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Misha Mansoor announces first-ever solo album, Moderately Fast, Adequately Furious, unveils first single Parabolica The new track under the Bulb moniker finds the Periphery mastermind delivering syncopated and djent-y thrills aplenty

Watch Ichika Nito play an impossibly virtuosic solo using just one finger The intrepid YouTuber raises the bar once again

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram debuts driving new single, 662 The 22-year-old blues phenom celebrates his Mississippi roots with a sizzling single-coil stomp

Nancy Wilson on new album You and Me and paying tribute to EVH The Heart acoustic and electric guitar icon on her first-ever solo album, covering Pearl Jam and Paul Simon, and that EVH acoustic instrumental

Latest News

Ozzy Osbourne is “so happy that Randy's genius is finally being recognized” by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

By Richard Bienstock

The legendary guitarist will receive the Musical Excellence Award at this year’s ceremony

Troy Sanders (left) and Bill Kelliher perform live with Mastodon

From rapid-fire nu-metal to neo-neo-soul: here are this week’s essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Sam Roche

Close the week out with a bounty of guitar greatness from the likes of Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Naia Izumi, Dayglow, Mastodon, Sleater-Kinney, Yngwie Malmsteen and more

Guitar Tricks is giving away a free acoustic guitar with annual subscriptions right now

By Chris Barnes

First-rate online guitar lessons AND a free guitar for just $129? You'll need to act fast to bag this unmissable deal

Molly Tuttle has covered Phantogram’s You Don’t Get Me High Anymore

Molly Tuttle releases new cover EP, …but i’d rather be with you, too

By Richard Bienstock

The new release finds the fingerpicking titan teaming up with Iron & Wine to cover Phantogram’s You Don’t Get Me High Anymore

Mooer unveils DSP-equipped, all-in-one digital six-string, the GTRS Intelligent Guitar

By Matt Owen

The digital-meets-analog six-string sports a Super Knob that grants access to 126 guitar effects, a drum machine with 40 presets and an 80-second looper

Devin Townsend announces Devolution Series #2 – Galactic Quarantine

By Sam Roche

New release features virtual live versions of many Hevy Devy cuts

Watch Billy Gibbons rip out some mean slide licks – using a beer bottle – in new My Lucky Card video

By Richard Bienstock

The ZZ Top legend’s third solo album, Hardware, is out in June

Charvel Angel Vivaldi Signature DK24-6 NOVA

Charvel launches impressively outfitted Angel Vivaldi Signature Pro-Mod DK24-6 NOVA

By Sam Roche

Spec highlights include a basswood body with scalloped lower back bout, caramelized maple neck and fingerboard, DiMarzio pickups and gold hardware

Glou-Glou debuts feature-packed stereo looper/delay pedal, the Loupé

By Matt Owen

Versatile offering comes equipped with nine assignable controls, a host of sound-sculpting effects and functionality based on the Gibson Echoplex Digital Pro

Myles Kennedy delivers an acoustic slide version of Black Sabbath’s Mob Rules

By Sam Roche

The Alter Bridge frontman enlists his National resonator guitar for a stripped-back take on the Dio-era Sabbath classic

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Latest Features

How to build a pedalboard on a budget

By Chris Schwarten

For around $500 it's possible to build a fully-functional budget pedalboard, including pedals, cables and even the 'board itself

Epica’s Mark Jansen: “I cannot stand when things stay the same for too long”

By Matt Doria

For the Dutch symphonic metallers in Epica, a big year back on the prowl means a big album to kick it off

Butcher Babies' Henry Flury: “I run all over the stage, so the last thing I want to do is dance on a pedalboard. I let my hands do the talking!”

By Alison Richter

The Ibanez endorsee on his love of eight-strings, adopting Meshuggah's tuning, and how the pandemic changed his mindset as a songwriter

Garcia Peoples walk us through their Tweed-powered, triple-guitar indie-rock attack

By Jim Beaugez

It's amazing what three guitarists, a bunch of effects and a little improvisation can do...

Mike Rutherford: ”I covered a lot of ground with the double-neck and bass pedals – they gave the band an extra sound”

By Mike Brooks

The Genesis and Mike + The Mechanics icon on pulling double shifts on a single instrument and finding inspiration on the pedalboard

NOFX’s Aaron ‘El Hefe’ Abeyta: “We’re older now, so there’s a lot more sad shit to write about”

By Matt Doria

NOFX take an unforgivingly fierce leap forward with album #14

Jam buddies and neighbors Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen on swapping guitars, blues phrasing and the secret to successful collaboration

By Amit Sharma

Introduced by tennis star Pat Cash, the Smith/Kotzen friendship and creative alliance has gone from strength to strength. Here, they talk through their self-titled debut

Jason Isbell with his Fender Custom Telecaster

Jason Isbell: ”I think the Telecaster is probably the best guitar design, ever”

By Stuart Williams

Americana's preeminent 21st-century tonesmith talks Fender Teles past, present and his incredible new signature model

Noctule's Serena Cherry: “The leads on this album are a window into my personality – they're euphoric, but also heavy”

By Gregory Adams

The Svalbard guitarist explains how her love of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim informed her debut solo album Wretched Abyss, and why she's a huge power-metal nerd

Paul Chambers: the double bass great's best (and worst) albums

By Bass Player Staff

Highlights from the jazz legend's catalog ranked and rated – Kind of Blue is number one, but what else makes the cut?

Latest Lessons

How to change between guitar chords

By Total Guitar editors

Having learned your first chords, it's time to put them together with some easy techniques to make your transitions easier

How to play rhythm guitar

By Total Guitar editors

A beginner's guide on how to strum chords in time

How to play old-school blues

By Richard Barrett

Learn some six-string rhythms in the style of blues heavyweights Howlin' Wolf and Hubert Sumlin

How the guitar works

By Total Guitar editors

In this beginner guitar lesson, we explain what the different parts of the acoustic and electric guitar do

How to produce greater musical expression and variation while playing up and down one string

By Andy Timmons

Andy Timmons' debut column will teach you new ideas for incorporating melodies in your soloing

How to hold a guitar and a guitar pick

By Total Guitar editors

Beginners! Before you master the guitar, you've got to learn how to hold it. Fix your posture and your playing will follow

Learn 20 essential rock rhythm guitar styles

By Total Guitar editors

From grunge and metal power riffing to cowboy chord arpeggios, open G folk and math-rock fingerpicking

Young man at home playing guitar and wearing headphones connected to laptop

How to play guitar chords

By Total Guitar editors

In this beginner lesson, learn your first guitar chords and the building blocks of rhythm guitar

Greg Koch shows you how to solo over a blues shuffle in the style of Albert Collins

By Greg Koch

Learn to alternate between parallel major and minor pentatonics, and incorporate jazzy chord substitutions

9 guitar tricks you can learn from the Foo Fighters

By Total Guitar editors

Layering guitars, powerchords, droning melodies – it's time to learn what makes Dave Grohl and co sound so massive