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MITCH DALTON
Guitar Techniques

MITCH DALTON

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

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3 mins  |
July 2023
JUSTIN SANDERCOE
Guitar Techniques

JUSTIN SANDERCOE

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

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4 mins  |
July 2023
JARED JAMES NICHOLS
Guitar Techniques

JARED JAMES NICHOLS

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 amodern American blues-rock tour-de-force.

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7 mins  |
July 2023
SONS OF APOLLO
Guitar Techniques

SONS OF APOLLO

Martin Cooper checks out the sound of rock supergroup Sons Of Apollo, featuring the amazing Ron Thal, aka Bumblefoot.

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2 mins  |
June 2023
RICHIE SAMBORA
Guitar Techniques

RICHIE SAMBORA

Phil Short looks back to an 80s icon, a guitar hero who not only played with rockers Bon Jovi but always showed great blues chops!

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2 mins  |
June 2023
VIDEO MASTERCLASS - Allen Hinds
Guitar Techniques

VIDEO MASTERCLASS - Allen Hinds

We welcome the stunning US guitarist, Allen Hinds to demonstrate his sophisticated legato lead work over Jason Sidwell's track, Glow To Grow. Jon Bishop is your guide.

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10 mins  |
June 2023
NAPOLÉON COSTE Barcarolle
Guitar Techniques

NAPOLÉON COSTE Barcarolle

This month we're floating along the canals of Venice with this chirpy French take on a gondolier's song, prepared for us by resident classical guru, Declan Zapala.

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3 mins  |
June 2023
THE CROSSROADS - Lage Lund: Soloing with Intervals
Guitar Techniques

THE CROSSROADS - Lage Lund: Soloing with Intervals

Down at the Crossroads this month, John Wheatcroft checks out an incredible Norwegian virtuoso, and one of the brightest stars from today's world of jazz guitar.

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3 mins  |
June 2023
PLAY LIKE...ERIC CLAPTON
Guitar Techniques

PLAY LIKE...ERIC CLAPTON

This month Andy Saphir examines the various styles of one of the most revered and influential blues-rock guitarists of them all, the legendary 'Slowhand' himself.

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3 mins  |
June 2023
SCOTT LEPAGE
Guitar Techniques

SCOTT LEPAGE

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: one half of the guitar duo that fronts Polyphia.

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7 mins  |
June 2023
MITCH DALTON
Guitar Techniques

MITCH DALTON

The studio guitarist's guide to happiness and personal fulfilment, as related by our resident session ace. This month: Profile, Shmofile.

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3 mins  |
June 2023
JUSTIN SANDERCOE
Guitar Techniques

JUSTIN SANDERCOE

The founder of justinguitar.com lends GT his insight as one of the world's most successful guitar teachers. This Month: Tipping The Scales

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3 mins  |
June 2023
SAMANTHA FISH
Guitar Techniques

SAMANTHA FISH

A minute's all it takes to discover what makes a great guitarist tick. Before she jumped into her limo for the airport, we grabbed a quick chat with this hard-working American blues phenomenon.

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4 mins  |
June 2023
TASTY SOLOING
Guitar Techniques

TASTY SOLOING

In the first column of a new series from LCCM's Andy G Jones we focus on one of the pillars of modern blues, the great innovator T-Bone Walker

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2 mins  |
May 2023
TIM HENSON
Guitar Techniques

TIM HENSON

Play God and become a G.O.A.T. with the technical and creative brilliance of Polyphia, with Charlie Griffiths as your guide

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2 mins  |
May 2023
THIN LIZZY
Guitar Techniques

THIN LIZZY

This month Martin Cooper checks out the classic sound of Thin Lizzy, with the twin-guitar assault of Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson

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2 mins  |
May 2023
HUBERT SUMLIN
Guitar Techniques

HUBERT SUMLIN

David Gerrish explores the pioneering style of the man that was able to hold his own next to the immortal Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters

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2 mins  |
May 2023
JOSÉ FERRER: Ejercicio No.7 in E Minor
Guitar Techniques

JOSÉ FERRER: Ejercicio No.7 in E Minor

Here Declan Zapala returns to Romantic-era Catalonia to explore some bitesize building blocks of classical guitar technique through this short and chirpy study

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2 mins  |
May 2023
THE CROSSROADS Roy Buchanan
Guitar Techniques

THE CROSSROADS Roy Buchanan

For this month's meeting down at the Crossroads, John Wheatcroft shows us 10 top techniques from the country-blues Telemaster himself

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3 mins  |
May 2023
ALLAN HOLDSWORTH Video Masterclass
Guitar Techniques

ALLAN HOLDSWORTH Video Masterclass

Australian maestro Brett Garsed pays tribute to the talent of the sadly departed Allan Holdsworth, with a video masterclass guided

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2 mins  |
May 2023
BILL FRISELL
Guitar Techniques

BILL FRISELL

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, we welcome one of the great modern jazz innovators

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6 mins  |
May 2023
PLAY LIKE...DAVID GILMOUR
Guitar Techniques

PLAY LIKE...DAVID GILMOUR

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon, Jamie Humphries analyses the playing of David Gilmour, with five stylistic mini pieces.

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3 mins  |
May 2023
MITCH DALTON
Guitar Techniques

MITCH DALTON

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

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3 mins  |
May 2023
ARIELLE
Guitar Techniques

ARIELLE

A minute's all it takes to discover what makes a great guitarist tick. Before she jumped into her limo for the airport, we grabbed a quick chat with the US singer-songwriter, guitar player, and Brian May Guitars artist

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6 mins  |
May 2023
JEFF BECK: 10 TRADEMARK TECHNIQUES AND THREE FULL SOLOS
Guitar Techniques

JEFF BECK: 10 TRADEMARK TECHNIQUES AND THREE FULL SOLOS

This month John Wheatcroft pays tribute to Jeff Beck, perhaps the ultimate guitarist's guitarist, who tragically died in January this year of bacterial meningitis.

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2 mins  |
Spring 2023
SIX COUNTRY Pickin' Trailblazers!
Guitar Techniques

SIX COUNTRY Pickin' Trailblazers!

In this special feature Jon Bishop looks at six guitarists that defined hot country guitar. If you want to improve your picking then read on, it could be just the ticket!

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2 mins  |
Spring 2023
FERNANDO SOR Etude No.20, Op.29
Guitar Techniques

FERNANDO SOR Etude No.20, Op.29

Declan Zapala explores a charming and vibrant etude by one of the founding fathers of modern classical guitar technique. It's the perfect warm-up for any recital.

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2 mins  |
Spring 2023
ANA POPOVIĆ
Guitar Techniques

ANA POPOVIĆ

A minute's all it takes to discover what makes a great guitarist tick. Before she jumped into her limo for the airport, we grabbed a quick chat with Serbian blues singer and guitarist Ana Popovic.

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5 mins  |
Spring 2023
JASON ISBELL
Guitar Techniques

JASON ISBELL

Stuart Ryan investigates the playing style of an Alabama-born, Grammy-winning guitar wizard who’s a superstar on the US Americana scene.

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2 mins  |
Spring 2023
TED NUGENT
Guitar Techniques

TED NUGENT

This month Martin Cooper checks out the style of a Chicago-raised hard rock guitarist who defies convention by playing a Gibson archtop guitar!

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2 mins  |
Spring 2023