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John McLaughlin live at Montreux Jazz festival

John McLaughlin: The Montreux Years sees the guitarist select his key performances at the legendary Swiss festival

By Matt Parker published

The new live collection has been handpicked by McLaughlin himself from shows with Mahavishnu Orchestra, Paco de Lucia and The 4th Dimension

Line 6's amp collection room

Line 6 opens the doors to its amp collection room and showcases its finest vintage treasures

By Matt Parker published

In the latest Backstage With Line 6 video, sound designer Ben Adrian shows off some of the firm’s rarest pieces

Guitto GGP-04

Guitto’s GGP-04 pickup aims to turn your parlor acoustic into a dreadnought with five onboard impulse responses

By Matt Owen published

The Joyo-owned company's latest offering lets you emulate a range of acoustic body types, upload self-made or third-party IRs via USB, and offers unplugged reverb and delay effects

Joe Satriani

Joe Satriani announces new album, The Elephants of Mars, unveils expansive first single, Sahara

By Matt Parker published

“I want to show people that an instrumental guitar album can contain far more creative and entertaining elements than I think people are using right now,” says the virtuoso of his 19th solo effort

Joe Bonamassa

Joe Bonamassa shows you how to get 10 different sounds from a Les Paul using just the knobs and pickups

By Matt Parker published

Unlock the secrets of your Gibson with JoBo's tone tips

Cort Duality II

Cort joins forces with prog phenom Hedras for upgraded Fishman Fluence-loaded Duality II model

By Matt Owen published

The souped-up shred machine swaps out Seymour Duncans for Fishman Fluence Open Core Classic humbuckers and a mahogany body, and features a versatile switching system

Scott Ian

Anthrax's Scott Ian teams up with his 10-year-old son to jam Sepultura's Roots Bloody Roots

By Sam Roche published

The thrash guitarist wields a Jackson Dinky 7-string while his young son Revel Young Ian rocks the drums

Mooer R7 X2 Reverb

Mooer R7 X2 Reverb review

By Michael Astley-Brown published

The mini-pedal trailblazers double up for this feature-packed compact 'verb

Mateus Asato

Watch Mateus Asato treat Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah to sublime slides and lush licks in new instrumental cover

By Matt Owen published

Today’s standout neo-soul guitarist also showcased a new song – The Cure – and offered an update following his social media departure last year

Jam Pedals Seagull

JAM Pedals releases the Seagull, a pedal dedicated to David Gilmour’s iconic Echoes sound effect

By Matt Owen published

The dedicated seagull sound effect pedal, inspired by the Pink Floyd legend's swelling Echoes sound, boasts a second mode for vintage cocked wah tones

Avenged Sevenfold give fan a signed guitar

Avenged Sevenfold's Synyster Gates and Johnny Christ personally deliver fan a signed Schecter guitar

By Sam Roche published

The fan is visibly shocked as the pair of Orange County rockers turn up at his doorstep for an impromptu meet-and-greet

How to get started with alternate picking

How to alternate pick on guitar

By Total Guitar editors published

Beginner guitar: Improve your lead guitar skills with a technique used by indie kids, shredders and blues hounds alike

(from left) Nancy Wilson, Orianthi and Jennifer Batten

Nancy Wilson, Orianthi, Jennifer Batten to host women-only Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp in Los Angeles

By Jackson Maxwell published

Melissa Etheridge, Kathy Valentine and Rhonda Smith will also serve as instructors at the camp, which is set to take place from May 6 through May 9

Steve Vai performs live at the 2021 Life Is Beautiful Music & Art Festival on September 17, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada

Steve Vai postpones the start of his American tour

By Jackson Maxwell published

The virtuoso said he was "gutted" to move the tour back, a decision that was made due to an injury that will require surgery

Slipknot perform on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on May 17, 2019

Slipknot announce 2022 Knotfest Roadshow North American tour

By Jackson Maxwell published

The first leg – set to take place from March 16 - April 17 – will feature In This Moment and Jinjer, while the second, May 18 - June 18 leg will feature Cypress Hill and Ho99o9

Ian Anderson

Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson says he’s against guitarists who have techs tune their instruments for them

By Matt Owen published

"You should take pride in your instrument and take pride in keeping it clean and keeping it in tune," offered the flutist and acoustic guitar player

Some of D'Angelico's newly updated electric and acoustic guitars

D'Angelico unveils new, mid-priced Premier Bedford, EXL-1 electric guitars, new Sky Blue finish for Premier SS, DC, Mini DC models

By Jackson Maxwell published

The company's Premier LS acoustics can also now be purchased in a new Satin Vintage Sunburst colorway

Walrus Audio Mako Series D1 High-Fidelity Stereo Delay

Walrus Audio updates the Mako Series D1 High-Fidelity Stereo Delay with refined tones and new functionality

By Michael Astley-Brown published

The latest incarnation of the feature-packed compact delay now boasts updates via USB

Jordan Buckley and Keith Buckley

Every Time I Die announce breakup

By Matt Owen published

Every member, apart from lead singer Keith Buckley, issued a joint statement confirming they have left the band

Source Audio ZIO

Source Audio seeks to “make everything sound better” with its new ZIO Analog Front End + Boost

By Michael Astley-Brown published

The company’s first all-analog pedal is designed to sweeten natural guitar tones with four distinct preamp circuits