In this issue

GUITARIST OF THE YEAR

First Steps in Guitar
Major Pentatonic Rock.

Riff of the Month
Tropical Gothclub – Needles.

Jared James Nichols – "It feels like the amp's about to explode!"

The blues rock power of Jared James Nichols, a man of many Les Pauls...

4 mins

FIRST STEPS IN GUITAR...MAJOR PENTATONIC ROCK

Paul gets 80s with some big powerchords and melodic bends

2 mins

TROPICAL GOTHCLUB

RIFF OF THE MONTH

1 min

Wilko Johnson 1947-2022

The unlikely guitar hero who had a style like no other - and wielded his Tele like a machine gun

5 mins

The Year in Guitar

The return of the mega-gig. The rise of the guitar synth. Amazing new music, surprise comebacks and mindboggling new gear. The story of 2022 has all this and more...

9 mins

John Frusciante

2022 saw the release of two monumental albums by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, in which John Frusciante demonstrated once again why he is one of the most powerful, intuitive and soulful guitar players on the planet. What's more, he also dug deep to create a song in homage to Eddie Van Halen - a heartfelt tribute from one great player to another, with an extraordinary one-take solo that underscores why TG names him Guitarist Of The Year.

10+ mins

The Albums of the Year

So many great albums have been released this year, including two from Jack White, two from the Red Hot Chili Peppers and five from the relentlessly brilliant King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. In TG's top 20 there's everything from indie-folk to instrumental tech-metal...

10+ mins

The Songs of the Year

Wet Leg created a breakout hit out of one chord. But there was nothing minimalist about King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's 18-minute psychedelic freakout with its cacophonous triple-guitar throwdown...

4 mins

SOLOS OF THE YEAR

John Frusciante paid tribute to EVH. David Gilmour and Buddy Guy rolled back the years. But the most extraordinary solo of 2002 came from Steve Vai's collaboration with Polyphia....

5 mins

The Riffs of the Year

How to create a killer riff? Muse did it by going full-on metal, Ghost channeled their inner Def Leppard, and Animals As Leaders went where other bands fear to tread...

6 mins

LAVA MUSIC BLUE LAVA

Lava's Smart guitar concept gets more affordable

3 mins

LAVA MUSIC BLUE LAVA

Lava's Smart guitar concept gets more affordable

3 mins

BOSS DS-1W

The DS-1 is many players' first pedal. Now, it gets the boutique Waza treatment...

2 mins

BOSS DS-1W

The DS-1 is many players' first pedal. Now, it gets the boutique Waza treatment...

2 mins

MXR DUKE OF TONE

The King is somewhat unavailable. Long live the Duke?

2 mins

MXR DUKE OF TONE

The King is somewhat unavailable. Long live the Duke?

2 mins

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