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Joe Satriani on his greatest used guitar find, Bonamassa-inspired buyer's remorse and why he just can't play SGs

By David Mead

Satch on his six-strings past and present, and a previously unthought-of attachment to a 1958 Fender Esquire…

Gretsch G6120T-BSSMK Brian Setzer Nashville '59 'Smoke' and G6120T-HR Hot Rod review

By Ed Mitchell

The Stray Cat returns with a litter of killer Gretsch signature guitars. Just don’t expect 'em to bat like '50s throwbacks...

Martin X Series DX1E-04 review

By Rob Laing

What does Martin’s entry-level laminate-made dreadnought add up to?

Seafret's Harry Draper: “We wrote Oceans in an hour after being in the pub. Now we go all over the world and play it”

By Grant Moon

Draper takes us below the surface to reveal the secrets of the Yorkshire duo's indie-pop sound

Green Carrot Pedals Comfortably Plum review

By Trevor Curwen

Two circuits combine to give you Gilmour-inspired drive tone in a box

5 guitars that made Billie Joe Armstrong an icon of punk

5 guitars that defined Billie Joe Armstrong's career in punk

By Total Guitar editors

Let's take a walk down the boulevard of the Green Day leader's most rockin' six-strings...

How to play fingerstyle blues with alternating bass and melody

By Joseph Alexander

Joseph Alexander of Fundamental Changes returns with another lesson to sharpen up your Delta blues chops

Cort KX500MS review

By Jonathan Horsley

Cort courts djent players with a multi-scale seven-string, with totally brutal tone and a cool poplar burst finish

Everything you need to know about power amp types

By Dan Coggins

Guest writer Dan Coggins joins us to explain the differences in tube amp class and types

Vox Cambridge 50 review

By Chris Bird

Getting hands-on with Vox’s hybrid of valve and digital tech

The hunt for alternative tonewoods: how guitar luthiers are looking to save the planet

By Adam Bradbury

In the second of this two-part report, we ask how luthiers are trying to do their bit for forests and creating a new generation of planet-friendly guitars...

TC Electronic Flashback 2 Mini & Hall Of Fame 2 Mini review

By Trevor Curwen

TC thinks big and shrinks its much-loved multi-delay and multi-reverb stompboxes, but does the smaller format suit them?

How to use modulation pedals on bass

By Dan Veall

Looking to add some phaser, chorus or flanger to your low-end rumble but don't know where to start? Apply within!

Go from Steve Cropper to Steve Vai with this hot lick six-pack

By Pat Heath

Spice up your playing with our quick lessons in the style of Cropper, Vai – and four other guitarists not named Steve!

Here are the 6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in May 2020

Here are the 6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear this month

By Total Guitar editors, Amit Sharma

Featuring Opeth bassist Martín Méndez’s White Stones, the Free-inspired Gabriella Jones, Leeched and more...

Source Audio Collider Delay+Reverb review

By Trevor Curwen

Two ambient worlds collide in a single easy-to-operate pedal

Mark Morton: "I think it’s healthy to write on acoustic, because it doesn’t lend itself to the technical focus of electric"

By Stuart Williams

The Lamb Of God guitarist on easing off on the gain and finding the perfect chords for his acoustic solo EP, Ether

Close Up Of Man Using Tapping Technique On Electric Guitar

How great guitarists can inspire - rather than intimidate - your playing

By Justin Sandercoe

Justin Sandercoe of justinguitar.com offers a fresh perspective on how we should look at guitar heroes on social media and beyond

Funk up your blues with these 4 slick licks

Funk up your blues with these rhythmic solo ideas

By Richard Barrett

A little rhythmic variety in your phrasing will take your blues playing to the next level

Fender Smolder Acoustic Overdrive review

By Rob Laing

The Big F’s ever-growing effects family births its first acoustic stompbox