Best wah pedals 2020: add an essential tone-shaping effect to your pedalboard By Alex Lynham Get to know your Cry Baby from your Bad Horsie and choose the best wah pedal for you
The secrets behind Jack White's guitar tone on the White Stripes' Seven Nation Army By Chris Gill How White got the sound of one of the most iconic guitar riffs of all time - and how you can nail the tone for cheap
Brian May: "I will never claim to be a great guitarist in the sense of a virtuoso. I just try to play from my heart" By Chris Bird The man recently voted greatest rock guitarist in the world reflects on his heroes and friends, finding his tone, and orchestrating guitar genius with Queen
The 1975's Adam Hann talks embracing heavy riffs, recording on the road and why he loves John Petrucci's signature model By Gregory Adams The versatile pop guitarist reveals the gear and production secrets behind the band's Notes on a Conditional Form - and why they'll never make an album like it again
Harkin: "I’ve been playing guitar long enough to know that if something has P-90s, it sounds more like me" By Alison Richter After years backing Sleater-Kinney, Kurt Vile, Wild Beasts and beyond, a nomadic six-stringer makes her uncompromising solo debut
10 best beginner bass guitars 2020: our pick of the best four-string bass guitars for beginners By Jonathan Horsley The best beginner basses for young players, newcomers and the budget-conscious – featuring Yamaha, Squier, Ibanez and more
Guitar Gabby: "Understanding where guitar music came from helps young black women like me, out here paving our own paths" By Amit Sharma The LTD-wielding guitarist talks the music business, The TxLips Band and the genius of Sister Rosetta Tharpe
12 best guitar cables 2020: top instrument cables for acoustic, bass and electric guitars By Guitar World Try these recommended guitar leads from Planet Waves, Mogami, Ernie Ball, George L’s and more
Warbringer: "We’re not walking on eggshells, as far as the riffs we write. We don't go, 'It’s gotta be thrash!'" By Gregory Adams California thrashers Chase Becker and Adam Carroll talk epic tracks, happy accidents and Weapons of Tomorrow
Best headphones for guitar amps 2020: practice in peace with the best guitar amp headphones By Amit Sharma Studio cans, noise cancelling headphones… even headphones that are the amp – explore the best headphones for guitarists, from Boss, Audio-Technica, Sennheiser and more
The 100 greatest guitarists of all time By Total Guitar editors Featuring the trailblazers, the early innovators, the best jazz, rock, indie, blues, metal and acoustic players - and the best guitarists around today...
Best beginner guitar amps 2020: top guitar amplifiers for beginners By Chris Corfield Looking for the best beginner guitar amp? We have them right here, and they don’t cost the earth either, thanks to Boss, Yamaha, Fender and more
Higher Power: "You can pull guitar ideas from anywhere - even grime music" By Brad Angle Louis Hardy and Max Harper talk 27 Miles Underwater, the second outing by the UK hardcore squad. But wait - are they really hardcore?
Best acoustic guitar amps 2020: let your acoustic guitar tone shine By Chris Corfield Our expert pick of the best acoustic guitar amplifiers for all budgets, from Boss, AER, Mesa Boogie, Fender and others
Everything you need to know about guitar amps By Chris Corfield Stuck wondering “which guitar amp should I buy?” Read on to understand your combos from your heads, and your tubes from your effects loops
Jakub Zytecki: "I don’t really listen to guitar music - I’m not even sure if I like it!" By Adam Kovac One of today's most exciting instrumental guitarists on his latest album Nothing Lasts, Nothing's Lost, and why excessively technical guitar music doesn't spark his interest
The 12 best guitar amps 2020: tube, solid-state and modeling amplifiers for all levels and budgets By Chris Corfield, Alex Lynham These are the best combo amps and heads from PRS, Marshall, Fender, Orange, Boss and others
9 best boost pedals 2020: including the best clean boost pedals for guitar By Alex Lynham Vamp up your tone with the best boost pedals for guitarists, as well as the best clean boost pedals for making your electric guitar solos really sing
The 10 best acoustic guitars for beginners 2020: easy strummers for new acoustic guitar players By Chris Corfield The best beginner acoustic guitars, featuring quality six strings from Epiphone, Taylor, Fender and more – prices start from $149
Alcest's Neige: "I went with my aggressive feelings and wrote these songs very quickly - they were true to my emotions" By Jon Wiederhorn The frettin' frontman takes you inside the cult French blackgazers’ latest album, the turmoil-driven Spiritual Instinct
