The Commander-In-Chief: What makes a riff?

"What makes a riff?" by The Commander-In-Chief, episode 1 Video Blog by thecommanderinchief1

Norwegian 7string guitarist/singer/songwriter "The Commander-In-Chief" plays some of her more technical riffs and asks "what makes a riff?" She talks about several aspects of rhythm guitar playing and riffs in heavy metal and what her approach is. She also gives important advice regarding how to avoid tendonitis. This is episode 1 of her new weekly Video Blog. As she says in the intro here, she did not mic the amp for this video. What you hear is the amp in the room. Sound will be a separate episode.