SCOTT REYNOLDS (CLT DRP)

CLT DRP – pronounced ‘Clit Drip’ for anyone too abashed to ask – are a trio of electro-punk feminists from Brighton.

CRAZY TUBE CIRCUITS UNOBTANIUM

Dumble and Klon sounds in a single pedal

EPIPHONE 1958 KORINA EXPLORER

Epiphone and the Gibson Custom Shop recreate the brand’s rarest guitar of all time

STRYMON CLOUDBURST

Strymon try something new – a premium, single-algorithm reverb

CHARVEL JIM ROOT SIGNATURE PRO-MOD SAN DIMAS STYLE 1

The Slipknot riffer returns to the original hotrod shop

“I’D STUDIED THE DUDE NOTE-FOR-NOTE!”

Blues master Eric Gales remembers his jam with SRV

Metallica – "It just punches you in the face!"

A deep dive into Metallica's 72 Seasons with Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo. Fast stuff, bouncy stuff, thrashing riffs, evil tones, power grooves and 'total noise' solos included!

"It's guitar music, but it's for everyone"

Yvette Young is one of the most original guitarists on the planet - combining innovation with accessibility in a new Covet album. But she admits: "I've always felt like an outsider to the guitar world..."

"It's Obscenely Heavy and Growls Like Nothing Else!"

Al Di Meola discusses his famous Les Paul – and his friendship with the man himself

"if It's the Right Les Paul, It Feels Right in Every Way"

Aerosmith legend Joe Perry plays vintage classics and his own signature models. As he puts it: “Les Paul and Gibson just hit the nail on the head”

"It sounds pretty insane!"

With the new remix album from Code Orange, it’s hard to tell which noises are guitars. “It’s cool to have a little curiosity going on,” says guitarist Reba Meyers

"I hit an E chord and felt all this power"

For blues-rock star Jared James Nichols, it’s all about expression – and a Les Paul is “the best tool for the job”

Gary Rossington 1951-2023

The guitar hero who wrote Sweet Home Alabama - and led Lynyrd Skynyrd out of the darkness

TÉA CAMPBELL

MEET ME @ THE ALTAR

"THE GROOVE IS EVERYTHING!"

The biggest guitar album of the year has arrived: Metallica's 72 Seasons. Lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo tell TG how this legendary band finds new inspiration in the pursuit of heaviness...

WHO IS THE HERO HERE? THE GUITAR OR THE BASS?

In prog rock duo Crown Lands, multi-instrumentalist Kevin Comeau always has his hands full

"I can't imagine using any other guitar live"

John Notto of Dirty Honey chose a Les Paul to rock like his heroes Page and Slash

"WHEN I WANT THAT BIG, HEAVY SOUND, I GRAB A LES PAUL"

Joe Bonamassa has a dazzling array of guitars – but he always goes back to the ’59 LP he describes as “perfect” for him...

"I PLAY MORE AGGRESSIVELY ON A LES PAUL"

Ally Venable delivers “modern blues that has a bite to it” – with a guitar she calls the ‘Wounded Warrior’

EPIPHONE ADAM JONES SILVERBURST LES PAUL CUSTOM £1149

The latest signature for the Tool guitarist sees sights and sounds collide

LAURA COX

15 years ago, Anglo-French guitarist Laura Cox unknowingly set out on the path to stardom when she began posting note-perfect classic rock covers on YouTube with, she says, “nothing in mind other than to get some feedback.”

"IT SOUNDED PERFECT...LIKE A GIFT FROM ON HIGH!"

At the age of 21, with a 1959 replica Les Paul in his hands, Slash lit up Guns N’ Roses’ classic debut album Appetite For Destruction. Now, as a connoisseur with hundreds of guitars in his collection, he picks out the ones he treasures the most – and reveals how his love for Les Pauls has inspired and shaped him as a player...

18 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR TONE

It’s the most hotly-debated aspect of guitar playing! Read on as we look at the best ways to optimise your setup and get more TONE!

“WE HAVE THREE GUITARISTS BECAUSE WE CAN'T HAVE FOUR!"

Inside the new album from Periphery, where progressive metal meets smooth jazz - with wacky tunings,  ridiculous solos and more...

Tom Verlaine 1949-2023

The cult hero who guitar music reconfigured and inspired generations of alternative rock acts

Wilko Johnson 1947-2022

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

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...

Nova Twins – "The bass is so loud. Guitar is the texture"

How the Nova Twins created their heavy and unique sound and why their pedalboards remain a closely-guarded secret

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

MXR DUKE OF TONE

The King is somewhat unavailable. Long live the Duke?