Edge Quote by Dimebag Darrell

To me, the coolest riffs are composed of two guitar parts that interlock like gears. You need both parts to make whole. I work…

— Richard Lloyd

With guitar riffs, we always look for something that 's a little bit special. We've always found that it is harder to come up…

— Angus Young

... I too once belived in the heavier gauge string as a superior tone source. However, thanks to the graciousness of B.B. King I…

— Billy Gibbons

Using open strings is a great way to add texture and atmosphere to any chord progression.

— John Petrucci

I don't believe that heavy strings make it all that much bigger-sounding. If anything, it can mess up your fingers, and you can get…

— Steve Lukather

A guitar is so tactile, and when you're playing bends - and bending notes is a big part of my style - there are…

— Joe Bonamassa

Sometimes the nicest thing to do with a guitar is just look at it.

— Thom Yorke

I often use triadic arpeggio forms within my riffs and solos as a tool to create rich-sounding, poly-chordal sounds.

— John Petrucci

I play guitar and I'm always trying to find out the latest kinds of riffs.

— Sixto Rodriguez

Yeah, I'd always wanted to do a song with finger-picked, nylon-string guitar.

— Rostam Batmanglij

I think people will always love a heavy Sabbath riff because it's fundamental to rock.

— Stone Gossard

Don't be precious about anything-much less a certain guitar sound. There is always another interesting sound or effect just waiting to be discovered.

— Robin Guthrie