The 50 greatest acoustic guitar songs of all time By Jonathan Horsley published 16 July 24 As voted for by you, this list spans some of the most significant acoustic moments ever committed to tape – and features a controversial winner…
“I would need to show you exactly how to tune your guitar. Even at home, some people have trouble. Young guitarists tell me that regularly”: Mdou Moctar has ignored all of guitar’s standards – and become one of the world’s finest players in the process By Tim Tucker published 4 July 24 How tuning by ear, recording live, and finding power in the message made Funeral For Justice Mdou Moctar's most radical album yet – an album lit up by one of guitar's most exciting new voices
“If you stand outside of the zeitgeist and try to get people gassed up on the guitar, it doesn’t really work. We should be taking the guitar to the public”: Marcus King on mental health, recovery, and the timeless style of vintage guitars By Tim Tucker published 14 May 24 Mood Swings is the sound of Marcus King rebounding from dark days with a record of hope and truth. Produced by Rick Rubin, it's an early career masterpiece. He tells us all how it came together
The gear Jimi Hendrix used for his bluesiest moments By Tim Tucker published 8 December 22 Because sometimes the Marshall stack was too much for the Red House over yonder...
5 times Jimi Hendrix proved he was a master of the blues By Tim Tucker published 27 November 22 On the week the G.O.A.T. would have turned 80, we dig into the crates for a handful of tracks of unalloyed genius
The greatest guitar albums of the ‘60s: From Beatlemania to Electric Ladyland, a rock ’n’ roll revolution takes shape By Total Guitar editors last updated 19 August 22 As chosen by you, here are the albums that defined guitar music in the swinging ‘60s, featuring the Beatles, Cream and some guy named Hendrix... He could play
Lo Moon’s Sam Stewart: “I do session work in LA for producers and artists, and they always want me to bring my Gretsch” By Tim Tucker published 23 May 22 Sam Stewart takes us behind the guitars and tones on Lo Moon’s cinematic new album, A Modern Life, and explains how the Edge invented the spacious guitar rulebook
Spiritualized’s Jason Pierce: “I’m a big believer in pushing the simplest of ideas as far as they can go... you only need a chord to write a song” By Tim Tucker published 3 May 22 The psychedelic space-rock guitar pioneer on why jamming doesn't work, the power of the simple idea, and smashing up your instrument
10 great Beatles guitar moments you've never heard before By Tim Tucker published 3 February 22 Wild slide guitar, flamenco-inspired rhythm, raw 12-bar blues and more – the inner workings of the Fab Four revealed
