Author: Michael Molenda
Founder of Guardians of Guitar. Longest-serving Editor in Chief of GUITAR PLAYER (1997-2018). Long live Link Wray and Mick Ronson!
Beginner Lesson: Ali Handal’s Quick Tip to Sound Good
Guardian Ali Handal penned a great guitar-method book for Hal Leonard entitled Guitar for Girls. While a cool nuts-and-bolts guide to get you on the road to improving your playing, it also offers savv... Read More
Mind-Blower Lesson: Jennifer Batten on Ultra-Intervallic Licks
Wow! If you want someone to really show you how to avoid cliches and develop a sense of individuality and uniqueness, there is likely no better guitaristic tour guide than Guardian Jennifer Batten. J... Read More
Beginner Lesson: Matt Blackett on Recycled Pop Chords
Guardian Matt Blackett is a bit of a pop-rock aficionado, and he is always looking for ways to extend the textures, tones, and chordal structures of songs while still retaining that rock edge. In thi... Read More
Intermediate Lesson: Jude Gold on Galloping Harmonics
Guardian Jude Gold has released a number of tracks that incorporate galloping harmonics, and he often deploys this technique onstage with Jefferson Starship, as well. It’s a cool way to add inte... Read More
Beginner Lesson: Gretchen Menn on Building Pentatonic Scales
The Pentatonic scale has five notes per octave, it’s an essential fixture in the music of many cultures, and it is an indispensable tool for most rock and blues players. Now, get the basics from... Read More
Beginner Lesson: Gretchen Menn on 12-Bar Blues
Get hip to the blues basics—thanks to Guardian Gretchen Menn and our friends at Acoustic Guitar. All video content is vetted and curated by the Guardians of Guitar staff. We want you to get the best... Read More
Chasing the Muse
Rick Springfield on Interpreting Blues for the 21st Century Yep. Rick Springfield is that “Jessie’s Girl” guy. So why should any guitarist look to him for advice on playing bl... Read More
