Australian Guitar

Explore the immortal legacy of Prince in Australian Guitar #144, out today This issue celebrates the past, present and future of the guitar's greatest players

Australian Guitar’s Fresh Frets: Vol. 9 On the lookout for your next favourite Aussie band? You've come to the right place – here are eight of the locals we're loving most at the moment!

Australian Guitar x Bluesfest 2021: Hussy Hicks AG goes one-on-one with the artists set to make history Bluesfest's all-Aussie comeback edition. This week, we're chatting with Hussy Hicks

The Screaming Jets’ Scott Kingman: “I love this whole ‘build your own’ situation that we seem to have been forced into” With 30 years of practise, wisdom, and hard-as-nails rockin’ under their belts, the Jets have returned to their landmark 1991 debut to celebrate it with a new vision

Latest Updates

Loser’s Tim and Will Maxwell: “We were brought up on blues, but I always leant towards more of your Gary Moore sort of shred”

By Matt Doria published 30 November 21

The alt-rock luminaries in Loser are back with another slab of scintillating shred and nostalgic noise. We decipher it all with axemen Tim and Will Maxwell

Moaning Lisa’s Ellen Chan: “In a band, you’re always working towards the same goal, and you’re all trying to service the song”

By Matt Doria published 23 November 21

With their hotly anticipated debut album, Moaning Lisa make a striking case for themselves as the new queens (and king) of grunge

Mod Con’s Erica Dunn: “The dynamic is two thirds drinking beer, eating yummy dinners and talking rubbish, and one third making weird songs”

By Matt Doria published 16 November 21

Mod Con frontwoman Erica Dunn riffs on the band’s growth between LP1 and the jaw‑dropping Modern Condition, the gear that went into it, and why it could be compared to a life-altering, psychosis-inducing ice cream…

Parcels’ Jules Crommelin and Patrick Hetherington: “I think we felt a collective desire to break out from what people expected from us”

By Matt Doria published 9 November 21

Defiantly bucking the trends of the playlist-centric synthpop scene, Parcels have returned with an analogue-forward concept album split in two unique halves

Quicksand’s Walter Schreifels: “I felt more comfortable on this record than I did on ‘Interiors’, because I had gained more confidence from playing as a three-piece”

By Matt Doria published 2 November 21

On their second album post-comeback, Quicksand embrace the modern age as icons of the ‘90s. But what does that mean?

Geek out over The Beatles' classic gear in Australian Guitar #145, out today

By Australian Guitar published 31 October 21

This issue goes heavy on interviews, but certainly doesn't skimp on the editorials, lessons or reviews either

The War On Drugs’ Adam Granduciel: “I think this is the first time I’ve actually been excited to release an album”

By Matt Doria published 26 October 21

The War On Drugs frontman Adam Granduciel unpacks the indie stalwarts’ profoundly powerful new album, 'I Don’t Live Here Anymore'

Spotlight: Emerson Snowe

By Matt Doria published 3 October 21

The new EP, Emerson Snowe's Splatterpunk, is out now

Shihad’s Phil Knight: “We wanted to do a heavier album”

By Matt Doria published 3 October 21

Lead shredder Phil Knight tells us how the band tapped into their savage side for Old Gods, and why they wanted to capture the raw, visceral intensity of their live show

Spotlight: Kyle Balkin of Leisure Sport

By Matt Doria published 26 September 21

The new EP, Title Card, is out now

Australian Guitar x Bluesfest 2022: Hiatus Kaiyote

By Matt Doria published 21 September 21

AG goes one-on-one with the artists set to make history Bluesfest's all-Aussie comeback edition. This week, we're chatting with Hiatus Kaiyote

Premiere: Justin Bernasconi channels the spirit of the Australian outback on luminous new single “Lady In The Field”

By Matt Doria published 19 September 21

It's the latest single from Bernasconi's fast-approaching third album, 'Sleeping Like A Maniac' (or SLAM, of short)

Spotlight: Sam Sheumack of Fangz

By Matt Doria published 16 September 21

The new single, "Prove Me Wrong", is out now

Australian Guitar x Bluesfest 2022: The Living End

By Matt Doria published 14 September 21

AG goes one-on-one with the artists set to make history Bluesfest's all-Aussie comeback edition. This week, we're chatting with The Living End

Spotlight: Ella Williams, a.k.a. Squirrel Flower

By Matt Doria published 9 September 21

The new album, Planet (I) is out now

Australian Guitar x Bluesfest 2022: All Our Exes Live In Texas

By Matt Doria published 7 September 21

AG goes one-on-one with the artists set to make history Bluesfest's all-Aussie comeback edition. This week, we're chatting with All Our Exes Live In Texas

Spotlight: Alex Lees of Four In The Morning

By Matt Doria published 3 September 21

The new EP, Stress Dreams, is out now

The Superjesus’ Jason Slack: “I had no real plan from the start, I just wanted to make a guitar”

