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BUILD YOUR SOLOS... ...to a Climax!

Richard Barrett looks at how repetition can serve you in creating dramatic, memorable and climactic solos, with exercises and example solos in the style of of some classic blues-rockers who use this approach.

SESSION SHENANIGANS

The studio guitarist’s guide to happiness and personal fulfilment, as related by session ace Mitch Dalton. This month: Metal To The Pedal

URIAH HEEP

This month Martin Cooper checks out the sound of London rock legends Uriah Heap, and their longstanding guitarist, Mick Box.

No amps allowed! - 10 UNPLUGGED GREATS

Jon Bishop serves up 10 acoustic studies to make your acoustic playing sound richer and more stylistically informed. With such a broad base of techniques and ideas, there’ll be something in here for everyone.

THE CROSSROADS PT9 Altered Lines

This month down at The Crossroads John Wheatcroft shows how Robben Ford and others, add Altered tension and release to their solos, so that you too can sound sophisticated, modern and hip.

SHRED!

This month Charlie Griffiths enters the ultra zone, where he aims to decode some of Steve Vai’s alien guitar secrets.

LIFE WITH THE MAESTRO

In a tribute to Ennio Morricone who passed away last year Jason Sidwell talks to recent GT guest artist, Rocco Zifarelli, who played guitar with the legendary film composer for the last 23 years of his life.

OTIS RUSH

Phil Short looks at perhaps the most criminally undersung of all modern electric blues guitarists, Mississippi’s ‘other’ upside-down leftie legend.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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

INSTRUMENTAL INQUISITION !

Guitar instrumentals have supplied some of music’s most evocative moments so Jason Sidwell asks top guitarists for their take on this iconic movement. This month: Stax and Blues Brothers legend, Steve Cropper.

ALEX SILL Video Masterclass Pt6

In his final masterclass Alex demonstrates his chord and lead style over Jason Sidwell’s fusion groover, Buoyancy. The solo has some sophisticated semiquaver syncopation and offers a great chord voicing lesson. Jon Bishop is your guide.

SOUNDGARDEN

This month Martin Cooper investigates the era-defining sound of early grunge innovators Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell of Soundgarden.

SIXTY SECONDS WITH...

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 Tom Shemer of Montreal guitar rockers, The Damn Truth.

COMPOUND INTERVALS

As he continues his series focusing on intervals ventures ‘beyond the octave’ to exploit even more adventurous sounds.

GET GIG READY!

Looking forward to hitting the stage again after an enforced layoff? Richard Barrett focuses on essential chop maintenance and core playing techniques with a selection of bespoke exercises and two performance payoff pieces.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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

THE CROSSROADS PT 8 Symmetrical Connections

In this month’s Crossroads, John Wheatcroft shows you how to add sophistication, tension and release to your blues via Melodic Minor and Symmetrical Scales, Oz Noy style.

SESSION SHENANIGANS

The studio guitarist’s guide to happiness and personal fulfilment, as related by session ace Mitch Dalton. This month: Make Mine A Double.

INSTRUMENTAL INQUISITION!

Guitar instrumentals have provided some of music’s most exciting moments. This month, as his progressive metal outfit releases a new album, Circadian, Jason Sidwell caught up with Intervals’s guitarist Aaron Marshall.

THE CRIBS

This month Simon Barnard explores a band comprising a trio of brothers who at one stage featured a well-known ‘charming man’ on guitar.

YNGWIE!

This month, in his new series, Charlie Griffiths looks to the Swedish maestro Yngwie Malmsteen to learn the ways of the Rising Force.

WALTER TROUT

This month Phil Short examines the complex soloing style of one of the hardest working and most committed blues guitarists on the circuit.

THE CROSSROADS Pt4 Rakes & Mini Sweeps

John Wheatcroft shows you how to tidy up your raking and sweeping in both blues and jazz styles. So grab your broom and get dusting.

SIXTY SECONDS WITH...

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 Chicago-based blues singer and guitarist Joanna Connor.

SHED SEVEN

This month Simon Barnard takes at look at one of York’s finest bands, Shed Seven, and the creative and melodic playing of Paul Banks.

OZ NOY Video Masterclass

In an exclusive GT video feature, Israeli funk fusioneer Oz Noy solos over Jason Sidwell’s track, Grease And Grit. If you are into unique chord voicings and ear-twisting lead work this one is the golden ticket! Jon Bishop is your guide.

It Was 50 Years Ago Today! 20 PICKS FROM 1971

In this fantastic feature celebrating one of the best years ever for guitar albums, Richard Barrett invites you back to 1971 to look at the diverse electric and acoustic styles that were heard for the very first time.

INTERVALS (5THS)

This month Shaun Baxter delves into quintal harmony by exploring ‘scale 5ths’ in the context of a blues-rock solo using Mixolydian mode.

INSTRUMENTAL INQUISITION !

Guitar instrumentals have supplied some of music’s most evocative moments. Jason Sidwell asks some top guitarists for their take on this iconic movement. This month, a genuine legend of jazz-fusion, Lee Ritenour aka ‘Captain Fingers’.

IN THE WOODSHED

From Genesis to Apocalypse with Mickey Mouse in between, let’s delve in to 9/8 time, says Charlie Griffiths as he invites you into the woodshed.