Total Guitar
Polyphia – "Guitar is a Means to an End - the End Being Good Music"
Two virtuosos, no rules: how Polyphia are redefining the possibilities for guitar music
9 min |
December 2022
Total Guitar
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 min |
January 2023
Guitar Player
RED ALERT
Salvaged old-growth redwood finds new life in Grez Guitars models like this Mendocino DC.
4 min |
January 2023
Guitar Player
THE EVOLUTION OF JIM LAUDERDALE
His main goal has always been to write great songs. As he drops his 35th album, Game Changer, the Americana stalwart is learning to be a better guitarist.
10 min |
January 2023
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FLYING HIGH AGAIN
On the 40th anniversary of Randy Rhoads' death, we celebrate his metal mastery with a lesson devoted to his genre-defining style.
6 min |
January 2023
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GAME ON
Chris Scruggs and Craig Smith explore the licks that make Game Changer a winner.
2 min |
January 2023
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PRS - Horsemeat Transparent Overdrive, Mary Cries Optical Compressor and Wind Through the Trees Dual Analog Flanger
AFTER INITIALLY ESTABLISHING his reputation with electric guitars, and following with acoustic guitars and amplifiers, it seemed an inevitability that Paul Reed Smith would fill the missing link in the signal chain -pedals.
4 min |
January 2023
Guitar Player
BOSS - Dual Cube LX
ROLAND LAUNCHED THE Cube in 1978, and since then, the compact amp has been offered in more than 50 different models that deliver great sound and features in durable enclosures.
4 min |
January 2023
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EARTHQUAKER DEVICES
Special Cranker
2 min |
January 2023
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TIP SHEET
Slide virtuoso Sonny Landreth delivers 10 pointers for everyone from beginners to pros.
5 min |
January 2023
Guitar Player
You Dirty Rat
Introduced in 1979, the ProCo Rat Distortion Pedal is the OG overdrive.
3 min |
January 2023
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How I Wrote..."867-5309/ Jenny"
Jim Keller recalls how he helped dial in Tommy Tutone's 1982 smash hit.
3 min |
January 2023
Guitar Player
SOMETHING IN THE WATER
Hailing from Clarksdale, Mississippi, Christone \"Kingfish\" Ingram is a born and bred blues guitarist. Just don't call him a purist.
8 min |
January 2023
Guitar Player
LEARNING TO BREATHE
Eight years into his career, Marcus King has shown he has what it takes to go the distance. With Young Blood, his latest solo excursion, he does it with all six strings blazing.
9 min |
January 2023
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SIX OF ONE
Marcus delivers a half-dozen tips to help you become a singular guitarist.
3 min |
January 2023
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EPIPHONE
Joe Bonamassa 1962 ES-335
4 min |
January 2023
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CARDINAL VIRTUE
As he puts his old band back together for their debut album, blues guitarist Chris Buck emphasizes playing for the song.
5 min |
January 2023
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MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS
With more than five decades of road behind him, George Thorogood picks a handful of tunes that brought smiles to the miles.
8 min |
January 2023
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PLAYING by the RULES
Known his work as a guitarist, writer and producer with artists like Kacey Musgraves and Brett Eldredge, Daniel Tashian follows three guidelines on his newest solo set. The result is an album's worth of gems.
10+ min |
January 2023
Guitar Player
Raw Power
The Beatles' 1970 swan song finds its groove in this 2003 redux.
2 min |
January 2023
Guitar Player
VICTORY - V1 the Duchess and the Jack Overdrive
BRITISH GEAR MAKER Victory is primarily known for its well-built tube amps, but the amp-in-a-pedal sector is a growing and popular one, so it makes total sense for this company to join the likes of Bogner, Friedman and countless stompbox makers in this arena.
3 min |
January 2023
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RIFFING ON CLASSICS
Rebecca and Megan Lovell reveal the secrets behind Larkin Poe's alchemical magic for turning classic blues riffs into modern fuzzed-out blues-rock hooks.
10 min |
January 2023
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THE LORDS OF LO-FI
GA-20's stripped-down, lo-fi approach has propelled them to the top of the blues charts. As they release their latest album, Crackdown, guitarists Matt Stubbs and Pat Faherty show us the gear that fuels their authentic blues-rock tone.
6 min |
January 2023
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GOING HORIZONTAL
Want to give the lap steel a go? Here are Megan Lovell's four tips to help you get started.
1 min |
January 2023
Guitar Player
TAKE FIVE
Kingfish delivers his top guitar tips.
3 min |
January 2023
Guitarist
Under Pressure
This issue, Alex Bishop deals with the twin troubles of tension and playability that you may encounter when building a guitar
3 min |
January 2023
Guitarist
Gas Supply
Our pick of the month's most delectable and wallet-bothering new gear
3 min |
January 2023
Guitarist
And Custom For All
Fender's Mod Shop offers buyers the chance to custom-build a new guitar andit’s cheaper than going the Custom Shop route. Our editors try it out
6 min |
January 2023
Guitarist
THERE'S A STORM A'COMING
Rising prices are everywhere, including on our cherished guitars. VWWe discuss the background to the ongoing price hikes with the head of PRS Europe, Gavin Mortimer
3 min |
January 2023
Guitarist
WALTER TROUT
Now in his 70s, having survived rock 'n' roll excess and a debilitating pandemic-induced depression, Walter Trout takes us on the emotional road he travelled to release his 30th solo album, Ride, a record that revisits the trials of his New Jersey childhood and affirms his place in the annals of blues-rock
10+ min |