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The Genius of Gilmour In 20 Songs
"He has this perfect guitar tone, whether it's acoustic or electric”
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – “We're searching for that perfect melody”
How the three guitarists in Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever create an epic, filmic sound
“You get this huge spread that's not possible on a six-string...”
The eight-string guitar opens up a whole new world of possibilities. Two of its leading exponents – Mårten Hagström of Meshuggah and Tosin Abasi from Animals as Leaders – Reveal all
“I have this whole other side of my musical personality”
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett is exploring new sounds on his first solo project. His aim: “to do something that’s never been done before…”
We Have No Amps-and Crappy Guitars!
Inside the Lo-fi World of Alt-rockers Momma
“Less is more”
For singer-songwriter Grace Cummings, playing guitar is all about serving the song...
“SOMEONE WOULD COUNT IN OR START PLAYING... AND THEN YOU'D JUST FLY!”
MY LIFE IN PINK FLOYD – AND BEYOND. DAVID GILMOUR: IN HIS OWN WORDS...
“The solo in Comfortably Numb is actually a first take!”
INSIDE THE WORLD OF DAVID GILMOUR AND PINK FLOYD, BY PRODUCER BOB EZRIN
YAMAHA RSS02T £649
Yamaha’s Revstar range gets a serious makeover and much more
LINE 6 DL4 MKII £279
A new, updated version of the classic multi-footswitch delay pedal
FENDER PARAMOUNT PD-220E £649
A new benchmark?
Molly Tuttle – "If you know three chords you can strum along!"
Molly Tuttle reckons that pretty much anyone can play bluegrass music. But as a renowned virtuoso, she likes to bend the rules. "It's fun," she says, "to stretch the limits..."
How to create a rock anthem by Def Leppard
Guitarists Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell on the art of the stadium rock banger. Rule number one: "Respect the melody..."
I like the freedom to experiment
Tips on songwriting, gear and tone, by Grant Nicholas of Feeder
The Many Faces of Jack White
Innovator. Visionary. Gearhead. And a guitar hero like no other. Jack White is all of these things and more...
Jack White – I'm the proudest I've been in my life of my guitar playing
As two new solo albums illustrate the breadth of his art, Jack White believes that he's reaching a new peak as a guitarist. "There are places I've never gone before," he says, "and techniques I thought I wasn't capable of doing...”
Russell Lissack – "I do as much with my feet as I do with my hands!"
Bloc Party's lead guitarist Russell Lissack has two of the most complex pedalboards ever amassed. So how many pedals did he have when making the band's new album? "Probably a hundred," he laughs...
THEM TONES!
EPIPHONE UNVEILS A BRACE OF JERRY CANTRELL LES PAULS
RIFF LESSONS
Get inside Jack White's playing style from past to present
PEDAL SHOPPING-PING-PING!
Build your 'board with TG's delay pedal recommendations...
MAESTRO INVADER DISTORTION
Naturally-voiced distortion - with or without gain
TRACK BY TRACK Fear Of The Dawn
The tones and techniques of Jack's eclectic new album
DELAY TACTICS
Transform your tone with the atmosphere, rhythm and space that only a delay pedal can give
Jack White and the retro future of guitar
What can we learn from Jack's gear? Looking through his collection, it's clear he is at once the junk store aficionado and the nutty professor, chasing tones that exist out of the pop-cultural timeline...
JET GUITARS JS-400
Can a high spec and a low price tag co-exist? Jet Guitars argues the case
My hands feel like someone poured concrete in them!
Fantastic Negrito had to find a new way to play guitar after he was injured in a near-fatal car crash. But he gets by - with a little help from a friend...
Johnny Marr - “He Was Ahead of His Time”
How Johnny Marr blazed his own trail, by Dave Keuning of The Killers
“I Need to Raise My Own Bar...”
Every guitarist wants to play better – and Joe Satriani is no exception.
MY RIGHT HAND IS ALWAYS MOVING WHETHER I HIT ANY NOTES OR NOT!
Funk master Cory Wong is all about the groove. But on his new album with Vulfpeck, he's also rocking out. As he says: "I got to be a little more Eddie Van Halen!"
“Let's Go As Hard and Fast As We Can!”
Hardcore cult heroes Turnstile are poised to be one of the breakout bands of 2022. Guitarist Pat McCrory discusses their “emotional” return to playing live– and how to experiment without losing your edge...