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Metal guitar lessons spotlight syncopated bends and extended-range riffing

Bending with precision: Spiritbox’s Mike Stringer demonstrates how syncopated bends can add rhythmic complexity and character to metal riffs. Mastering 8-string range: A comprehensive guide explores ...
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Mike Stringer shares syncopated bend techniques for metal riffs

Spiritbox guitarist Mike Stringer has demonstrated how syncopated string bends can add rhythmic complexity and character to metal riffs, using the band's track "Holy Roller" as a case study. His ...
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“These songs are played a lot. They’re often not played well”: Top 10 riffs played in-store at Guitar Center revealed

The US-based firm has published a list of their most played riffs at their stores and the Zep classic is nowhere to be seen.

The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

All hail the guitar solo — one of the most indestructibly great art forms in all of modern music. There’s nothing quite like ...

At 16, the legend of local guitar hero Max Stakolich is just getting warmed up

You've seen him at Browns and Cavs games, "teen guitar phenom" and Rocky River rocker Max Stakolich. The 16-year-old is ...
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“It was the quickest song I ever wrote. I didn’t even write it on the keyboard, and it took about 10 minutes”: How to re-create the sound of Gary Numan’s synth-pop ...

We lift the bonnet on a foundational piece of synth genius, and demonstrate how you can achieve its distinctive sound ...