Alex The Astronaut: A True Shooting Star By Matt Doria On her narrative-rich debut album, Alex The Astronaut (arguably Australia’s most upbeat singer-songwriter) tackles a full spectrum of emotional intensity.
Trivium's Paolo Gregoletto: "I haven’t used a cab live in years. Bass was ahead of the curve when it came to DI" By Bass Player Staff The architect of Trivium's low-end on his studio setup, and why MIDI drums were key to their monstrous new album, What The Dead Men Say
Billy F Gibbons discusses his extensive collection of hot rod-inspired guitars By Jamie Dickson We joined the ZZ Top man for a personal tour of his garage, which naturally includes a few classic cars...
CD Review: Benny Walker - Chosen Line By Matt Doria "We’re treated to a wealth of ups and downs, almost all of them immediately captivating."
The rise, fall and rediscovery of the Fender Jaguar By Rod Brakes From clean-cut surf to punk, the Jag is an offset with a lot of history. Guitar historian Martin Kelly unpacks its story
Spotlight: Nick Adams of Justice For The Damned By Matt Doria The new album, Pain Is Power, is out now via Greyscale.
Stevie Ray Vaughan opens up in his first Guitar World interview from 1984 By Bill Milkowski "He doesn't go in for the leather-and-studs macho posturing of popular heavy metal bands and he's not particularly adept at crowd manipulation as many of the top rock bands are"
Alex Lifeson reveals his tone and playing secrets behind 11 landmark Rush tracks By Chris Gill In this classic interview from 1996, the Canadian guitar hero dissects Rush anthems from 2112 to Limelight and The Spirit of Radio
Felix Pastorius: ”Even if Jaco wasn’t my father, I’d still be comparing myself to other bassists” By Mike Brooks, Joel McIver Felix Pastorius on the importance of an artist's individuality, managing fans' expectations and befriending your bass
Built To Spill's Doug Martsch: “Music needs to be pleasant to the brain but also challenging“ By Mike Huguenor 20 years on, Built To Spill frontman and guitarist Doug Martsch reflects on Keep It Like A Secret
CD Review: The Front Bottoms - In Sickness & In Flames By Matt Doria "Altogether, LP5 is nigh-on an hour of a glowingly tight, stunningly dynamic and absolutely essential pop-rock."
Malcolm Young's guitar gear: how the AC/DC rhythm machine perfected high-voltage rock 'n' roll tone By Total Guitar editors The late AC/DC great liked his rig simple and loud
Testament's Alex Skolnick and Eric Peterson on creating turbulent music for turbulent times By Jeff Kitts The Testament guitarists on their gear philosophies, the evolution of their sound, and why Chuck Billy remains their toughest critic
Sacha Dunable: “I don’t want to just be making clones – I want to be making guitars that are our own design” By Adam Kovac Sacha Dunable on balancing building guitars and building prog-metal worlds with Intronaut
Khruangbin discuss their musical process, uniting styles and cultures, and their favorite guitarists from around the world By Jamie Dickson The Texas three-piece return with an album replete with impeccable funk and richly embroidered guitar sounds from around the globe
The 10 best King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard songs... so far By Stan Bull From jazz to folk to thrash and beyond, frontman Stu Mackenzie recalls some of the band's standout guitar tracks
Taylor Momsen: "Guitars are like people. The longer they've been in your life the better" By Amit Sharma The Pretty Reckless leader remembers Chris Cornell, and goes deep on the guitars, gear and creation of the band's star-studded upcoming album, Death By Rock And Roll
George Lynch: “There’s so much to say without playing endless streams of notes – I’m always aware of the value of subtlety and silence” By Mark McStea George Lynch discusses the fate of his classic-era guitars, his never-ending Led Zeppelin love and his new album with Dino Jelusick
Australian Guitar's Fresh Frets: Vol. 4 By Matt Doria On the lookout for your next favourite Aussie band? You've come to the right place – here are eight of the locals we're loving most at the moment!
7 of the best desktop guitar amps you can buy today By Nick Guppy The desktop guitar amp market is getting crowded and these from Yamaha, Blackstar, Fender and more might just be the finest money can buy
![Intronaut's Sacha Dunable [left] and Dave Timnick; Dunable sports a Dunable Asteroid and Timnick holds a Dunable Yeti.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CVjJEomLstPpDCcJSNWJwV-1024-80.jpg.webp)
