Pop-punk powerchords meet thrash-metal leads in this searing Bayside guitar playthrough By Michael Astley-Brown Watch lead guitarist Jack O’Shea rip it up on Bury Me
Joe Bonamassa's guide to 10 of the best blues-rock guitar solos of all time By Richard Bienstock Today's biggest blues guitarist names his faves
Fredrik Åkesson talks weaving jazz into prog, his not-quite-signature amp and the one song where Opeth's six-stringers play bass By Amit Sharma The Swedish metal icons' lead guitarist on the surprising gear and technique secrets behind In Cauda Venenum
Zakk Wylde reflects on Pride And Glory, jamming with the Allman Bros and that time he very nearly joined Guns N' Roses By Amit Sharma Ozzy Osbourne's right-hand man on bottling Southern-rock magic for his debut solo release
The 15 best Halloween guitar songs By Jonathan Horsley Spooky six-string classics you need to play this year
Pete Townshend: get the guitar sound and style By Alex Bruce How to nail The Who icon's tone and playing approach
Watch Felix Martin give traditional Venezuelan music a 16-string prog-metal makeover By Michael Astley-Brown Presenting the exclusive premiere of Querencia from the mind-blowing virtuoso
Phil Campbell on his favorite guitar gear - and that bonkers Distortocaster By Michael Astley-Brown The Motörhead man names his favorite electrics and why he doesn’t use loads of effects
Nili Brosh on playing with Cirque du Soleil and Tony MacAlpine, and what every guitarist can learn from horn players By Amit Sharma The shredder supreme reflects on new album Spectrum and revisiting her 18-year-old self's Guthrie Govan cover
Watch Brad Paisley play Van Halen's Hot For Teacher with a 6-year-old drummer By Damian Fanelli Brad Paisley - and his young, talented sidekick - rock a Van Halen classic
Nils Lofgren talks touring with Bruce Springsteen, collaborating with Lou Reed and why he favors thumb picks By Mark McStea The E Street Band guitarist on the background to Blue with Lou and its five 'lost' songs, co-written with Reed more than 40 years ago
Michael Schenker looks back at UFO's Strangers In The Night By Mark McStea The iconic guitarist's memories of one of the best live albums of all time
Fit For An Autopsy’s Pat Sheridan: why switching to Mayones guitars was “one of the best moves I’ve made in my life” By Michael Astley-Brown Deathcore titan details his custom Polish seven-string
Dear Guitar Hero: Vinnie Moore answers your burning questions By Mark McStea The UFO guitarist on his new instrumental record, saving his hard drive over his guitar and why there is no bad gear anymore
Hear the isolated guitar and bass tracks from Led Zeppelin's Ramble On By Damian Fanelli Ramble On turns 50 today, October 22
William DuVall: “The guitar is something physical and primal - nothing can take the place of that immediacy” By Jonathan Horsley The Alice in Chains frontman on going solo and why improved live sound is a double-edged sword for guitarists who want to “play the noise” like Hendrix
Hear Steve Lukather's isolated guitar from Toto's Rosanna By Jackson Maxwell This will likely give you a new appreciation for Lukather's playing, which has made its way onto more than 1,500 albums in total
Jared James Nichols: why I love my Epiphone Old Glory Les Paul By Richard Bienstock "It’s been my main guitar since the day I got it - it came out of the box and went straight to the stage," Nichols says
Battles' Ian Williams: "My philosophy is, 'The guitar is dead, long live the guitar'" By Alex Lynham The experimental rocker on his radical approach to looping, life as a two-piece and why he will always be a guitarist at heart
Bear's Den: "‘Folk rock’ makes it sound like all we do is strum acoustic guitars and kind of stand there” By Joe Bosso Critics have rushed to anoint Bear's Den as one of the UK's best folk-rock acts. Just don't tell them that
