As a developing and beginner guitar player, learning riffs from your idols is a great way to push yourself to that next level. By learning classic riffs, you expose yourself to a range of techniques ...

As with any other hobby or skill, every guitarist has to start somewhere. For most of us, it all started by playing air guitar along with some of our favorite songs and wishing we could play like our ...

If the flannelly, lo-fi nature of ’90s grunge killed the hairspray bravado of ’80s hair metal, then the 2000s definitely brought back some of its technicality and musicianship. The first decade of ...

Throughout history, guitar solos have pressed neophyte guitarists to build the necessary calluses to obsessively master their favorite riffs, transported listeners into different times and spaces, and ...

You know the riffs, but you may not associate these guitarists with them. But there’s no doubt these iconic riffs inspired a whole new generation of guitarists who are tearing it up today. While at ...

What rock and metal fan doesn't love a good RIFF? You know the kind we're talking about: those slow-burning, groove-friendly chunks of guitar playing that move entire mountains and can be played a ...

As he proved once more at Back to the Beginning, where he performed a double shift by shredding with Ozzy and Pantera, Zakk Wylde is a versatile musician with a deep-rooted appreciation of the ...