Riff Posts
Why does this riff work? What makes that tone so damn good? Nerdy, passionate, vinyl in hand. This is the record shop conversation.
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Riff Post Unchained. The riff that made me buy my first cassette.
Eddie Van Halen wrote hundreds of riffs. This is the one. The one that made a kid in 1984 spend his pocket money on a cassette that changed everything.
5 April 2026
Riff Post Scorpions - Coast To Coast guitar solo lesson
Michael Schenker's solo on Coast To Coast is one of the finest pieces of melodic lead guitar from the Lovedrive era. Here's how to learn it properly.
4 September 2025
Riff Post The Crossroads Guitar Duel. What it actually sounded like.
Steve Vai vs Ralph Macchio. The isolated tracks from the Crossroads guitar duel reveal who was really playing. Spoiler: it wasn't the Karate Kid.
22 July 2025
Riff Post Top 5 Modern Shred Guitarists
Shred guitar has moved on. No hairspray, no spandex. These five players are redefining what technical guitar looks like in the 2020s.
7 October 2023
Riff Post 10 Easy Metal Riffs (with Tabs)
Ten beginner-friendly metal riffs that sound massive and take minutes to learn. Rammstein, Metallica, Megadeth, Pantera. Grab your guitar.
18 February 2023
Riff Post 10 Iconic Drop D Riffs (with Tabs)
One string. One whole step down. Drop D changed everything. From Sabbath to Rage Against the Machine. Here's why this tuning owns metal.
24 June 2022