Total Guitar Features

Queen guitarist Brian May is seen at 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' on June 22, 2017 in Los Angeles, California

The 10 most iconic guitar amps of all time

By Damian Fanelli, Christopher Scapelliti and Tom Gilbert

These tone machines have earned a place in history for being first-rate gamechangers

Nili Brosh: "I approach solos like a paragraph of speech - musical punctuation allows the listener to pick out ideas more clearly"

By Peter Hodgson

The guitarist's new record, Spectrum, is a concept album that works just as well forwards as backwards, or at the mercy of the shuffle button

Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal: "I forgot how much I loved playing progressive music - I could play a little more outside"

By Joshua M. Miller

The ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist explains why Sons of Apollo’s new album - MMXX - lets him tap into his inner Allan Holdsworth

The 11 best 7-string guitars 2020: budget-spanning picks for djent to nu-metal

By Jonathan Horsley

Upgrade your low-end shred game with the best 7-string guitars from Ibanez, Jackson, Charvel and more

The Chats' Josh 'Pricey' Price: “There are songs on our record that I don't even know how to play!“

By Jonathan Horsley

Meet the world's hottest new punk band, loved by Iggy Pop and Dave Grohl

Angus Young's guitar gear: everything you need to nail the AC/DC star's high-voltage tones

By Amit Sharma

On the hunt for some Rock ‘N’ Roll Damnation or hoping to map out your own Highway To Hell? Whether you’re a bad boy looking to boogie or a girl who’s got rhythm, we've got you covered…

AWOLNATION: "We want the musical ability to compete with anyone - whether it's Metallica or Miley Cyrus"

By Amit Sharma

Frontman Aaron Bruno discusses the gear and ethos behind new album Angel Miners & Lightning Riders, including his collaboration with Weezer's Rivers Cuomo

Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti of Alter Bridge

Alter Bridge: "All I want to do is learn new guitar lines on Instagram and get inspired by other players - it’s like I’m 21 years old again"

By Jeff Kitts

Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti discuss solo projects, dealing with such a large creative output and their latest album Walk The Sky

Danelectro review round-up: '64XT, 60th Anniversary DC 59M NOS+ and 59X12 12-string

By Jonathan Horsley

They are vintage weird, with Lipstick singlecoils and Masonite builds, but don’t underestimate the Dano’s magic…

Anna Calvi performs onstage during The Legitimate Peaky Blinders Festival 2019 at the Custard Factory on September 14, 2019 in Birmingham, England

Anna Calvi: "The worst thing about playing guitar is having to resist the urge to play fast all the time!"

By Amit Sharma

The British Tele titan on scoring Peaky Blinders, dream guitars and controlling the urge to play fast

Elder's Nick DiSalvo: “We anticipated spending more time jamming and recording actual songs. But we just got completely lost in all the gear!”

By Jonathan Horsley

The progressive guitarist and vocalist on the magic of analog, finding nirvana in a trinity of gain stages, and bringing compositional expansionism to heavy rock with new album Omens

Kendrick Lamar guitarist Rob "Freaky Rob" Gueringer: "Remember that when you are working with these artists, you are an artist as well"

By Amit Sharma

He's toured with Eminem, Cardi B, Usher and Mac Miller. Now, "Freaky Rob" tells GW how he became one of hip-hop's most in-demand guitar players - and the face of Fender's American Acoustasonic Stratocaster

Rig tour: Sevendust on the gear behind their monster live sound

By Amit Sharma

John Connolly and Clint Lowery talk Dean and PRS guitars and explain why the Kemper is the touring musician's silver bullet

Fender will no longer use ash bodies for production-line guitars - we found out why, and what woods will be used instead

By Amit Sharma

In an exclusive interview, Executive VP of Fender Product Justin Norvell reveals what spec changes we can expect, and the fate of its Summer NAMM releases

Marcus King: "I never called myself a blues artist - I’m an admirer of the craft"

By Adam Kovac

The venerated player has accomplishments that belie his short career. We chat with the man himself about gear and playing with the world's most noted blues guitarists

Jim Davies: “You can’t just play whatever you want over dance music - the guitar has to fit in”

By Amit Sharma

The former Prodigy guitarist talks getting the gig with the acclaimed dance-rock group, his latest solo album Headwars, and who really played the Firestarter riff

How to buy a guitar online: tips for seasoned and first-time buyers

By Dan Orkin

What to look for to get the best deals when buying musical instruments online

Code Orange's Reba Meyers: “I love evil sounds people wouldn’t necessarily know are played on guitar”

By Amit Sharma

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

...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead: "I look for beauty in music... It's probably why I don't listen to a lot of rock music"

By Alex Lynham

Frontmen Conrad Keely and Jason Reece detail the creation of their latest album, X: The Godless Void and Other Stories

Gary Clark Jr: "I got my education from Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix more than going to grade school"

By Amit Sharma

How the modern blues trailblazer has defied convention and broken the mould in order to find himself, pushing the genre in new directions along the way…