Nita Strauss on lighting Demi Lovato’s guitar fire and how fresh tones – and the 2nd position – are helping her introduce shredding solos to new audiences

Nita Strauss brings the shred to a new audience | Fender’s latest Chicago Music Exchange-exclusive Telecasters have a secret finish that reveals itself the older the guitars get | John Mayer used this $58 delay pedal during the Born and Raised and Paradise Valley world tour Created for sauuuuul.peliculas@blogger.com |  Web Version August 31, 2022 CONNECT WITH THE PICK       Handpicked stories from the world of guitar SIGN UP ⋅   SHARE ADVERTISEMENT Editor's Note Nita Strauss brings the shred to a new audience Nita Strauss has certainly had an eventful summer. The unexpected announcement of her departure from Alice Cooper's band in July was quickly followed by the news that Strauss had landed a gig as the lead guitarist for pop superstar Demi Lovato, with whom she quickly hit the road. Oh, by the way, just yesterday, Strauss released Summer Storm, the pummeling second single from her forthcoming sophomore solo album. With so much going on, it seemed like a good time to sit down for a chat with Strauss about why she chose to move on from the shock-rock great for the time being, and embrace a new challenge. "If we can reach this next generation of passionate and intense fans, and inspire them to play music," she tells us, "isn’t that a wonderful thing?" We certainly think so... Jackson Maxwell – Associate Editor, guitarworld.com     Learn to Play with Fishman Learn Easy Chord Inversions. Get more from your chords! Angela Petrilli introduces us to simple inversions that will help you enhance the chords you know! 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