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Sophie Burrell: “I don’t care too much about speed – I’d rather sound more like David Gilmour and play with feel”

By Amit Sharma published

One of the finest guitar players to emerge from the social media scene talks cranking up her EVH 5150 for new project Bxrrell – and why she can nail Cliffs of Dover but still struggles with Master of Puppets

Jared Dines shred collab poster

Jared Dines recruits Matt Heafy, Nita Strauss, Ichika Nito, Lari Basilio, Marcin and more for one of the most star-studded shred collabs ever

By Matt Owen published

Michael Angelo Batio, Manuel Gardner Fernandes, Herman Li, Hedras, Sophie Burrell, Jason Richardson and many more also took part in the 70-strong, 37-minute shred-a-thon

Nikki Stringfield, Marcela Campos, Stephanie Bradley and Guitar Gabby

Surviving as a woman guitarist in heavy metal: players detail the sexism they face online

By Sophie McVinnie published

Gabby Logan, Stephanie Bradley, Nikki Stringfield and more share their experiences of everyday misogyny, and discuss the harassment they are forced to face as prominent female musicians

Sophie Burrell plays a Martin SC-10 acoustic as GW's Alan Chaput looks on

Analyze Gretchen Menn and Sophie Burrell's outside-the-box acoustic covers of Weezer, Kaiser Chiefs hits

By Jackson Maxwell published

In this No Limits Challenge semifinal matchup, Menn and Burrell add some unplugged flash to these hook-filled classics – examine them further with GW's editors

Gretchen Menn (left) and Sophie Burrell play Martin SC-10 acoustics

Watch Gretchen Menn and Sophie Burrell break the mold with imaginative acoustic remakes of Weezer, Kaiser Chiefs hits

By Jackson Maxwell published

This round of the No Limits Challenge competition sees two hard-riffing power-pop hits receive Martin-powered makeovers

Sophie Burrell plays a Martin SC-10 acoustic guitar

Sophie Burrell advances to semifinals of the Martin No Limits Challenge

By Jackson Maxwell published

The British guitarist's soulful unplugged take on Guns N' Roses' Sweet Child O' Mine beat out Nili Brosh's dazzling cover of Van Halen's Jump

Nili Brosh plays a Martin SC line acoustic guitar

Analyze Nili Brosh and Sophie Burrell's sizzling acoustic Van Halen and Guns N' Roses remakes

By Jackson Maxwell published

Driven by Martin SC acoustics, these killer covers breathe new life into oft-played classics – take a closer look at them with GW's editors

Nili Brosh (left) and Sophie Burrell play Martin acoustics

Hear Nili Brosh and Sophie Burrell's inventive acoustic remakes of Van Halen, Guns N' Roses hits

By Jackson Maxwell published

This round of Martin's No Limits Challenge competition is all about the '80s

Sophie Burrell demos AmpliTube 5

Join Sophie Burrell on a tour of the various amps, effects and more on tap in IK Multimedia’s amazing new AmpliTube 5

By Richard Bienstock published

“You could easily record an album just using this plugin given the options that are on hand,” Burrell says

Sophie Burrell demos the Eventide MicroPitch Delay

Watch Sophie Burrell conjure massive EVH tones with the Eventide MicroPitch Delay pedal

By Richard Bienstock published

Newest addition to Eventide’s dot9 series brings iconic sounds to a standalone stompbox

Sophie Burrell

Watch Sophie Burrell use AmpliTube 5 to nail Slash’s Welcome to the Jungle tone

By Richard Bienstock published

The guitarist and instructor “gets her Slash on” in this tone-matched cover

Sophie Burrell

From returning goth-rock titans to space-age prog epics: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche published

Turn up the volume and plug into new songs from Sophie Burrell, Smith/Kotzen, Evanescence, Gabriel Cyr, Julia Jacklin and more