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For over 30 years John Scofield has explored nearly every genre imaginable. Here's a look at how he might balance inside and outside sounds over a classic fusion vamp.

What Bohlinger Plays - Bouncing Slide in Standard Tuning

PG's Nashville correspondent shares a deceptively complicated-sounding technique you can use to easily make your slide work sound more intricate.

Out and About: Harness the Power of Controlled Chaos in Your Solos

Learn four easy ways to break free from conventional chord-scale relationships.

Digging Deeper: Developing a Funk-Guitar Orchestra Prince's rhythm guitarist shares her approach to layering chord stabs, single-note lines, and "chicken grease."

Free Your Mind: A New Way to Approach Open Strings Find new horizons with a few basic scales, some adventurous tunings, and a healthy dose of unfretted notes.
Cram Session: Sweep Picking Ten exercises to help you master blazing-fast pick runs.
Basic Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar This step-by-step method will put you on the path to nailing barn-burning tempos.
Future Rock: Hybrid-Picked Shred Licks and the 2-1-2 Method Perk up your scales with a simple idea and some deft picking.