Phil Hilborne

Jimmy has always been a tremendously inventive rhythm guitarist as well as a riff writer supreme and this is often sadly overlooked

Neoclassical rock techniques to master

Yes, the classical composer can revolutionise your playing

Channel the Texan bluesman’s iconic style with this rhythm and lead workout

This time we are looking at the playing style of one of my all-time favourite rock ’n’ roll guitar pairings - AC/DC‘s Angus and Malcolm Young.

We go Free-style in honour of the late bluesman, who would have celebrated his birthday today

A peek at the tasteful phrasing and bluesy style of the legendary jazz guitarist

An aggressive slice of rock rhythm and soloing

Eric Johnson’s professional career began back in the late 1960s with the band Mariani (he was only 15 at the time) followed in 1974-77 by a stint with the highly respected Electromagnets

This spotlight on the Texan blues legend works on both your rhythm and lead chops

Back to the roots of heavy rock with Black Sabbath's dark master of riffs

A closer look at the Deep Purple and Rainbow man’s revolutionary riffing and virtuosity

How the classical composer can revolutionise your playing

Learn how to shred like the prodigiously talented German axeman

In this lesson Phil Hilborne look at some ideas and concepts that were often used by Gary Moore

This month, we share a few less common concepts and ideas that you can apply to whichever scales you use

We are back on conceptual turf again this month with a look at our fretting hand and - more specifically - how we choose and use our unruly digits