Amit Sharma
Amit has been writing for titles like Total Guitar, MusicRadar and Guitar World for over a decade and counts Richie Kotzen, Guthrie Govan and Jeff Beck among his primary influences as a guitar player. He's worked for magazines like Kerrang!, Metal Hammer, Classic Rock, Prog, Record Collector, Planet Rock, Rhythm and Bass Player, as well as newspapers like Metro and The Independent, interviewing everyone from Ozzy Osbourne and Lemmy to Slash and Jimmy Page, and once even traded solos with a member of Slayer on a track released internationally. As a session guitarist, he's played alongside members of Judas Priest and Uriah Heep in London ensemble Metalworks, as well as handled lead guitars for legends like Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols, The Faces) and Stu Hamm (Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, G3).
Latest articles by Amit Sharma

By Phil Weller Published
Buying such a pricey guitar wasn’t an easy decision, but he’s been making the most of his purchase
![Blood Incantation's Paul Rield [left] and Morris Kolontyrsky tear it up live in this artily shot action photos](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YCvQE8rCMG7uq7DQE88UJh-320-80.jpg)
By Amit Sharma Published
On album number four, Paul Riedl and Morris Kolontyrsky are taking their “Morbid Angel meets Pink Floyd” concept to new creative heights

By Phil Weller Published
The celebrated luthier may have had a different career if it weren’t for someone else’s careless craftsmanship

By Amit Sharma Published
Fresh from a triumphant run of festival dates, Veronica Pal checks in to give us the guitar story behind this sister act's stellar debut, BS! – and that's no b.s.
![The English punk-rock quartet University [L-R]: [from left] Zak Bowker,Joel Smith, Eddie Leighand Ewan Barton.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bz2zxGCkozhiN5fcVG9hm7-320-80.jpg)
By Amit Sharma Published
University might be inspired by the Oasis ethos and the harmonies of the Beatles, but Bowker explains why they're going their own way

By Amit Sharma Published
Fans of Joe Pass, Larry Carlton and John Scofield would do well to check out the Pete Roth Trio with Bill Bruford the next time they’re in town

By Amit Sharma Published
On album number four, Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten find themselves at their most autobiographical, searching deep to channel the music – and employing pedals with secret powers

By Amit Sharma Published
The blues-schooled shredder shows off some unlikely examples in his guitar collection, explains why he quit an Iron Maiden icon’s band and shares the fate of his supergroup with Dani Filth, Rob Caggiano and John Tempesta

By Amit Sharma Published
Single-cuts are like merlot, solos are like grapefruit… the inimitable, peerless Carlos Santana shares stories from his legendary career and insights from the cosmos

By Amit Sharma Published
Widely considered to be the Holy Grail for guitar enthusiasts and collectors, 'Bursts feature on many of the most important rock albums ever made. So what exactly went into the secret sauce?

By Amit Sharma Published
This may be the smallest amp in the Iconic series, but it sure packs plenty of firepower

By Amit Sharma Published
As the frontman looks back at 20 years of Gojira’s groundbreaking From Mars to Sirius, he explains why switching guitar brands is not like having an affair, and how he learned about Ozzy Osbourne’s death as the band were midway through a show

By Amit Sharma Published
The trailblazing English guitarist passed away on June 23 and left a formidable legacy, influencing the likes of Joe Bonamassa and countless others

By Amit Sharma Published
Dylan Gers compares the three six-stringers in his dad’s band, explains why his music harks back to the rock guitar hero era, and celebrates the fluke that tied him in with Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke’s son Noah

By Janelle Borg Published
Mills had the opportunity to analyze the highly-coveted guitar after Page sent the guitar to his workshop just before the 2007 Led Zeppelin reunion

By Phil Weller Published
According to Santana, players will be better off copying these musicians if they want to stir emotions

By Amit Sharma Published
The guitarist behind the beloved U.K.-based artisan pickup brand, explains how he got started in the biz, the attention to detail that makes Bare Knuckle so good – and what's coming next

By Janelle Borg Published
The Gojira guitarist stunned gearheads with his custom ESP at last year's Paris Olympics opening ceremony – now, he's explaining his relationship with the guitar brand

By Amit Sharma Published
The Canadian instrumentalist has taken the leap from small clinics to festival stages in his stride, and thanks to his 10-year relationship with Schecter, he’s got a custom Silverburst to match his new bandmates

By Janelle Borg Published
Santana shares how he managed to borrow SRV's prized Dumble after both he and Stevie Ray's tech had the same dream...

By Amit Sharma Published
Husband and wife Kieran Morgan and SJ Mortimer are inspired by Queen, Fleetwood Mac and boygenius in equal measure – and their guitar approach leans into the classic rock guitar pairings

By Amit Sharma Published
With their 2022 debut, Cardinal Black introduced the world to a budding guitar hero. Chris Buck explains how its followup has taken his playing and songwriting to the next level

By Amit Sharma Published
Guitarist Jack Simmons unpacks his wild ESP refinish, why pinch harmonic riffs are the best riffs, and how he grabbed Ronnie Radke and Babymetal to guest on the metal heavyweights’ third record

By Amit Sharma Published
Hailed as one of Ireland’s brightest emerging stars, 18-year-old Muireann Bradley is proud to champion music that’s nearly a century old
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