Total Guitar
JOHN FRUSCIANTE'S LETTER FROM AMERICA
Our July 2006 issue featured none other than John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers on the cover, with a line of text promising discussion of meditation, drugs, Hendrix and some chat about the band’s then-latest album, Stadium Arcadium.
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November 2024
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CHALLENGE CHARLIE
Ata time when TC's staff were getting, frankly, rather silly, one man stood up to take on the daftest of all our challenges...
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November 2024
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MATT BELLAMY
“T wanted one guitar part to stand out and be just perfect”
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November 2024
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"WHEN YOU START WITH A CRAPPY GUITAR IT BEGINS THE CYCLE OF GEAR ADDICTION!"
Blues star Kenny Wayne Shepherd owns some amazing gear bespoke Dumble amps and a pedal that reportedly belonged to Jimi Hendrix. In his new album, he’s still finding new ways to express himself as a player...
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November 2024
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"AC/DC FAMOUSLY WROTE HIGH VOLTAGE. OUR VERSION IS MORE LIKE CORRECT VOLTAGE!!
Opeth leader Mikael Åkerfeldt and fellow guitarist Fredrik Åkesson love to experiment with new sounds. But in a surprising twist, the band’s latest album is a return to their roots. As Mikael says: “It’s that old death metal magic!”
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November 2024
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THE DAWN OF DIGITAL MODELLING
Just six months into TG’s life we were hit by what thought would be a revolution: The Roland VG-8 and GK-2A guitar modelling system. The GK-2A ‘hex pickup’ converted each string’s signal into a separate digital signal, avoiding tracking problems that had plagued earlier attempts at digital guitar modelling, while the V-Guitar System promised to be able to model anything at all. “Imagine,” wrote music editor Joe Bennett, breathlessly, “play a Strat at one end and out comes the sound of a Les Paul, acoustic guitar, or even a tinny banjo…”
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November 2024
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IN THE BEGINNING: ISSUE 1
Hendrix, dirt boxes, new tech: TG's launch issue shows guitarists' interests are timeless
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November 2024
Total Guitar
DOUBLE TROUBLE
Indulgent implement of rock excess, or a valid, useful 'other' guitar? Meet the doubleneck you can afford
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November 2024
TV & Satellite Week
Pearl of wisdom
Kerry Godliman is back as the sharp seaside sleuth...
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October 19, 2024
What's on TV
Into the deep!
Shazad Latif and Georgia Flood on starring in an ambitious retelling of Jules Verne's classic underwater tale...
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October 19, 2024
What's on TV
Belle arrested!
Can Tom's broken ex take any more?
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October 19, 2024
TV & Satellite Week
DANGER in the deep
Shazad Latif and Georgia Flood star in a lavish retelling of Jules Verne's underwater adventure
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October 19, 2024
TV & Satellite Week
Sins OF THE father
A truth-seeking detective confronts her family's dark legacy
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October 19, 2024
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In sickness and in health
James gives Helen cause for concern as the latest series comes to an end...
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October 19, 2024
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Pride and prejudice
Parminder Nagra returns as the top cop who's fighting both crime and racism...
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October 19, 2024
TV Times
Icing on the CAKE
JO BRAND and TOM ALLEN on their spin-off show that gives Bake Off fans another bite of heaven
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October 19, 2024
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Popping the question!
Nine people plan unique proposals for their partners...
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October 19, 2024
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Alpine adventure
Monica Galetti and Rob Rinder get to work in a traditional Austrian hotel with a difference...
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October 19, 2024
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Family heroes
Actors James Nesbitt and Sarah Parish unearth some emotional discoveries...
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October 19, 2024
TV Times
DANGEROUS liaison
DANNY DYER and KATHERINE PARKINSON on their roles in TV’s newest steamy saga
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October 19, 2024
TV Times
Belle's BREAKDOWN
Her ordeal with Tom finally takes its toll on her mental health
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October 19, 2024
TV Times
My son, the MONSTER
Kat admits to Alfie that Tommy is hurting her
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October 19, 2024
TV Times
Caleb RUMBLED?
The businessman fears his secret will be exposed at Ruby’s mum’s will reading
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October 19, 2024
TV & Satellite Week
Heroes villains
Armando lannucci's comedy spoof goes behind the scenes on a Marvel-style blockbuster
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October 19, 2024
TV & Satellite Week
Darkness within
Billy Crystal stars in a terrifying psychological thriller about a troubled young boy
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October 19, 2024
What's on TV
Stabbed by a stranger
Lee Pomeroy was killed on a train by someone he didn't know...
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October 19, 2024
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A secret left behind |
When Mats died, his parents discovered he'd led an extraordinary online life...
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October 19, 2024
TV & Satellite Week
Force for good
Parminder Nagra returns as the embattled Birmingham cop
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October 19, 2024
TV Times
Troubled WATERS
LISA DWAN on playing a defiant detective looking for answers about the past
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October 19, 2024
TV Times
GEM of a role
KERRY GODLIMAN on why her seaside sleuth Pearl Nolan is a perfect fit
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