Latest articles by Chris Bird
Tone is one of the most hotly debated aspects of guitar playing. Read on as we look at the best ways to optimize your setup and get more from your guitar rig
Iain Lee was like a kid in a candy store as the Queen guitarist demonstrated – up-close and personal – the magical, singing tone of one of his most famous solos
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In this career-spanning interview, one of the all-time greatest guitar players talks through every era of Queen's career, and charts the evolution of rock's most singular band
Learn how to play Dire Straits' biggest riff – and how to nail its distinctive tone
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Learn the legendary Guns N' Roses riff that introduced Slash to the world
The guitar icon said he and his bandmates looked up to Led Zeppelin from a musical and industry perspective, and labelled Page “the master of the riff”
The guitarist talks disrupting conventional approaches to recording in the early '70s in a new interview with Total Guitar
Learn one of the greatest riffs of all time from Australian rock legends AC/DC
May reveals the story behind Queen’s ‘lost’ classic – and the epic guitar solo he created for it
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Also in issue 364! Interviews: Larkin Poe, The 1975, Alter Bridge, GA-20 and Alexisonfire! Reviews: Chapman ML2 Pro, Squier 40th Anniversary Jazzmaster Gold Edition, Blackstar Dept 10 Amped 1, Electro-Harmonix J Mascis Ram’s Head Big Muff. Learn songs by AC/DC, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The White Stripes and Muddy Waters
Just getting started on guitar? These 10 songs prove that learning guitar doesn’t have to be difficult
From cost and convenience to community and progress tracking, we weight up the pros and cons of both approaches to learning the guitar
Improve your lead guitar skills with a technique used by indie kids, shredders and blues hounds alike
Play more notes with fewer fingers, and get to grips with essential rock ’n’ roll, funk and soul shapes
Our guide to help you create a sonic storm onstage
Beginner guitar: learn rock, metal and punk riffs using just one chord shape
In this beginner guitar lesson, we explain what the different parts of the acoustic and electric guitar do
In this beginner lesson, learn your first guitar chords and the building blocks of rhythm guitar