By Matt Doria published 2 September 21

Ahead of their tour celebrating 2000’s Jet Age this September, Jason Slack gives us an exclusive tease of the homemade guitar he’ll be playing on it

Australian Guitar x Bluesfest 2022: Tex Perkins

By Matt Doria published 31 August 21

AG goes one-on-one with the artists set to make history Bluesfest's all-Aussie comeback edition. This week, we're chatting with Tex Perkins

Children Collide’s Johnny Mackay: “We were using old, shitty, tiny Fender amps”

By Matt Doria published 26 August 21

After nine years (that felt more like 90), the psych-rock powerhouse have finally minted their fourth album – a furiously fun, rivetingly raucous affair

Latest Features

George Lynch: “You can get fast using fuzz if you use it in the right way. Look at Eric Johnson – his main tone is a Fuzz Face!”

By Amit Sharma published 6 December 21

With his first full instrumental album, Seamless, out now, the guitar legend talks fuzz, the influence of Satch, and explains why he doesn’t want it easy from his gear

Ozzy Osbourne (left) and Zakk Wylde perform at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Chicago, Illinois, July 12, 1989

Ozzy Osbourne rates his six-string sidemen and reflects on the highs and lows of Black Sabbath in this classic 1990 GW interview

By Brad Tolinski published 3 December 21

The Prince of Darkness speaks candidly about bandmates past and present – from Randy Rhoads to Zakk Wylde – and what he looks for in a guitarist, in this classic from the GW archives

Why the P-90 pickup is making a comeback

By Rod Brakes published 3 December 21

Bare Knuckle Pickups founder Tim Mills details the tonal qualities that have players turning to the classic single-coil design once again

Charnett Moffett: “I try to get a lyrical, singing quality through the fretless bass. It’s a way of being in direct communication with people”

By Bass Player Staff published 3 December 21

Jazz veteran Charnett Moffett discusses his latest life-affirming album, New Love, and how Jaco Pastorius and Alphonso Johnson shaped his approach to playing

Circa Survive: "It used to be difficult not to fill up every space with guitar – this record shows how our ability to restrain ourselves has grown"

By Gregory Adams published 2 December 21

Colin Frangicetto and Brendan Ekstrom dissect their less-is-more approach on A Dream About Love and confess their newfound affinity for the Line 6 Helix

Best PRS SE Custom 24 deals December 2021: own a top-rated PRS for less

By Chris Corfield published 2 December 21

We’ve scoured the web to find today’s best PRS SE Custom 24 deals

Latest Gear

Best electric guitar strings 2021: top choices for every budget

Best electric guitar strings 2021: the best guitar strings for every budget

By Chris Corfield published 18 November 21

Breathe some new life into your guitar with a set of the best electric guitar strings

Best acoustic guitar strings 2021: outfit your acoustic with the strings it deserves

By Chris Corfield published 18 November 21

Our pick of the best acoustic guitar string sets, and everything you need to know about them

Close-up of Rockboard pedalboard on a concrete floor

10 best pedalboards 2021: organize your guitar effects with these budget-spanning pedalboards

By Jonathan Horsley, Daryl Robertson published 15 November 21

Get the best from your effects with these 'boards from Voodoo Labs, Boss, Friedman and more

Best acoustic guitars 2021: 12 top options for guitarists of all ages and abilities

By Chris Corfield, Daryl Robertson published 10 November 21

Guitar World’s pick of the best acoustic guitars from Fender, Gibson, Martin, Taylor, Epiphone and more

Best acoustic guitars under $500 2021: our top picks, including acoustic-electric guitars

By Chris Bird, Daryl Robertson, James Farmer published 2 November 21

These cheap acoustic guitars are ideal for everything from folk and indie guitar to blues and country

The best reverb pedals 2021: 14 great options for your pedalboard

By Michael Astley-Brown, Alex Lynham, Richard Blenkinsop published 27 October 21

Take a deep dive into the cavernous world of 'verb and explore the best reverb pedals for every budget

Latest Review

Ashdown Pro-FX Retro Drive review

By Trevor Curwen published 6 December 21

An overdrive that aims to get the best out of your amplifier

Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Fly Rig V2 review

By Joel McIver published 2 December 21

The new Bass Fly Rig variant of the venerable SansAmp is typically compact and portable and packed with features

Fender 75th Anniversary Stratocaster and American Ultra Luxe Floyd Rose HSS Stratocaster review

By Chris Gill published 1 December 21

Two twists on a classic recipe that prove that 75 years of evolution have been kind on Leo's most-famous design

Guild Starfire I Bass review

By Stuart Clayton published 1 December 21

An old-school short-scale that will give you the vintage vibe without the vintage bass prices

Jackson Pro Series Monarkh SCP review

By Simon Arblaster published 30 November 21

A thin-bodied single-cut with an eye-catching finish and punishing tones

Ashdown Engineering Pro-FX Two-Band Boost

Ashdown Pro-FX Two-Band Boost review

By Trevor Curwen published 30 November 21

Volume and treble boost in one tonesome pedal

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