Artist Series & Master Classes

Take lessons with rock legend Steve Stevens, guitarist for Billy Idol.

Lead guitarist for Animals As Leaders, Tosin Abasi brings his knowledge of extended range guitars to JamPlay, with detailed lessons on various picking styles and emulating bass with the 8 string instrument.

Take lessons with acclaimed instrumental guitarist and longtime 2nd guitarist for Steve Vai's band, Dave "David J" Weiner. In his exclusive artist series on JamPlay, Dave uncovers many concepts that are often over looked. The ongoing theme in his series…

Self-taught acoustic guitarist Erik Mongrain shows off some of his innovations in this Phase 2 Artist Series. Lessons include information about guitar setup, advanced harmonics, composition, and performance tips.

Joel Kosche, guitarist for Collective Soul and solo singer/songwriter, will dissect his style of playing and demonstrate all of the juicy tidbits.

Unconventional... Diabolical... Just plain crazy! Learn a fresh, quirky and MUSICAL approach to extreme guitar playing! Bumblefoot takes you through many exercises of the mind and hands to take your playing to the next level!

Up and coming talent Emil Werstler brings you advanced lessons on lead techniques, style and theory applications. Emil's videos also include candid interviews about his background and the inspirations behind his playing.

Renowned guitarist Kaki King teaches musicality, altered tunings and percussive elements in her artist series. Kaki also demonstrates fingerpicking technique and hand independence.

Kris Norris offers an array of ideas and lessons; from changing strings to advanced sweeping / legato techniques and soloing applications. Kris also offers conceptual lessons for song writing ideas and composition.

Trace is a critically acclaimed, self taught acoustic guitarist. In 2008, he was named "Most Promising New Talent" in by Acoustic Guitar Magazine, and won 3rd ranking for "Best Fingerstyle Guitarist."

Miche Fambro, a dynamic songwriter and performer, delves into the world of acoustic guitar. Instead of focusing on specific techniques, Miche heavily covers meta guitar concepts that can truly facilitate growth as a musician.

James Malone, founder and frontman of Arsis, teaches intermediate to advanced lessons on various topics in his style of death metal guitar, including advanced legato and tapping.

A dynamic, powerful, classically trained acoustic musician, Randall Williams offers lessons covering useful music theory, capo guitar for beginners, open tunings, partial capo playing and more.

Nashville session player Guthrie Trapp provides lessons on country guitar, roots music and session playing.

Revocation's Dave Davidson teaches you the techniques essential to his style.

Veteran metal gunslinger Steve Smyth currently is in the bands Forbidden and The EssenEss Project. Having also been in bands such as Testament and Nevermore, Steve has a unique style that he teaches here on JamPlay.

This master course will cover over 30 techniques and principles that have made Phil Keaggy one of the best guitarists on the planet.

Do you find yourself getting stuck in standard tuning playing the same shapes and scales? Is everything you write sounding the same? If you’re looking to break out of the usual habits and go-to chord shapes you are familiar with,…

Progressive guitar hero Sarah Longfield shares tips and techniques that illuminate her amazing and unique style. Fans of this internet sensation will love getting a breakdown of some of her songs, and progressive/tapping electric guitar aficionados will enjoy expanding their…

Three time Grammy award winning guitarist, Mark Lettieri shares his concepts, techniques and inspirations for playing in his style. This course will cover rhythm, lead, time feel and composition.

Mary Flower, an award-winning fingerstyle blues artist, was quoted to be "One of the best blues-based singer songwriters working today" by Acoustic Guitar Magazine. In addition to her already thriving blues series on JamPlay, Mary shares an array of insightful…

Guitarist, composer, arranger, and Berklee Associate Professor, Jane Miller has roots in both Jazz and Folk circuits. Explore intermediate topics and Jane's original compositions through her comprehensive teaching style.

Freebo, most commonly known for his ten year stint with Bonnie Raitt, is an accomplished bass player and guitarist. He is also a songwriter and musician who has released four of his own albums. In this series he will talk…

Learn how to shred with the amazing guitarist Andy James.

Former guitarist for Megadeth and Testament, thrasher Glen Drover presents his Artist Series and will touch on subjects such as speed, rhythm, and solo creation.

Early Punk Rock guitarist Lita Ford offers and great look into the world of what it was like to be a growing famous female professional guitarist!

Preston Reed is a world renowned acoustic guitar player. He single handedly created his own style of guitar which he dubs the "Integrated Percussive Technique." In this series of lessons he will explain his method of playing and get you…

Award-winning Canadian fingerstyle guitarist Calum Graham aims to transform the average fingerstyle player into an artist. Using modern techniques such as harmonics, hammer-ons, two handed tapping, rhythmic accents, you'll be well on your way to creating your own fingerstyle guitar…

Dig into the style and technique of one of the most accomplished and creative guitarists of his era! Ever a true clinician, Tony MacAlpine breaks down over 30 song passages from his extensive catalogue while offering pointed instruction on melodic…

30 lessons exclusively from JamPlay. From chord progressions and melodies, to rhythmic devices and riffs, Aaron shows you that modern guitar music revolves around thought-provoking song writing. Learn to curate elements of a compelling instrumental guitar piece, with an emphasis…

Start your fingerstyle foray under the tutelage of a world-class player. Mike Dawes teaches you to go from a fingerstyle newbie to playing some of his most advanced compositions. 40 lessons to both inspire and challenge any guitarist, exclusively from…

Virtuoso guitarist Andre Nieri teaches soloing techniques and strategies that have made him a "guitar hero for the next generation".