Latest articles by Jenna Scaramanga
The Australian singer-songwriter’s new live session demonstrates her continuing curiosity about dynamics, ambience and composing, as she admits she might be too comfortable with her Kurt Cobain Jag
The Grammy-nominated blues guitarist has been researching unrecognized women of the guitar world since 2001. Her latest album, One Guitar Woman, is a tribute to some of the greatest
Thin Lizzy are tough enough for punks, heavy enough for metalheads, poetic enough for romantics – and their catchy riffs and licks have been played by some of the finest guitarists on earth
We walk you through the different parts of the main electric guitar types, from Stratocaster to Les Paul
Andrea Ferrero shares the tone secrets and behind-the-scenes details of the Pink Pony Club guitar – and an already-iconic performance
The Machine Gun Kelly guitarist and Kiesel signature artist reveals what she learned from which players – and the techniques she’s still working on
Lloyd looks back on the time her dad would play Joe Bonamassa records while driving her to school
Lloyd may be known for her shredding playing style – but learning Comfortably Numb proved to be a revelation for her technique
The session pro discusses the skills needed to hold down gigs with pop icons – including playing on top of a giant mushroom with pyro shooting out of your guitar...
The filth, the fury, and '80s Fernandes Strat copies – these guitars, amps, and effects defined the sound of some of rock's greatest, and most rebellious, bands
The Bones UK and Morrissey guitarist is one of the most exacting tone connoisseurs in the game, with some quietly radical picks and some familiar favorites
Augmenting the rock with electronic elements, Bones UK are dragging it into the future, but as frontwoman Rosie explains, they have one foot in the past, with an old-school blues cat playing lead
Vandenberg is making guitar sounds you’ve never heard before. In a brilliant new album from Bones UK, she’s also blues, Hendrix and her mentor Jeff Beck – all in the pursuit of authenticity…
Become an acoustic polymath and be comfortable in any musical company with this lesson in styles spanning boygenius to Genesis
Acoustic guitars are arguably simpler than electrics, but there’s still a wealth of details involved in playing like a pro…
One of bluegrass's most gifted guitarists, Tuttle checks in to discuss the evolution of her style, and why it pays to subvert received wisdom and practice flat-out as fast as you can go
Vandenberg discusses the invaluable lesson she learned from Beck about achieving your tone no matter what equipment you have at hand
We asked, you voted, and the results are in, with a top 20 covers list featuring Guns N' Roses, Aretha Franklin, SRV and Joe Bonamassa. But who was voted number one?
Tuttle also shares the key technique that aspiring bluegrass guitar players need to master before they get on a stage
54 guitars. 8-gauge strings. A semi full of amps. Joe Perry's live rig is a changeable, often untameable beast, and Hurst has been in charge of it since 2019. With the Aerosmith juggernaut ready to pull in for good, he spills all of its secrets, from string gauge and intonation to a heck of a lot of gain stacking...
Tankg is a another tour de force of electric guitar provocations with Idles' dynamic duo finding wilder ways to take their sound to the edge of disaster then hold it there, just for kicks
The band might have landed in the ’70s, but Nancy Wilson is inspiring more players than ever in 2024 – just glance at Instagram
St. Vincent’s new album, All Born Screaming, sees her teaming up with two Foo Fighters, using Prince’s favourite pedal and embarking on a prog odyssey. It also sees her return to real amps played real loud…
