Australian Guitar

Dive into the ambitious new Slash album in Australian Guitar #146, out now This issue also features a look at ten essential Gibson SG albums, the astronaut that made music in microgravity, 15 gear reviews and more

Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother: “There’s something about a band playing that changes the atmosphere of the room” When the world gets down, Wolfmother get up… And start rocking the f*** out!

Spotlight: Ben Speight of Future Haunts The new EP, I Can't Change The Way You Change, is out now

Australian Guitar x Bluesfest 2022: Hiatus Kaiyote 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

Latest Updates

Spotlight: Romero

By Matt Doria published 15 April 22

The new album, Turn It On!, is out now

Slash: “I was always turned on by rock ’n’ roll bands that had that raw kind of spirit”

By Matt Doria published 15 March 22

For his landmark fourth album with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators (bluntly titled '4'), Slash took an ambitious leap into new territory

Matty Took of PLANET: “We just tried different things out and had fun”

By Australian Guitar published 8 March 22

PLANET explain how they recorded their debut album as a clandestine operation, with a producer working remotely on the other side of the world

Cam Baines of Bodyjar: “We thought we had a good album, but we ended up scrapping about half of it”

By Australian Guitar published 1 March 22

On their first album in almost a decade, the pop-punk mainstays explore belting new territory with a keen ear for the classic stuff

Josh Smith and Jon Deiley of Northlane: “We create trends"

By Matt Doria published 22 February 22

If 2019’s Alien brought Northlane to their peak, its follow-up takes them far beyond the point of “overdrive”

Charlie Collins: “I wanted to keep the full version of myself intact on ‘Undone’”

By Matt Doria published 15 February 22

Though its themes certainly reflect its title, Charlie Collins‘ second album is also viciously empowering, honest and heartfelt

Andy Golledge: “I don’t want to sound like a copy of my influences”

By Matt Doria published 8 February 22

15 years in the making, the debut album by alt-country stalwart Andy Golledge is stacked from cover to cover with soon-to-be classics

Jake Webb, aka Methyl Ethel: “I try not to think about what the project has grown to represent”

By Australian Guitar published 1 February 22

Methyl Ethel isn’t like most guitarists. So, naturally, his new album isn’t like most guitar albums.... It’s better

Dope Lemon: “I thought of ‘Rose Pink Cadillac’ as a way that I could give back”

By Australian Guitar published 25 January 22

For his third album as Dope Lemon, indie-rock luminary Angus Stone took his hazy, honeyed flair to dizzying new heights

Spotlight: Will Wright of Choosing Sides

By Matt Doria published 25 January 22

The new EP, All I Need, is out now

Spotlight: Psychobabel

By Matt Doria published 19 January 22

The new single, 'Grip', is out now

Spotlight: Mitch Parry of Loose End

By Matt Doria published 12 January 22

The new single, 'Autopilot', is out now

Stuart MacLeod of Eskimo Joe: “The day we stop enjoying ourselves is the day we don’t make any more music”

By Australian Guitar published 11 January 22

Eskimo Joe have given us more than our fair share of alt-rock anthems. Now, the Perthian powerhouse are bundling them all into one neat little package

Ian Moss and Troy Cassar-Daley: “It’s really good for us to have someone else to bounce off of”

By Australian Guitar published 5 January 22

This March, two of Australia’s most iconic songwriters will hit the road for a sprawling acoustic tour, breathing new life into each other’s classic songs

Courtney Barnett: “I’ve started realising how many more options there are – the ideas are really endless”

By Matt Doria published 4 January 22

Courtney Barnett unpacks the introspection and the scenic inspirations that led to her most restrained, but also most experimental album yet

Amyl And The Sniffers’ Dec Martens and Gus Romer: “If we’re eating the same foods and sharing the same bathroom, we end up making music naturally”

By Matt Doria published 28 December 21

On their explosive second album, Amyl And The Sniffers expand on their raw ’n’ ravenous brand of distinctly Australian punk-rock

Dooms Children: “I had no interest in compartmentalising everything and smoothing out the edges”

By Matt Doria published 21 December 21

Transitioning from hardcore punk to folky psychedelica, Wade MacNeil welcomes a new lease on life with Dooms Children

Hard-Ons’ Blackie and Tim Rogers: “it’s almost like ‘Hard-Ons Plus’ now”

