticleStanley Clarke: A Bass Man and His Upright Desires
Fusion legend Stanley Clarke talks about his double-bass roots, his bevy of Alembic electrics, why all bassists should jam with other 4-stringers, and his recent reunion album with fellow Return to...
View ArticleRig Rundown - The Aristocrats' Guthrie Govan
The gear Govan used on the Aristocrats 2011 US Tour.
View ArticleLamb of God: No Barriers
Lamb of God’s Mark Morton and Willie Adler talk about their favorite Boogie heads, developing upstroke wallop, and how their love of Hendrix and Billy Gibbons informed their diverse new album, Resolution.
View ArticleInterview: Santana Gets "Spiritually Horny" Making "Shape Shifter"
The guitarist''s legendary chops return to the forefront with his upcoming instrumental album. In our interview, he muses on forgetting that he''s Carlos Santana, why he doesn''t tour with his wife...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Mike Keneally - "Wing Beat Fantastic"
This pairing yields a set of quirky, melodic songs that manage to sound catchy while remaining unflinchingly adventurous.
View ArticleAlbum Review: Jimmy Herring - "Subject to Change Without Notice"
A snapshot of a stylistically unmatched guitar giant who not only has chops galore, but knows when to take his foot off the gas and tug on your heartstrings with tone and taste.
View ArticleRig Rundown - Jimmy Herring
PG's Jason Shadrick is On Location at Manifold Recording in North Carolina talking gear with Jimmy Herring.
View ArticleInterview: Victor Wooten - Zen and the Art of Playing to Infinity
On Victor Wooten’s two new albums, "Words and Tones" and the instrumental "Swords and Stone," the reigning icon of bass technique continues to push the boundaries of support and virtuosity.
View ArticleInterview: Bad Brains - The Big Takeover That Never Was
Darryl Jenifer and Gary “Dr. Know” Miller of Bad Brains discuss their trailblazing fusion of disparate styles—from jazz to soul, reggae, punk, funk, and metal—as well as how their new album, "Into the...
View ArticleInterview: HBC's Scott Henderson and Jeff Berlin
Musicians Institute guitar guru Scott Henderson and outspoken bass virtuoso Jeff Berlin discuss their chops-laden new album with Dennis Chambers, why Berlin didn’t join Van Halen, and why metronomes...
View ArticleInterview: Steve Lukather's Sensitive Side
For a guy who’s allegedly been referred to as the “world’s greatest guitar player” by Eddie Van Halen, who’s played the immortal intro to Michael Jackson’s timeless hit “Beat
View ArticleInterview: Joe Bonamassa - Restless Pick Syndrome
Grown-up blues wunderkind Joe Bonamassa dishes on why he’s done with Black Country Communion, his latest tone toys—a ’51 Tele and a ’58 Gibson amp—and how he keeps fans guessing with projects like his...
View ArticleInterview: Robben Ford - One Guitar, One Pickup, One Album
Robben Ford challenges himself to simplify his rig and his melodic approach on his soulful new album, Bringing It Back Home.
View ArticleAlbum Review: Leroy Justice - "Above the Weather"
Leroy Justice treads carefully into jam-band territory.
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