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The Reinvention Of Gary Clark Jr.

How the modern blues trailblazer has defied convention and broken the mould in order to find himself, pushing the genre in new directions along the way…

ALIVE & KICKING

Peter Frampton’s diagnosis with a degenerative disease means May’s UK tour is likely to be his last. The guitar icon looks back at the triumphs and knocks of his career, into the eyes of his illness, and onto the music still to come…

Bursting With Pride

As the new Gibson Slash Collection is unveiled at this year’s NAMM show, we grab a moment away from the crowds with the man himself to chat about his latest collaboration with Gibson…

GIBSON ES-330s

We take an in-depth look at the background development and evolution of Gibson’s ES-330 models with George Gruhn, co-author of vintage guitar bible Gruhn’s Guide to Vintage Guitars and proprietor of Gruhn Guitars in Nashville, Tennessee…

Mods & Rockers

The Stray Cat struts in once again with a litter of killer new signature guitars to sink your claws into. Just don’t expect them to bat like 50s throwbacks...

ED WYNNE

We touch down on planet Earth with the captain of Ozric Tentacles’ space rock craft, Ed Wynne, following the release of his debut solo album, last year’s Shimmer Into Nature

Lose Your Illusion

Hot on the heels of its reimagined ’59 and ’60 Les Paul reissues come four new LP models built to the specs of the Guns N’ Roses legend

Roaring Forties

One of the oldest ‘classic’ pickup designs makes a return to the Guild range. But is everything quite what it seems?

RICHARD SMITH

We caught up with the nylon-string maestro during one of his all-too-rare visits to the UK for a lively conversation about all things acoustic and a very special video masterclass…

Slim Pickin'

Two contrasting models from Takamine’s new Thinline range tell tales of superb player comfort and excellent onstage performance. Let’s see how they measure up…

Thrill Seeker

The latest amp from legendary British amp builder Dennis Cornell packs quite a punch in a small package. Your journey into the analogue zone starts here…

SE Uprising

They may be a lot more affordable than PRS’s USA guitars, but the SE range is on a roll, epitomised by the new Hollowbody models. We track down the man behind the mark: Jack Higginbotham

SWITCHTASTIC

If you’re after more sounds, look no further than the Brit-designed and manufactured Free-Way, reckons Dave Burrluck

ROCK SOLID

We take a close look at Gibson’s iconic SG range from past to present with Mat Koehler, head of Product Development at Gibson, and David Davidson, owner of Well Strung Guitars and COO and curator of the Songsbirds vintage guitar museum

THE LONG WAY

Raised by the banks of the Mississippi, Jonathon Long’s electrifying fusion of jazz, blues and country brings to mind Danny Gatton’s eclectic brilliance on a Telecaster. We joined the slick but soulful guitarist from Baton Rouge to talk bayou blues – and pick up some of his best licks…

JOEY LANDRETH

He’s lauded worldwide as a songwriter, vocalist and guitar stylist par excellence – and he’s no slouch as a slide player, either. We caught up with the Canadian guitarist to find out what makes him tick

IRON MAN

TONY IOMMI TRULY IS THE IRON MAN OF ROCK. AFTER A HAND INJURY THAT WOULD HAVE HALTED MOST GUITARISTS IN THEIR TRACKS HE BATTLED A CONSTANT “YOU CAN’T DO THAT” FROM PARENTS, RECORD COMPANIES AND GUITAR BUILDERS, SURVIVED A REVOLVING DOOR OF BANDMATES (SINCE 1968 HE’S BEEN BLACK SABBATH’S ONLY CONSTANT MEMBER), AND EVEN BEAT CANCER. TO HONOUR HIS ASTOUNDING CAREER, GIBSON HAS RECREATED HIS HEAVILY MODIFIED SG SPECIAL, THE ‘MONKEY’ GUITAR. HERE, TONY WEAVES THE TALE OF THIS INSTRUMENT INTO THE STORY OF A CAREER THAT, WITHOUT SUCH DOGGED DETERMINATION, MIGHT NEVER HAVE HAPPENED…

FYLDE GUITARS

If Roger Bucknall were a chef he’d have two Michelin stars, possibly three. After all, in nearly 60 years of guitar making he’s served up bespoke tonewood recipes to some of the world’s principal gourmets of acoustic guitar tone…

SIXTY SECONDS with...

A minute’s all it takes to find out what makes a great guitarist tick. Before he jumped into his limo for the airport we grabbed a quick chat with Janus Stark and ex-Prodigy guitarist, Gizz Butt.

Rocco Zifarelli Video Masterclass pt 5

In the fifth instalment of our six-part video series, Rocco Zifarelli demonstrates some exciting jazz-fusion soloing over a 6/8 groove with plenty of chord changes. Jon Bishop is your tour guide.

The Mighty Mixolydian

Does the term ‘modal improvisation’ put you in a cold sweat? If so, let Phil Capone demystify the indispensible Mixolydian and offer a unique multi-genre approach to getting it into your playing style.

SESSION shenanigans

The studio guitarist’s guide to happiness and personal fulfilment, as related by session ace Mitch Dalton. This month: Christmas! Bah! Humbucker!

Christoph Gluck Dance Of The Blessed Spirits

Bridget Mermikides creates a solo arrangement of the stunning flute melody of Dance Of The Blessed Spirits from Christopher Gluck’s opera Orpheus And Eurydice.

INSTRUMENTAL inquisition!

Guitar instrumentals have supplied some of music’s most evocative moments. We asked some top guitarists for their take on this iconic movement. This month: Guitarist from British prog-fusion stalwarts Gentle Giant, the most excellent Gary Green.

Chris Buck Interview & masterclass

When a player goes on to win Best New Guitarist in our sister magazine Total Guitar’s online poll, it’s time to sit up and take notice. David Mead is your guide.

Arthur Brown

Simon Barnard enters the ‘crazy world’ of Arthur Brown, with his ‘other’ band Kingdom Come and the lefty guitar style of Andy Dalby.

FOOD FOR thought

Justin Sandercoe of justinguitar.com lends GT his insight as one of the world’s most successful guitar teachers. This month: Everybody Hurts.

Acoustic fingerstyle

Joseph Alexander of Fundamental Changes begins a four-part series on the impressive and rewarding fingerstyle blues guitar technique.

Steinberg Nuendo 10 £860

Bruce Aisher checks out the latest version of Steinberg’s well-established alternative to Cubase

Roland Cloud SRX and XV module updates from £18.50

It’s full steam ahead for Roland’s Cloud. Andy Jones checks out the latest four sound modules to reach for the skies