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Inside the new issue of Total Guitar: 99 Ways To Better Tone!
Also in issue 375! Interviews: Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil & Mike Vennart, Nothing But Thieves, Ultra Q, Saint Agnes, Grace Potter and more! Reviews: New gear from Marshall, Fender, Gibson, Gretsch and more. Learn songs by Pink Floyd, Greta Van Fleet and The Killers
“Magic is when you command the elements to capture people’s hearts”: the first trailer for new Santana documentary Carlos has arrived
An acclaimed new film about the guitar great will hit cinemas for special screenings this September
“It was like watching Old Man Halen”: John Wines returns to America’s Got Talent – and his new routine is even more electrifying
Having nailed his internet-breaking audition, the 59-year-old guitar teacher (aka Old Grey Guitarist) returned with yet more Eddie Van Halen-flavored fretboard pyrotechnics to smash the show's qualifier round – despite Simon Cowell's misgivings
Fender drops its massive Labor Day sale super early, offering up to 30% off guitars, accessories, and more
The big ‘F’ is dealing out the discounts on a huge range of guitar gear this Labor Day
Universal Audio’s latest UAFX pedals trim the size and the price, but still seek to recreate more “timeless” historic effects – including a delay favored by Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and Joe Walsh
A pedal based on a compressor used by Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones and a reverb from one of rock's most famous recording studios also make up the drop
Kramer’s Eruption humbucker aims to bottle Eddie Van Halen’s iconic ’80s guitar tone with the help of his former luthier Jim DeCola
Get a humbucker befitting the 'brown sound' in Gibson’s latest pickup shop drop
The Reverend Crosscut is an eye-catching and versatile six-string that “plays like a dream”
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Forget humbuckers – there's a triple-coil pickup in Schecter's new Sunset Triad guitar
Schecter's gnarly new model may feature the wildest spec of the year so far, but it joins a select cohort of guitars to offer the elusive tri-coil pickup
“I get the guitar solo and I immediately have to give it away to Robbie!” Eric Clapton reveals the reason he’s not particularly proud of his Last Waltz performance
In a rare new interview, the guitar icon reflects on his onstage mishap, alongside the late Robbie Robertson’s remarkable playing and his experiences of The Band
