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Janelle Borg

“I was very inspired by my Ibanez sister and the way she approaches her songwriting and her chords”: Nita Strauss reveals how Yvette Young inspired one of her favorite riffs she’s ever written

Left-Nita Strauss performs at Palace Of Fine Arts on February 27, 2025 in San Francisco, California; Right-Yvette Young of Covet performs during Swanfest at Heart Health Park on April 23, 2022 in Sacramento, California.

Nita Strauss' and Yvette Young's playing styles, as well as the genres they tend to operate in, may initially seem like chalk and cheese. However, Strauss has recently revealed how she took a page from the fingerstyle and tapping maestro's playbook when composing one of her favorite riffs.

“Something that I did very differently to what I normally do here is, I really am hardly picking anything in this riff," she tells Guitar World, as she demonstrates Kintsugi, from her 2023 record, The Call of the Void.

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