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Mike Stringer on how 8-string guitars take him outside his comfort zone in search of dissonance

Using the low-end monster riffs of Spiritbox's Fata Morgana, Stringer offers up a rhythm masterclass in modern metal ...

Mike Stringer on how 8-string guitars take him outside his comfort zone in search of creative dissonance

Using the low-end monster riffs of Spiritbox's Fata Morgana, Stringer offers up a rhythm masterclass in modern metal ...
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Do you know that there's a right and wrong way to hold a guitar pick? How to best handle your plectrum while playing

Too tightly? Too loosely? Two fingers or three? What angle? What pressure? Here’s everything every guitarist needs to know ...
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Charlie Starr on the joys of fingerpicking in Csus2 open tuning – and why you should try it now

Using Blackberry Smoke's Azalea as an example, Starr unpacks the tuning he learned from Levi Lowery ...

Charlie Starr on the joys of fingerpicking in Csus2 – the open tuning that doesn’t have a bad chord anywhere

Credit: Future Last month, I delved into the world of fingerpicking in the Piedmont/Mississippi John Hurt/Rev. Gary ...