In this issue

Riff Of The Month: Weezer – The End Of The Game.

The TG Test: Danelectro 64 XT/59 X12/NOS Plus.

Rockschool: Steely Dan – Kid Charlemagne..

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YOUR NEWS IN GUITARS

2 mins

SEVENDUST

Sevendust pair John Connolly and Clint Lowery talk TG through the rigs on their Return To The Kingdom tour…

8 mins

'IF I ONLY HAD THIS PIECE OF GEAR, MY LIFE WOULD BE COMPLETE!'

NORWEGIAN BLACK METAL TRAILBLAZER IHSAHN ON WHY HE SPENDS TOO MUCH MONEY ON GEAR HE DOESN’T NEED, AND WHY PLAYING PROGRESSIVE MUSIC IS ABOUT THINKING BIG, NOT SHREDDING HARD...

8 mins

A Kind of Magic

Joe Satriani, guitar hero to guitar heroes. To Brian May he's “a friend and an inspiration”. To legions of shredders, he's a master of the art. With new album, Shapeshifting, coming soon, Satch tells TG about his “emotional” and “fruity” music, the gear he’s using – new and old – and how he is still developing as a player. Plus: Satriani disciples pay tribute to their maestro...

10+ mins

THE BEST NEW GEAR TO PLAY IN 2020!

Couldn’t get to the NAMM show in Anaheim, California? Well, no surprise there – LA is a bit of a long haul. However, here at TG we take our responsibility to keep you up to date with the latest guitar trends seriously... So we went on your behalf! Read on for our round-up of the 20 most essential bits of gear this year. Time to start saving the pennies...

9 mins

'WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BE MODERN. WE STILL PLAY WOODEN INSTRUMENTS!'

So says Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong as he tells the inside story of the band’s new album, Father Of All Motherf*ckers, and discusses the art of the “anti-solo”. Also in TG’s 15-page Green Day special: easy lessons for five new riffs, secrets from the studio by producer Butch Walker, and a salute to Billie Joe’s guitars and guitar heroes.

10+ mins

Mark Morton

THE GUITARIST WITH THRASH METALLERS LAMB OF GOD CHANGES DIRECTION WITH A NEW ACOUSTIC EP. WE JUST HAD TO KNOW MORE…

3 mins

CORT KX500MS

Seven strings, totally brutal tone, multi-scale... This is gonna be poplar

3 mins

VOX CAMBRIDGE50

TG gets hands-on with Vox’s hybrid of valve and digital tech

2 mins

HUGHES & KETTNER BLACK SPIRIT 200 FLOOR

The amp heavyweights unveil their ultimate floor-based device

2 mins

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Total Guitar Magazine is a monthly magazine published by Future. The magazine is aimed at guitarists of all levels, from beginners to professionals. Total Guitar Magazine features articles on a wide range of topics, including:

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