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Drug Church’s Nick Cogan on his alt-rock conversion from Les Paul to Jazzmaster, and the three secrets to his sound

By Ellie Rogers published 20 June 22

Melodic, volatile, concise, and riddled with super-premium guitar tones, Drug Church’s new album Hygiene is “catchy music through the lens of chainsaw guitars”

Fantastic Negrito on the near-fatal car crash that changed his approach to playing and the forces behind his powerful new album, White Jesus Black Problems

By Ellie Rogers published 6 June 22

The Grammy-winning songwriter discusses the quirks of his unique strumming technique, his historic punk rock heritage and how Masa Kohama became the perfect foil for his unorthodox style

Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger on the restorative power of Gibson guitars, Marshall amps, and volume

By Ellie Rogers published 16 May 22

The Halestorm guitarists discuss their “everything on 11” policy, making new album Back From the Dead, and working with Gibson on a fresh Explorer Bird guitar design

Joanne Shaw Taylor: “I phoned Joe Bonamassa and was like, ‘You do know I’m not bringing s**t to this session?’ Who goes to Nerdville and takes their own gear?”

By Ellie Rogers published 2 May 22

The UK blues sensation on making a new album of blues covers with JoBo and Josh Smith – despite not considering herself a blues artist

Geese’s Gus Green and Foster Hudson on turning dad rock influences into their urgent NY post-punk guitar sound

By Ellie Rogers published 9 March 22

It’s all about “rhythmic guitar interplay” and “nice abstract melodies” – and two guitarists who couldn’t be any more different in style

Nilüfer Yanya: “It could be the most amazing guitar in the world, but it only matters how you’re playing it”

By Ellie Rogers published 17 February 22

The London-based Jazzmaster enthusiast shares her six-string wisdom on how to beat lockdown blues, find your sound, and explains why one guitar can be enough

Deap Vally’s Lindsey Troy: “I do very simple, tasty, minimal solos – it’s all very melody-heavy, but hooky and with great tone”

By Ellie Rogers published 28 January 22

Troy talks gear, collaborations, and explains why it might be a cliche that the Beatles are her biggest influence – but so what?

Volbeat's Michael Poulsen: “I’ve been asked if I want to have any guitar lessons, and I say, ‘No f**king way,’ because it might ruin what I’ve got”

By Ellie Rogers published 25 January 22

The power of the Danish rockers comes from Poulsen’s mighty riffs. But as a self-taught player, he admits: “I’m pretty terrible at solos!”

Spiritbox’s Mike Stringer on the high-tech modelling solutions and innovative guitar behind the band's breakout album, Eternal Blue

By Ellie Rogers published 17 January 22

The modern metal man waxes lyrical about the Neural DSP Quad Cortex and his Aristides axe, and reveals how he used both to record Eternal Blue in an Airbnb kitchen

The War On Drugs’ Adam Granduciel: “I’ve never strayed too far from having the amp shake the room and playing simple chords with some cool sounds”

By Ellie Rogers published 30 November 21

Granduciel discusses his long courtship of the Fender Jazzmaster, finding room for experimentation and why he loves to record with a “magical guitar”

Don Broco's Si Delaney on heavy riffs inspiring angry lyrics and why he wants to be buried with a Marshall JCM800

By Ellie Rogers published 19 October 21

The English rock outfit's new album, Amazing Things, uses their typically high-energy approach, and as Delaney explains, it's built on Marshall crunch

Samantha Fish: ”I’m finding modern tones to incorporate with the blues and rock ’n’ roll”

By Ellie Rogers published 6 October 21

Pushing the boundaries of blues-rock with new album Faster, the Kansas City six-stringer is bringing her pop influences to the fore, and finding tone magic in a small combo driven hard

Jake Bugg on resisting the urge for a guitar adventure – and why his number one acoustic is made from a kitchen table

By Ellie Rogers published 24 September 21

The English singer-songwriter talks vintage guitars, songwriting and the importance of enjoying your work

How John Mayer came to join Dead & Company

By Ellie Rogers published 20 September 21

Mayer's journey as a Deadhead was like many who got into the band after the fact – except he soon found himself onstage beside Bob Weir and a custodian of the Grateful Dead's legacy

Cedric Burnside: “Hill country blues hardly ever uses the I-IV-V. It’s off the beaten path, it’s unorthodox, it’s unpredictable“

By Ellie Rogers published 20 August 21

Burnside on being born into the blues and the fingerstyle authenticity behind his bare-bones approach to guitar

The 50 greatest guitar riffs of all time

By Amit Sharma, Jonny Scaramanga, Ellie Rogers, Grant Moon, Jonathan Horsley, Sian Llewellyn, Henry Yates, Matt Frost, Joel McIver published 10 August 21

From metal to rock, punk to grunge, these are the best guitar riffs ever recorded, as voted for by you

Tigercub's Jamie Hall: "The lower the tuning, the bigger the riff!"

By Ellie Rogers published 9 August 21

The Brighton alt-rocker details his love of drop tunings, mercurial time signatures and big riffs

Emily Wolfe: “I love to just go off live, but on the record it's going to be out there forever, so I need to make sure every note matters”

By Ellie Rogers published 15 July 21

Armed with a signature guitar and monster pedalboard, Wolfe ventures beyond blues on her experimental second album, Outlier

Toby Lee: “My amp always has the reverb on 10, and if it could go any further it would!“

By Ellie Rogers published 28 June 21

Meet the teenage blues-rock sensation whose debut album, Aquarius, is juiced by boutique Klon crunch and a Gibson Custom Shop ES-335

How Joanna Connor built a guitar rig that keeps her blues sound raw and real

By Ellie Rogers published 12 March 21

The Chicago blues phenom sits down to talk guitars, Nerdville, and why her slamming rhythms ask a lot of an amp

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