Guitar Techniques

British punk and Jon Bon are the inspiration for this week's licks

The onstage tricks of the late, great player

The much-respected acoustic player answers our questions

Classic UFO and X Racer style licks

The former Bluesbreaker's jaunt kicks off next month

A Lifeson-style lick and a fingerpicking workout

Music legends support nationwide free public instrument lessons

Tax exiles, Moving Waves and the Rifle Range

Brown funk and Buckingham pop

The former-Genesis man goes up against the clock

From the makers of GT's sister magazine - how to write a hit and record like a pro!

Morse arpeggios and Moore lead

Charlie Hunter and classic metal style licks

AC/DC and early Elvis-style licks

Why are some necks screwed on and others glued?

Another fabulous player goes up against the clock…

An in-depth look at the different ways to find a scale for improvisation

Fog, Fidel & Futurama

The blues maestro gives us a minute of his time

We've nailed easy and intermediate, now it's time to get advanced! Here's a lick based on John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu era and some serious Steve Morse-style Mixolydian madness!

Another week, another tasty star soundbite from the Guitar Techniques archive. Here's American blues guitar legend Buddy Guy on sitting back, listening, and learning from the greats…

Jimi flavoured blues and Stern-style practice riffs

A Dylan-style folk pattern and a funk groove in F

Everything you need to know about the B/A chord: used frequently as a deliberately tense chord between A and Ab m7, popular in ballads and film music

Every month, Guitar Techniques attempts to answer guitarists' playing posers and technical teasers with expert and practical advice. Here's one about playing 'late'…