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JIMMY EAT WORLD
For the tonally-adventurous punks, heavy-gauge strings and the super-practical Fractal Axe-Fx IIIs are heaven
9 min |
February 2020
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FENDER MUSTANG LT25 £139
Modelling, effects and recording made easy
2 min |
February 2020
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RELOAD
Sylosis are back! Singer/guitarist Josh Middleton explains why he felt the time was right...
10 min |
February 2020
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BLUGUITAR AMP1 IRIDIUM EDITION £749
How good can a 100-watt four-channel amp at your feet be?
4 min |
February 2020
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Renegade Master
BENEATH SONNY LANDRETH’S BOOKISH EXTERIOR BEATS THE HEART OF A RULE-BREAKING MAVERICK. THE SOUTH’S GREATEST SLIDE MAN TOLD US ABOUT THE THRILL OF IMPROVISATION, HIS BATTLE WITH TENDONITIS AND HIS ‘THREE-DAY LIMIT’...
9 min |
February 2020
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Andy Shauf
CANADIAN MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST ANDY SHAUF ON THE CRAFT OF SONGWRITING, VINTAGE GEAR, AND HIS NEW ALBUM, THE NEON SKYLINE
3 min |
February 2020
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SINVERTEK DRIVE N5 £165
Need a dirty channel for your clean amp? Take 5
1 min |
February 2020
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2020 GUITAR WORKOUT
New Year, new you? How about New Year, new groove! If one of your resolutions is to improve your playing, you’re in luck – TG’s new workout plan is here to help!
6 min |
February 2020
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TAL Wilkenfeld
Australian musician Tal Wilkenfeld – known for her work with Jeff Beck, Prince and Herbie Hancock – sits down with TG for a run through her new album and an insight into her incredible journey so far...
10+ min |
February 2020
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EPIPHONE LIMITED EDITION JASON HOOK M-4 EXPLORER OUTFIT £599
Five Finger Death Punch’s guitar wizard unveils his debut Epiphone signature
2 min |
February 2020
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The Reinvention Of Gary Clark Jr.
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…
4 min |
April 2020
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The Adults Are Talking
Indie icons The Strokes pledge their allegiance to Bernie and announce their sixth album
1 min |
April 2020
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FIVE MINUTES ALONE ANNA CALVI
The London-born singer-songwriter on scoring Peaky Blinders and controlling the urge to play fast.
3 min |
April 2020
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THE POWER OF THREE
In Code Orange, one of the heaviest bands on Earth, Reba Meyers is one of three guitarists. With an experimental new album released this month, she discusses the origins of her “unique, self-taught style”, the influence of hip-hop and music theory in her writing, and the “perfect” design of her first signature guitar. Plus: Reba’s studio gear breakdown.
7 min |
April 2020
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HERO LOCAL
BRIAN FALLON’S THIRD SOLO ALBUM IS HIS STRONGEST STATEMENT YET – HE TELLS US HOW AN OPEN MIND AND OPEN HEART FOUND HIM RAISING HIS BAR AS A PLAYER AND SONGWRITER. BUT IT DIDN’T COME EASILY…
8 min |
April 2020
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BLUES FOR GREENY
Legends of the music world came together last month for a tribute to the one and only Peter Green at the London Palladium...
2 min |
April 2020
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FENDER LEAD III
Is this rebirth of a late-70s model getting the second chance it deserves?
3 min |
April 2020
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BLACKSTAR SONNET 60 AND SUPER FLY
Crank your open-mic or busking set up to 11 with the latest acoustic amps from Blackstar...
1 min |
April 2020
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Aussie Rules
BRINGING THE THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER, THE CHATS ARE THE WORLD’S HOTTEST NEW PUNK BAND, LOVED BY IGGY POP AND DAVE GROHL. BUT AS GUITARIST JOSH ‘PRICEY’ PRICE ADMITS: “THERE ARE SONGS ON OUR RECORD THAT I DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW TO PLAY!”
3 min |
April 2020
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VOX CAMBRIDGE50
TG gets hands-on with Vox’s hybrid of valve and digital tech
2 min |
March 2020
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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 min |
March 2020
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CORT KX500MS
Seven strings, totally brutal tone, multi-scale... This is gonna be poplar
3 min |
March 2020
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SEVENDUST
Sevendust pair John Connolly and Clint Lowery talk TG through the rigs on their Return To The Kingdom tour…
8 min |
March 2020
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SCENE
YOUR NEWS IN GUITARS
2 min |
March 2020
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Mark Morton
THE GUITARIST WITH THRASH METALLERS LAMB OF GOD CHANGES DIRECTION WITH A NEW ACOUSTIC EP. WE JUST HAD TO KNOW MORE…
3 min |
March 2020
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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+ min |
March 2020
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HUGHES & KETTNER BLACK SPIRIT 200 FLOOR
The amp heavyweights unveil their ultimate floor-based device
2 min |
March 2020
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'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+ min |
March 2020
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'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 min |
March 2020
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SQUIER 2019 STARCASTERS
Famously used by bands like Depeche Mode and Radiohead, Fender’s answer to the Gibson semi-hollow ES series makes its return…
6 min |