Hybrid picking is an electric and acoustic guitar technique that involves a mixture of plectrum ‘flatpicking’ and fingerstyle technique. The style is most synonymous with players such as Chet Atkins, ...

There’s something special about acoustic guitars. The resonance of the wood right up against your ribs is a unique experience. In this lesson, we’ll go over six easy strumming patterns so you’ll be ...

In this guest lesson from GuitarTricks.com's Abram Poliakoff, learn how to get to grips with the famed fingerstyle technique When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

In this lesson, we’ll be looking at an unaccompanied acoustic piece. The tempo marked is approximate as this was played ‘freehand’ without a metronome. Flatpicking is a bit of a catch-all term since ...

For a while I thought there was something wrong with the way I prefer to hold a guitar pick nowadays. I blame The Cult's Billy Duffy – I read an interview where he not only explained why his love of ...

Electric guitarists often refer to the path between their fingers and listeners' ears as a signal chain. Guitar, cable and amp is the most basic configuration thereof and many musicians also use ...