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Grand Ambitions

Taylor find a different voice with the new Grand Pacific

Chris Shiflett

As the Foos man brings his solo project to the UK, we find out about his new signature model and his go-to pedals.

Running With The The Devil

Manuel Gagneux’s Zeal & Ardor take black metal through the darkest chapters in American history and reimagine it with African-American spirituals and unholy gospel verse.

Five Minutes Alone - Chad Taylor

The Live guitarist talks six-string shocks, shops and an acoustic with its own security detail.

The Tele-Vangelist

John 5 sings the praises of the Fender Telecaster with seven sacred models from his massive collection.

Getting Started With...Chord Changes

From folky fingerstyle to hard rock, you need a solid chord technique.

Fink

Coffee Table Collections Be Damned: on Sunday Night Blues Club, Vol. 1, Shape-shifting Singer-songwriter Fink Is Making Modern Blues Without the Tacky Veneer.

Squier Bullet Mustang HH

Affordable cult fave with added quirks.

Redemption Songs

Armed with quite possibly the best blues album you’ll hear in 2017, eric gales reveals the amazing story behind his powerful music…

Playing Better Gigs

Learning the songs is only half the battle – but we can help you with some of the rest…

Three delay riffs

As U2 plan a summer tour celebrating the joshua tree’s 30-year anniversary we thought we’d look at the effect that defines the genius of the edge…

BB King The Thrill Is Gone

Practise your picking dynamics and take your solos to the next level with this classic blues ballad from the king of the blues.

Me And My Guitar - Tor Oddmund Suhrke Leprous

The Norwegian progateer’s Aristides fan fret eight-string is not for the faint of heart

Round Table - PolyPhia / Covet

Meet the six-string anarchists who have taken it upon themselves to propel guitar back into the mainstream by obliterating the rulebook

07 Ways To… Better Vocals

Van Halen’s vocal coach gives us guitarists the essentials for better singing technique

Go Unplugged

Explore new styles and sounds with us as we show you just how diverse acoustic playing can be with our easy lessons

Getting Started With...Diads

Try out some easy two-note shapes as used by Deep Purple, Dire Straits and more

Mojo Rising

Playing Fast, Fierce And Loud, A Resurgent Lzzy Hale And Joe Hottinger Find Redemption On Halestorm’S Cathartic New Album, Vicious

The Orielles

Heavenly-endorsed pop hits with added kitchen sink

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb

Get to grips with the bluesy phrasing, effortless bends and haunting guitar melodies on this Pink Floyd masterpiece from TheWall

Fix Your Guitar - How To Solve Your Tuning Issues

No-one likes tuning – so, let’s eliminate these pesky issues once and for all and get on with playing

Back Track

A Guitarist’s Guide to the Artists You Need to Know

Lower Than Atlantis

Frontman Mike Duce and guitarist Ben Sansom walk TG through the gear being used on the Safe In Sound tour…

PRS Sonzera 20 Combo

A cool tone at even cooler prices from PRS’s new amp range

Fender PM-1 All-Mahogany NE

The Big F adjusts its sights on the acoustic market with this mahogany strummer

Martin Harley

The hard-working roots musician tells us how going to nashville helped him hone in on his playing to reach new heights.

Five Minutes Alone Clint Lowery

The Sevendust man talks Vai, a PRS called Bruce Lee and the real key to survival in a band.

The Great Beyond

AS MYLES KENNEDY’S SOLO CAREER FINALLY TAKES FLIGHT, WE MEET HIM ON THE ROAD TO FIND OUT HOW THE ALTER BRIDGE MAINMAN’S CHILDHOOD TRAGEDY INFLUENCED THE TRIUMPH OF HIS NEW ACOUSTIC CHAPTER

John Carter Cash

JOHN CARTER CASH JOHNNY CASH: FOREVER WORDS TURNS A LOST HAUL OF THE MAN IN BLACK’S LYRICS INTO NEW MUSIC VIA SOME STAR COLLABORATORS, AMONG THEM KINDRED SPIRIT, CHRIS CORNELL

The Ultimate Stratocaster Experience

STRAP ON YOUR STRATOCASTER AND GET READY TO PLAY AS WE STUDY THE STYLES OF SOME OF ROCK’S MOST REVERED GUITARISTS… AND GET VERSATILE TOO