Lage Lund

John Wheatcroft brings us right up to date with one the brightest stars in today’s world of jazz guitar: the incredible Norwegian, Lage Lund.

Pentatonic Variations

Richard Barrett investigates new ways to play our favourite scale with 10 fully transcribed bespoke examples and fantastic backing tracks.

Vintage Electric Blues

After WWII a new breed of electric bluesman emerged that would push the music on to new heights. These players were prime influences for Hendrix, Clapton, The Stones and more. Jon Bishop goes vintage!

Yngwie Malmsteen

The Swedish genius has been unleashing his fretboard fury since the early 1980s. Charlie Griffiths takes a look at his amazing chops.

Blues-rock Legends Best Of The '70s

Join Phil Capone on a journey back to the 1970s to discover some of the UK and Ireland’s greatest blues-rock guitar heroes of the era.

Allen Hinds Masterclass Pt 2

This month Allen demonstrates some funky rhythm and lead work over Palm Drive, a slick pop-funk backing track. With Jon Bishop.

Ronnie Montrose

BIMM Brighton’s Martin Cooper checks out the classic rock style of the late, great, and highly influential guitarist Ronnie Montrose.

Jimmy Page

Join BIMM’s Ronan McCullagh as he looks at the bluesy side of one of the most significant and influential electric guitarists of all time.

Bohemian Rhapsody At The Movies...

James Mottram of GT’s sister magazine Total Film reviews the biopic that everybody’s talking about.

Mixolydian 6ths

In this issue Shaun Baxter continues to explore ways of applying different intervals to create ear-catching Mixolydian lines.

Woody Guthrie

Stuart Ryan travels back in time to look at a pioneering singer-songwriter and incalculably influential man of the people, Woody Guthrie.

Billy Gibbons

Harrison Marsh concludes his series on slide guitar with a look at the bottleneck style of ZZ Top’s one and only Billy F Gibbons.

Invigorate Your Chops!

Jacob Quistgaard has four genre-based warm-up exercises, designed to boost your technique, spark fresh ideas, and make your practice sessions way more musical - and much more fun!

Jimmy Page Full Style Analysis

Phil Capone examines the guitar work of Mr James Patrick Page OBE, founding member, guitarist, songwriter and producer of Led Zeppelin, considered to be the ‘greatest rock band of all time’.

Radiohead

Martin Cooper checks out the ever-changing style of Oxford rock pioneers Radiohead, and the playing of Jonny Greenwood and Ed O’Brien.

Mike Stern

John Wheatcroft continues his look at jazz guitarists of all stripes, as he examines a true player’s player, the incredible Mike Stern.

Bonnie Raitt

Harrison Marsh looks at a figure who’s carved a unique niche in the guitar world; the songwriter, singer and guitarist, Bonnie Raitt.

Fretboard Fluency

This month Martin Goulding begins a new mini-series exploring extended harmony. In his first article he investigates the major 7, 9 and 13.

Ten Players To Inspire... Better Rhythm Guitar

Jon Bishop looks at 10 contrasting styles featuring some of the most prolific rhythm guitar specialists in history. If your playing could benefit from a rhythm guitar booster then look no further.

Food For Thought

Justin Sandercoe of justinguitar.com lends GT his insight as one of the world’s most successful guitar teachers. This month: Baby finger where are you?

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. Today we meet: top session man and blues-fusion supremo, Michael Landau.

Slash

This month Martin Cooper delves into the guitar style of this British-born blues-rocker and icon of legendary stadium fillers, Guns N’ Roses.

Keith Urban

Can Urban be Country? It most certainly can, as this month Stuart Ryan looks at the style of Nashville’s very own Antipodean superstar.

Dan Patlansky Masterclass

David Mead catches up with the South African bluesman mid-tour to talk about his new album and record an exclusive video lesson…

Bluegrass Breakdown

Fast and furious with a large helping of improvisation thrown in, modern bluegrass is dynamic and hugely virtuosic. Stuart Ryan gets down to the Opry.

Arctic Monkeys

This month Martin Cooper nips up the M1 to check out the tight and punchy sound of Sheffield’s indie darlings, those Arctic Monkeys.

Session Shenanigans

The studio guitarists guide to happiness and personal fulfilment, as told by session ace Mitch Dalton. This month: Nightmare On New Street!

Play Reggae Guitar Dub, Skank, Rocksteady...

Jon Bishop looks at the wonderful world of reggae guitar. With five stylistically contrasting performance pieces for you to learn, you might be surprised at just how deep this music is.

Brett Garsed Masterclass

This month Brett Garsed demonstrates some astonishing faux pedal steel slide guitar over an upbeat sounding pop groove from Jason. Jon Bishop is your guide.

Kasabian

For his latest column Martin Cooper looks at the style of Leicesters Kasabian, purveyors of finely-crafted songs in the classic Britrock vein.