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Analogueage

Over the past few years, a resurgence of interest in vinyl recordings has taken popular music by storm. Cellist Leonard Elschenbroich tells Simon Heighes why classical musicians should also take an interest

Kirk Fletcher

THE NASHVILLE-BASED BLUES MASTER ISN’T AFRAID TO ADD SOME II’S, III’S AND VI’S TO THE TRIED-AND-TRUE I-IV-V

MXR DYNA COMP

POWER TOOLS

WELCOME TO THE machine

"YOU'RE NOT COMPETING AGAINST OTHER BANDS....YOU'RE COMPETING AGAINST YOUR GUITAR-PLAYING SKILLS FROM A YEAR AGO, OR 10 YEARS AGO" -ROBB FLYNN

I spent three days doing nothing but practising breathing. And now I never run out of air

THE BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE INTERVIEW

A memorable folk trail

Rick Jones steps into Vaughan Williams’s shoes and dons his boater as he follows the composer’s folksong trail around Surrey and Sussex

ROLLING WITH the chaos

JIM ROOT AND MICK THOMSON DO A DEEP DIVE INTO THE MAKING OF THE END, SO FAR THE SETBACKS, THE DEPRESSION, THE WILD GEAR EXPERIMENTS, THE WHAMMY-BAR HIJINKS AND MORE

Changing lives

As Buskaid celebrates its 25th anniversary, Leon Bosch explains the success of the South African string training programme

Z-One 4 Rock

REVEREND BILLY CORGAN SIGNATURE Z-ONE

THE FIRST... HANNAH MEE +JIM SHAW HOT MILK

HAN AND JIM WALK US THROUGH THEIR EARLY DAYS.

BUCKET LIST CAITLIN HENRY

EAT YOUR HEART OUT CAITLIN WALKS US THROUGH HER CAREER CHECKLIST.

BACK FROM THE BRINK

SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED IN THE FOUR YEARS THAT PASSED SINCE THE LAST PARKWAY DRIVE ALBUM. HERE, WINSTON MCCALL EXPLAINS HOW DARKER STILL' ALMOST BROKE HIS BAND, THEN PULLED THEM THROUGH.

AFTER THE PARTY

THE RISE AND RISE OF ELECTRIC CALLBOY HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST FASCINATING, EXCITING JOURNEYS OF THE PAST FEW YEARS, BUT THERE IS MUCH MORE TO THIS BAND THAN MATCHING TRACKSUITS AND MULLET WIGS. THIS IS THEIR STORY...

TIME TO BE REAL

PERHAPS MORE THAN EVER BEFORE IN THE UK, BANDS LIKE KID KAPICHI ARE VITAL. HERE, FRONTMAN JACK WILSON TAKES US DEEP INSIDE 'HERE'S WHAT YOU COULD HAVE WON'.

"Playing on one string can almost emulate the human voice"

As the Tedeschi Trucks Band deliver a quadruple album bonanza, slide guitar maestro Derek Trucks reveals the source of his gargantuan tones and emotive power...

"He's Pushing the Boundaries of Music and Instruments"

Matt Bellamy's vision for Manson guitars: the inside story

Marcus King – "I want my guitar to sound like a jazz singer"

Marcus King on raiding Dan Auerbach's pedal collection and wanting his new record to sound like “a tattoo gun”

Matt Bellamy – "It's a new dimension for this band"

The Matt Bellamy interview. How the explosive new Muse album was created - with a mountain of gear and inspiration from Iron Maiden and Slipknot...

Peter Rowan – 'Panama Red'

Peter Rowan reveals the origin of his signature song - and explains how to play it.

Fast Track

From inside his home studio, Kurt Vile reveals his working methods. Writing songs, playing guitar - it's all about capturing a "perfect moment."

ANDY TIMMONS Video Masterclass

We welcome back US rock virtuoso Andy Timmons to our monthly video slot. We invited Andy to share key aspects of his style by soloing over Big Man Walking, specially written for him by Jason Sidwell.

ECONOMY PICKING FINALE

In this month’s article, Chris Brooks from Fundamental Changes combines ideas from previous lessons to create two fantastic solos.

ALTERED 5THS

This month Andy G Jones adds altered 5ths over a resolving Dominant 7th chord, adding a touch of sophistication to our palette of sounds.

JUSTIN SANDERCOE

The founder of justinguitar.com lends GT his insight as one of the world’s most successful guitar teachers.

JOEY LANDRETH

Guitar instrumentals have supplied some of music’s most evocative moments. Jason Sidwell asks top guitarists for their take on this iconic movement. This month: the stunning guitarist from The Bros Landreth.

PLAY LIKE… 8 ACOUSTIC LEGENDS!

Discover a world beyond the simple strum! Using the styles of eight acoustic legends, Stuart Ryan explores what an acoustic guitar is really capable of, and shows you just how much it can offer.

MITCH DALTON

The studio guitarist’s guide to happiness and personal fulfilment, as related by our resident session ace.

THE CROSSROADS Di Meola, De Lucía and McLaughlin!

For this month’s Crossroads, John Wheatcroft celebrates the recent unearthing of a precious lost recording from the ‘super guitar trio’ of Paco de Lucía, Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin.

DOM MARTIN

A minute’s all it takes to discover what makes a great guitarist tick. Before he jumped into his limo for the airport, we grabbed a quick chat with Northern Irish blues sensation, Dom Martin.

MARK KNOPFLER

Stuart Ryan looks at the acoustic playing of Dire Straits’ celebrated frontman, and one of the most successful solo artists of all time.