By Matt Doria published 14 December 21

On album #13, Aussie punk legends the Hard-Ons hit their fiercest and poppiest highs yet, thanks in no short part to newcoming frontman Tim Rogers

Justin Bernasconi: “I could see swirls of paint strokes and hear dissonant phrases on the guitar”

By Matt Doria published 7 December 21

Justin Bernasconi walks us through his magical third album, 'Sleeping Like A Maniac'

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

Latest Features

Cave In Adam McGrath and Stephen Brodsky

Cave In share how recording with Kurt Ballou and building a Covid-safe talk box helped them craft their biggest-sounding album yet

By Alex Lynham published 20 May 22

Adam McGrath and Stephen Brodsky discuss the next chapter in Cave In's history, and explore the guitar and studio secrets that helped them honor late bassist Caleb Scofield's legacy on Heavy Pendulum

Nandi Bushell on her meteoric rise, playing with Foo Fighters, and her aspirations to collaborate with Slipknot and Metallica

By Matt Owen published 20 May 22

The internet-breaking 12-year-old multi-instrumentalist discusses her whirlwind journey so far, from her earliest musical memories to befriending Dave Grohl and receiving guitar gifts from her six-string heroes

Mike Campbell: “When the Heartbreakers started out, we had 100-watt Vox Super Beatles – I don’t know how Tom Petty sang over those, but he did!”

By David Mead published 20 May 22

The Heartbreakers guitarist on getting the Dirty Knobs back together for an album that mines the tonal gold of small tube combos and captures the magic of recording live

The secrets behind Jeff Beck’s guitar tone on Freeway Jam

By Chris Gill published 20 May 22

Beck’s 1975 jazz-rock fusion breakthough album, Blow by Blow, is a tour de force of his playing, but how did he get that overdriven Strat magic on Freeway Jam?

Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder on reuniting after nearly 60 years to pay tribute to blues legends Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry

By Jamie Dickson published 19 May 22

Get On Board finds two old friends and collaborators back in the studio for an album of Piedmont blues covers that might just happen to be their finest hour on record

Meet Rowan Robertson: Ronnie James Dio’s lost prodigy

By David Von Bader published 19 May 22

How a virtually unknown 17-year-old shredder landed the coveted guitar slot with Dio – and went on to record the criminally underrated Lock Up the Wolves

Latest Gear

Close up of Telecaster pickups and strings

Best electric guitar strings 2022: the best guitar strings for every budget

By Chris Corfield published 9 May 22

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

Close up of Ibanez acoustic guitar and strings

Best acoustic guitar strings 2022: outfit your acoustic with the strings it deserves

By Chris Corfield published 6 May 22

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

Best pedalboards 2022: 10 budget-spanning picks to help organize your guitar effects

By Jonathan Horsley published 3 May 22

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

Close-up of an acoustic guitar laying on its side on a dark stone surface

Best acoustic guitars under $500 2022: our top picks, including acoustic-electric models

By Chris Bird published 27 April 22

These sub-$500 acoustic guitars are ideal for everything from folk and indie guitar to blues and country

Electro-Harmonix Oceans 11 reverb pedal on a wooden floor

Best reverb pedals 2022: 15 great options for your pedalboard

By Michael Astley-Brown published 23 March 22

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

Best acoustic guitars 2022: 12 top options for guitarists of all ages and abilities

By Chris Corfield published 10 November 21

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

Latest Review

Larrivée D-03R and 000-40 Custom review

By David Mead published 20 May 22

Two acoustics from the celebrated Larrivée stable with contrasting spec and very individual personalities. Something for everyone? Let’s find out…

Cort Artisan B5 Element review

By Mike Brooks published 19 May 22

The B5 is like a beefed-up five-string greatest hits of Cort's Artisan series, with a generous spec at a very attractive price

Vintage V65 Icon Vibrato review

By Dave Burrluck published 18 May 22

A new heavily relic’d and very affordable offset from the cheeky chaps at Vintage

Foxgear T7E Baby review

By Trevor Curwen published 17 May 22

An accomplished pedal emulation of a classic Binson Echorec

Maestro Discovery Delay review

By Trevor Curwen published 16 May 22

Revived and reimagined by Gibson, the Maestro brand debuts an analog delay with modulation that arrives on-trend with BBD chips and generous delay time

Line 6 Catalyst 100 review

By Nick Guppy published 13 May 22

Line 6 shakes up the budget digital combo market with a new range that packs HX-quality amp sounds and effects into handsome cabinets

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