MATTEO MANCUSO

Charlie Griffiths takes a journey through the style of an Italian virtuoso who chooses classical guitar fingerstyle over other picking approaches.

KINGS OF LEON

Kings Of Leon formed almost 25 years ago in Nashville, Tennessee and consist of the Followill brothers Caleb, who plays rhythm guitar and sings lead vocals, drummer Nathan, and bassist Jared, along with their lead guitar-playing cousin Nathan Followill.

ALBERT COLLINS

Put a cold shot into your playing this month as David Gerrish explores the ultra-cool licks of the Master Of The Telecaster, aka The Iceman.

WOLFGANG A. MOZART Marriage Of Figaro: Duettino

Dust off your cravat as Declan Zapala has prepared a charming arrangement of the classic scene from Mozart’s opera masterpiece, as heard in The Shawshank Redemption.

THE CROSSROADS Django Reinhardt Blues

For this month's feature, John Wheatcroft shows us what the legendary gypsy jazz guitarist has to offer the blues player of today- and a lot more besides.

During the filming of his video licks for GT, Jason Sidwell spoke to Marcio about his jazz influences, his musical equipment and composing.

What were your first jazz inspirations?

MARCIO PHILOMENA Six Jazz Licks

This month the Brazilian jazz master, Berklee graduate and Master in Music at Hague Conservatoire shares six of his favourite jazz licks, with Jon Bishop as your guide.

VIDEO MASTERCLASS THE EAGLES

Blending country and rock with perfectly orchestrated harmony lead lines, The Eagles are responsible for some of the most iconic recordings. With Jamie Humphries.

PLAY BETTER SOLOS!

This month Jon Bishop is looking to supercharge your soloing and add interest to your lead work. If you feel it's time to explore some new ideas then look no further.

PHI YAAN-ZEK

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 multi-cultural prog-rock and fusion titan talks to GT.

MITCH DALTON

The studio guitarist’s guide to happiness and personal fulfilment, as related by our resident session ace. This month: It’s Grim Up West.

JUSTIN SANDERCOE

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

HOWIE LITTLE

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 the guitarist from north England's classic to modern rock band, ATLAS.

GARY ROSSINGTON

This month Martin Cooper checks out the instantly recognisable sound of a southern rock icon, Lynyrd Skynyrd's sadly departed guitarist.

CORY WONG

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 modern hero of funk guitar.

MITCH DALTON

The studio guitarist's guide to happiness and personal fulfilment, as related by our resident session ace. This month: What Was It Like In The Olden Days, Grandad?

JUSTIN SANDERCOE

The founder of justinguitar.com lends GThis insight as one of the world's most successful guitar teachers. This Month: The New Breed.

JESSE DAYTON

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 the singer-guitarist from Austin, Texas.

BUDDY GUY

This month Phil Short delves into the playing of a blues icon who balances old-school authenticity with a fiery and cutting-edge modern approach.

MATTEO CARCASSI Etude No.7 Op.60

This month Declan Zapala brings us another fiery miniature from the Italian king of etudes. Perfect as a piece to play live or as an excellent technique booster.

THE CROSSROADS Lorne Lofsky's Harmonics

This month John Wheatcroft looks at the incredible natural and false harmonic techniques of this Canadian jazz virtuoso, with help from British guitarist Nigel Price.

PHILIP SAYCE Six Hot Blues Licks!

Welsh-born Canadian blues master Philip Sayce took time out of his busy schedule to record us six, red-hot Texas-style licks, with Jon Bishop as your guide.

ULTIMATE Blues-Rock Workout!

Is your blues playing giving you the blues? Fear not, as Andy Saphir is here with the ultimate workout, designed to build your chops and invigorate your practice routine.

VIDEO MASTERCLASS Nuno Bettencourt

In this special video feature  takes a deep dive into one of the most iconic rock players of all time.

IMPROVE YOUR

This month Simon Barnard guides you through a number of approaches to using your guitar's whammy bar across a diverse range of genres.

KACEY MUSGRAVES

This month Stuart Ryan shows you the melodic fingerpicking style of a six-time Grammy-winning modern country superstar from Golden, Texas!

TASTY SOLOING

This month, Andy G Jones gets to grips with the extraordinary, topsy-turvy playing style of one of the greats of modern blues-rock guitar.

DIMEBAG DARRELL

This month Charlie Griffiths examines the exciting style of the man who made hs name in Pantera, but died a tragic death in Damageplan.

TOM VERLAINE

Martin Cooper checks out the sound of the recently departed Tom Verlaine, one of the most influetial of the alt rock and new wave players.

JIMI HENDRIX

This month Phil Short examines the bluesy side of a game-changing guitarist who many still rank as the greatest and most important of all time.