We guitarists love our moment to shine, when we get to that part of the song when we step into the spotlight and wow the crowd with our insane soloing skills! Sure, it takes a huge amount of time, practice and dedication to get to that level of ability. But how much of our practice time do we spend on our rhythm guitar skills; the ‘meat and potatoes’ of what we do? In a ‘regular’ band, with songs and vocals, we’ll probably spend more time ‘in the background’, playing rhythm and backing up the singer or another soloist, and not doing so ourselves. So it’s just as important that our rhythm guitar skills get the attention they deserve.