Music tuition

Jargon-busting the pedalboard

Magically remove the instrumentation from a full mix, leaving just an acapella…

Channel the spirit of old-school hip-hop with this classic groove production technique

Get the sounds and production styling of vintage hardware samplers in software

Your intro to this essential alternate tuning

Take your overdrive and distortion tones into new territory

Teasing in a melody line by using fragments of it before unleashing the full tune can prove to be hugely effective

Add a jazz flavour to your solos

Learn some valuable lead lessons from the guitar ace

Understanding the musical building blocks of a track

The pre-gig routine of the legend of progressive shred

Emulating realistic vinyl scratching in your DAW is surprisingly easy…

Mix some exotic Latin ideas into your blues solos

Where to place those pedals

Get in the groove with our guide to emulating vinyl sonics in your music production software

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Refinish the back of your electric guitar's neck with a satin feel

Our step-by-step guide reveals how this in-vogue process can produce a more nuanced end result

Make your mastering process easier with this empowering engineering technique and our advice