Using string bends instead of just playing regular, unbent notes can definitely help give certain riffs a cooler, heavier edge.

Man, don't get me started on Pat Travers. That dude writes killer blues rock and roll riffs.

I really respect Zakk Wylde's guitar playing and his compulsive work ethic.

To me and my band, guitar riffs are what it's all about. We know that every time we jam on a great riff, we've got a fighting chance of writing a great song!

The easiest place to get a natural harmonic on any string is at the 12th fret. All you do is lightly rest one of your left-hand fingers on a string directly above that fret and then pick it.

Between the record companies being the way they are and the fact that people can just download one song instead of buying a whole album, it's hard to make a good living nowadays.