Weekly Riff from The Sound and The Story - Troy Stetina
September 1 2020
This week's riff features guitar virtuoso/all-around musical mastermind Troy Stetina performing the guitar parts from his band Second Soul’s song: Shine Down.
#AtHome – A Tour of Keith Merrow's Guitar Lair
August 27 2020
Behind the scenes and inside the creative space of one of the guitar world's most popular YouTubers: Keith Merrow
Weekly Riff from The Sound and The Story - Josh Rand
August 25 2020
Josh Rand performs his guitar solo from “Gone Sovereign”, the lead single from 2012’s “House of Gold & Bones – Part 1” by Stone Sour
Weekly Riff from The Sound and The Story - John Connolly
August 20 2020
John Connolly plays through the riff-centric, down-tuned, Drop B goodness that is “Pieces” from Sevendust’s 2005 studio album: “Next.”
Weekly Riff from The Sound and The Story - Alter Bridge
August 14 2020
This week we're bringing you the instrumental playthrough of the Alter Bridge song "Waters Rising" from the band's fourth studio LP: Fortress. This track is the very first Alter Bridge song to feature Mark Tremonti on lead vocals, and was the third single from the 2013 album. In this playthrough however, we'll focus on just the riffs as both Mark and Myles play their studio guitar parts along to the track. Don't fret, Mark will still slay that awesome solo at the end, too!
Glassy Tone, Literally: The beauty of glass guitars with Morningstar
August 13 2020
But why these woods? Hell, why wood at all? Good thing you asked! Some manufacturers have turned to more exotic and unique materials over time - sometimes to find something even more resilient than wood and other times to experiment with new tones. In this “experimental” world of exotic necks, we’ve come across more exotic woods like bubinga, koa, pau ferro, wenge, and others. Then there are necks that venture into the non-wood territory, such as necks built out of acrylic, aluminum, injection-molded (polymer), fiberglass, graphite (Flea) ... you get the picture!
Weekly Riff from The Sound and The Story - Clint Lowery
August 6 2020
This week, we'll be shining the spotlight on one of the music world's most underrated talents: Clint Lowery. While he is largely known for his main bands "Sevendust" and "Dark New Day", he has also put out plenty of solo material. We'll be showcasing the fast-paced riffs and solos for his 2012 single: "Biggest Fan".
A Classical Take on the Penultimate Classic Album: "Back in Black"
August 5 2020
We're showcasing a cover video portraying a classical take on a classic rock tune with a classical nylon string played by a classically-trained Swedish musician, paired elegantly with the timely and very-recent news of a most-special anniversary and internet-wide celebration of one of the most iconic albums of all time, "Back in Black."
Weekly Riff from The Sound and The Story - Brent Hinds
July 31 2020
Mastodon's Brent Hinds performs his parts on "Curl of the Burl".
Amp distortion versus pedal distortion with Brian Wampler
July 22 2020
AMP DISTORTION VERSUS PEDAL DISTORTION WITH BRIAN WAMPLER
It’s one of the mo...
Poison In Your Veins by Mark Tremonti
July 20 2020
THE NEW NORM, #ATHOME
2020 is certainly an interesting year to say the leas...
Killswitch Engage
July 16 2020
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
Well, I must hand it to Sweetwater for going above and bey...
String Making
July 16 2020
STRING MAKING
So, what’s in a string? Arguably the most unsung part of any g...
Tim Sult of Clutch : Video
October 16 2018
Tim talks influences, Clutch's new record "Book Of Bad Decisions" and the state of the record business.
Pepper Keenan of Corrosion of Conformity : Video
February 18 2018
Pepper talks about reuniting with COC after an 8 year hiatus and how coming together produced "No Cross No Crown".
FRET12 Artist Troy Stetina introduces Riff Axelerator : Video
November 30 2017
WHAT IS "RIFF AXELERATOR"?
In the FREE lesson below, Troy Stetina teaches you the first few phra...
Live Gallery: New Order
November 2 2017
Riot Fest Chicago, 2017 - Douglas Park
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Live Gallery: Nine Inch Nails
November 2 2017
Riot Fest Chicago, 2017 - Douglas Park
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Live Gallery: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
November 2 2017
Riot Fest Chicago, 2017 - Douglas Park
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Live Gallery: Danzig
November 1 2017
Riot Fest Chicago, 2017 - Douglas Park
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Live Gallery: Dirty Heads
November 1 2017
Riot Fest Chicago, 2017 - Douglas Park
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Live Gallery: The Orwells
November 1 2017
Riot Fest Chicago, 2017 - Douglas Park
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Live Gallery: Bad Brains
October 27 2017
Riot Fest Chicago, 2017 - Douglas Park
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Live Gallery: Pennywise
October 27 2017
Riot Fest Chicago, 2017 - Douglas Park
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Live Gallery: Buzzcocks
October 27 2017
Riot Fest Chicago, 2017 - Douglas Park
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Jesse Hughes of EODM (w/Brent Hinds) : Video
October 18 2017
Guest host Brent Hinds of Mastodon sits down with Jesse Hughes and Dave Catching of Eagles of De...
Live Gallery: Ministry
October 9 2017
Riot Fest Chicago, 2017 - Douglas Park
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Live Gallery: Gogol Bordello
October 4 2017
Riot Fest Chicago, 2017 - Douglas Park
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Live Gallery: Prophets of Rage
September 29 2017
Riot Fest Chicago, 2017 - Douglas Park
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Dustin Bushnell of Dirty Heads : Video
September 26 2017
Growing up in Southern California, playing sports, going to the beach, listening to music all cu...
Live Gallery: Death From Above (1979)
September 26 2017
Riot Fest Chicago, 2017 - Douglas Park
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
Photographer: Chuck Brueckmann
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