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Total Guitar magazine to close after 30 years in print
By Scott Rowley published
It was once the biggest-selling guitar magazine in Europe. Now Total Guitar is set to close after its latest issue. Here’s what its first and last editors have to say...

The 5 most famous acoustic guitars of all time – and how Willie Nelson's Trigger, Cobain's Martin D-18E became guitar icons
By Daryl Robertson published
We take a deep dive into the most recognizable flat tops ever made and the reasons they became so famous

“I still don’t find it easy! It’s one of the most unnatural riffs to play you could possibly imagine”: Brian May finds Bohemian Rhapsody difficult to perform – and he points the blame at “riffmeister” Freddie Mercury
By Phil Weller published
The Queen guitarist has called it “the most unnatural riff to play” and says even now he has to battle with adrenaline when he plays it live

The story behind the fake Metallica track that fooled the world
By Total Guitar editors published
How a Total Guitar ‘Play Like’ track – aka Apocalypse Dawn – accidentally achieved mythical status among Metallica fans

Beginner guitar scales: learn the most important patterns
By Total Guitar editors published
Get your head around this essential musical building block and learn two of the important scales: pentatonic and major

Learn to wrangle the whammy bar with these slick tremolo tricks
By Chris Bird, Charlie Griffiths published
It's time to hit the dive bar for a few scoops and doops in the style of Stevie Vai, EVH and more

Code Orange's Reba Meyers: “I love evil sounds people wouldn’t necessarily know are played on guitar”
By Amit Sharma published
One of modern metal's most distinctive players on her self-taught style, the influence of hip-hop and music theory, and her studio gear

Slash guitar chords: what are they, and how to use them
By Chris Bird published
Get creative with some easy new shapes as we explain how to use slash chords
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