Has Furch redefined the travel guitar with the Little Jane? By Jackson Maxwell Watch Alexx Calise demo, take apart and reassemble the remarkably dependable, well-built and compact acoustic
Watch Zack de la Rocha play some seriously hardcore guitar in recently unearthed video By Richard Bienstock The performance captures the Rage Against the Machine front man onstage in 1990 with his hardcore band Hard Stance
Marcus King to team with Mastodon’s Brent Hinds and others for Four of a Kind, Live from Nashville charity series By Richard Bienstock The livestream event will feature King and his guests “performing with no audience and still trying to bring the same energy as a full live show”
Watch the Japanese Consul General to the US play a ripping Hendrix-inspired version of The Star-Spangled Banner By Richard Bienstock “I would like to perform the American national anthem with my deepest gratitude and respect,” Kanji Yamanouchi says
Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde and Joe Bonamassa to guest on new Derek Sherinian album, The Phoenix By Richard Bienstock The insane lineup also includes Kiko Loureiro, Bumblefoot, Billy Sheehan and more
Country music legend Charlie Daniels dies aged 83 By Richard Bienstock The Devil Went Down to Georgia singer, songwriter, guitarist and fiddle player also recorded with Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and many others over his long and varied career
Jackson unveils Crossroads-inspired San Dimas plus its first 27-fret and Evertune models as part of huge summer line-up By Richard Bienstock Summer line-up also includes fresh Adrian Smith and Dave Ellefson signature designs
Has Furch redefined the travel guitar with the Little Jane? By Jackson Maxwell Watch Alexx Calise demo, take apart and reassemble the remarkably dependable, well-built and compact acoustic
Watch Zack de la Rocha play some seriously hardcore guitar in recently unearthed video By Richard Bienstock The performance captures the Rage Against the Machine front man onstage in 1990 with his hardcore band Hard Stance
Marcus King to team with Mastodon’s Brent Hinds and others for Four of a Kind, Live from Nashville charity series By Richard Bienstock The livestream event will feature King and his guests “performing with no audience and still trying to bring the same energy as a full live show”
Watch the Japanese Consul General to the US play a ripping Hendrix-inspired version of The Star-Spangled Banner By Richard Bienstock “I would like to perform the American national anthem with my deepest gratitude and respect,” Kanji Yamanouchi says
Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde and Joe Bonamassa to guest on new Derek Sherinian album, The Phoenix By Richard Bienstock The insane lineup also includes Kiko Loureiro, Bumblefoot, Billy Sheehan and more
Country music legend Charlie Daniels dies aged 83 By Richard Bienstock The Devil Went Down to Georgia singer, songwriter, guitarist and fiddle player also recorded with Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and many others over his long and varied career
Sick Riffs: Kevin Dye teaches you the inventive, effects-heavy solo of Gates’ Shiver By Michael Astley-Brown Set your pitch-shifter to work with this synth-like lead line
Harley Benton’s ST-Travel guitar offers full scale-length playability at an insanely low $74 price tag By Richard Bienstock Basswood body, maple neck and fretboard and a trio of single coils round out the impressive package
Allan Holdsworth's "secret" scale is one of the ultimate examples of 'outside' playing - here's how to use it By Richard Bienstock Instructor Juan Antonio shows you a cool “tension-building concept”
Larkin Poe: "We want to take roots American music to new places - and not treat the blues like a time capsule" By Jonathan Horsley The multi-instrumentalist sister duo discuss recording efficiency and the vintage gear that fed into Self Made Man
Warbringer: "We’re not walking on eggshells, as far as the riffs we write. We don't go, 'It’s gotta be thrash!'" By Gregory Adams California thrashers Chase Becker and Adam Carroll talk epic tracks, happy accidents and Weapons of Tomorrow
Best headphones for guitar amps 2020: practice in peace with the best guitar amp headphones By Amit Sharma Studio cans, noise cancelling headphones… even headphones that are the amp – explore the best headphones for guitarists, from Boss, Audio-Technica, Sennheiser and more
Best beginner guitar amps 2020: top guitar amplifiers for beginners By Chris Corfield Looking for the best beginner guitar amp? We have them right here, and they don’t cost the earth either, thanks to Boss, Yamaha, Fender and more
Higher Power: "You can pull guitar ideas from anywhere - even grime music" By Brad Angle Louis Hardy and Max Harper talk 27 Miles Underwater, the second outing by the UK hardcore squad. But wait - are they really hardcore?
Best acoustic guitar amps 2020: let your acoustic guitar tone shine By Chris Corfield Our expert pick of the best acoustic guitar amplifiers for all budgets, from Boss, AER, Mesa Boogie, Fender and others
Everything you need to know about guitar amps By Chris Corfield Stuck wondering “which guitar amp should I buy?” Read on to understand your combos from your heads, and your tubes from your effects loops
The history of instrumental rock By Joe Matera We look back at 60 years of the electric guitar-driven instrumental, from Link Wray and the Shadows to Dick Dale, Joe Satriani, Polyphia, Roopam Garg and beyond...
Jakub Zytecki: "I don’t really listen to guitar music - I’m not even sure if I like it!" By Adam Kovac One of today's most exciting instrumental guitarists on his latest album Nothing Lasts, Nothing's Lost, and why excessively technical guitar music doesn't spark his interest
The secrets behind Zakk Wylde's guitar tone on Ozzy Osbourne's No More Tears By Chris Gill Get to know the gear that shaped the 1991 album's title track
Beginner guitar: how to play chord tones By Total Guitar editors Ditch scale shapes and use chord tones for a creative approach to your first guitar solos
Get to know a staple of gypsy jazz: the A harmonic minor scale By Stéphane Wrembel Thoroughly learning all positions of the scale will enable you to traverse the fretboard with total fluency
Cory Wong shows you how to sharpen up your rhythmic precision in this exclusive lesson By Adrian Clark The Vulfpeck funk maestro reveals how a solid grasp of rhythm and timing enhances every aspect of your playing, including leads
Joel Hoekstra teaches you how to play the intro and opening solo to Whitesnake's Shut Up and Kiss Me By Joel Hoekstra This classic-rock belter is taken from the group's latest album, Flesh & Blood
A guitarist's guide to playing bass: 20 tips to help you think like a bassist By Matt Scharfglass More at home with six strings? This guide will help you demystify the low-end
Whitesnake's Joel Hoekstra: how to solo over a ballad By Joel Hoekstra The hard-rock virtuoso walks you through the essentials of power ballad soloing, where melody is always king
Supercharge your pentatonic solos with the six-note major hexatonic scale By Andy Aledort Adding one scale degree to major pentatonic can yield a plethora of exciting new lead-writing opportunities
Learn to play slide guitar like George Harrison By Harrison Marsh We break down the Beatle's unique take on this technique in this easy-to-follow lesson
Enhance your leads by fully grasping the harmonic minor scale By Stéphane Wrembel Gypsy jazz master Stéphane Wrembel shows you how to implement this widely used scale in your solos
5 guitar tricks you can learn from slide master Sonny Landreth By Richard Barrett Nail the slide guru's style with 5 examples of his supreme slide technique
