“Her technique is particularly difficult to replicate because she played ‘upside down’ on a guitar strung for arighty”: Sue Foley salutes Elizabeth Cotten and her favorite female guitar pioneers in this fingerpicking blues masterclass
Foley’s latest lesson unpacks the Piedmont fingerpicking style perfected by the likes of Elizabeth Cotten – and there’s some Memphis Minnie, too
Read more » “Together, our chemistry is magical”: Steve Morse has announced his first new album since leaving Deep Purple – and it’s set to feature Eric Johnson and John Petrucci
Triangulation also features Morse’s son on a tribute to the guitarist’s late wife
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OFFER ENDS SOON! ‘Born Human: The Life and Music of Death’s Chuck Schuldiner’ Death-luxe Edition ALMOST GONE!
There are only 160 copies left of our special edition version of Born Human, the biography of death metal pioneer Chuck Schuldiner! Get it with the T-exclusive shirt now!
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“Nothing’s more real than seeing your Ibanez JS guitars played by the legendary Spinal Tap”: How Joe Satriani became Spinal Tap’s unofficial guitar supplier for the loudest movie of the year
Satch and the Tap are old friends. And if you look closely, you might just catch Nigel Tufnel and David St. Hubbins playing his Ibanez signature models in Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Read more » “A modernized take on the classic shred machine”: Charvel beckons a new era for its So-Cal Superstrat – and brings the classic Pro-Mod model into the modern era
Seymour Duncan Distortion humbuckers and Luminlay side dots deliver high-quality specs without crazy price tags
Read more » “Yungblud seems to have positioned himself as a natural heir to the Ozzy legacy”: Justin Hawkins defends his brother’s comments over the VMAs Ozzy Osbourne tribute
Yungblud starred alongside Nuno Bettencourt, Joe Perry and Steven Tyler for an all-star medley of Prince of Darkness tunes – which was met with derision by Dan Hawkins
Read more » “If you have a really fast run it’s just blazing past you. But with a lovely slow melodic line, you just kind of melt into it”: Meet Still Corners, the Anglo-American duo who write Shadows-inspired dream pop while they’re watching movies
Regularly dropping into longform and instrumental pieces, you’ll hear flavors of Westerns, The Shadows and Chris Isaak as guitarist Greg Hughes sticks to one guitar with a chiming clarity
Read more » “My grandma asked me why I was spending so much time pretending when I could just get a real guitar”: Inhaler guitarist Josh Jenkinson on how Miley Cyrus and Harry Styles’ producer expanded their sound – and why he just bought his first electric last year
Inhaler’s Josh Jenkinson is living proof that this generation’s guitar heroes actually got hooked on guitar courtesy of Guitar Hero – but he’s not playing when it comes to tone and songwriting
Read more » “It was only £45 or something, and all the other guitars were getting into the hundreds”: Jimmy Page’s 5 most iconic guitars, in his own words
Jimmy Page tells all, sharing the stories behind his most significant guitars – plus we tell you how to nail his iconic tone at home at various price points
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Spock’s Beard announce new album ‘The Archaeoptimist’
SPOCK’S BEARD have announced a brand new album! The upcoming release, titled The Archaeoptimist, is scheduled to be released in November this year, via Madfish. The album marks the legendary…
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