New Adventures In Prog!

Haken guitarist and TG writer Charlie Griffiths talks about his extraordinary new solo album and profiles four of modern prog's rising stars...

"I LOVE THE IDEA OF PLAYING JUST ONE NOTE AND BREAKING SOMEONE'S HEART"

Porcupine Tree's comeback album is a progressive rock masterclass, but leader Steven Wilson is no virtuoso on guitar. “Less," he says, "is more..."

MADISON CUNNINGHAM

As Madison Cunningham prepares for the September release of her second full length album Revealer, it seems as though the Southern Californian virtuoso has located a whole extra chapter in the instructional manual for singer-songwriters.

UNIVERSAL AUDIO PEDALS

UA UNVEIL A TRIO OF AMP-REPLACEMENT PEDALS

"THAT SWINGIN' LITTLE GUITAR MAN!"

As a new biopic celebrates the life of the King of Rock 'N' Roll, TG presents 10 key tracks in which Elvis Presley and his killer guitarists rocked the world...

THE GREATEST GUITAR ALBUMS OF ALL TIME - THE 90S

Throughout the 90s, heavy music was redefined by Rage Against The Machine, Pantera, Soundgarden and more. But incredibly, four of the decade's greatest guitar albums were released within a six-week period in 1991.

SHEERAN BY LOWDEN EQUALS EDITION

Ed's secret weapon!

THE GREATEST GUITAR ALBUMS OF ALL TIME - THE 80S

Stevie Ray Vaughan reignited the blues. AC/DC delivered the biggest selling rock album of all time. New guitar heroes rose up - Slash and Joe Satriani among them. But if one guitarist owned the 80s, it was Eddie Van Halen...

"THE BEST STUFF IS WHEN IT'S ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE!"

Creating magic out of chaos, Black Midi are at the cutting edge of modern rock music. So why is guitarist Geordie Greep hailing AC/DC as an influence?

THE GREATEST GUITAR ALBUMS OF ALL TIME - The 70s

Punk was a revolution, disco a global phenomenon. But the guitar music of the 70s was dominated by the giants of rock - Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and mightiest of all, Led Zeppelin...

"WHEN YOU WRITE A GREAT SONG, YOU GET CHILLS!"

Vance Joy is a modern singer-songwriter fingerstylist who keeps cranking out hits - but doesn't care what gear he uses to make them

TC ELECTRONIC SCF GOLD

TC's triple threat returns

BOSS RE-2 €199

The long-rumoured compact Space Echo arrives!

EPIPHONE JERRY CANTRELL 'WINO' LES PAUL CUSTOM AND CUSTOM PROPHECY

Epiphone unveil their affordable version of the Alice In Chains guitarist's 'Wino' Custom, as well as a signature Custom Prophecy in Bone White. We take both instruments for a test drive...

The Genius of Gilmour In 20 Songs

"He has this perfect guitar tone, whether it's acoustic or electric”

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – “We're searching for that perfect melody”

How the three guitarists in Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever create an epic, filmic sound

“You get this huge spread that's not possible on a six-string...”

The eight-string guitar opens up a whole new world of possibilities. Two of its leading exponents – Mårten Hagström of Meshuggah and Tosin Abasi from Animals as Leaders – Reveal all

“I have this whole other side of my musical personality”

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett is exploring new sounds on his first solo project. His aim: “to do something that’s never been done before…”

We Have No Amps-and Crappy Guitars!

Inside the Lo-fi World of Alt-rockers Momma

“Less is more”

For singer-songwriter Grace Cummings, playing guitar is all about serving the song...

“SOMEONE WOULD COUNT IN OR START PLAYING... AND THEN YOU'D JUST FLY!”

MY LIFE IN PINK FLOYD – AND BEYOND. DAVID GILMOUR: IN HIS OWN WORDS...

“The solo in Comfortably Numb is actually a first take!”

INSIDE THE WORLD OF DAVID GILMOUR AND PINK FLOYD, BY PRODUCER BOB EZRIN

YAMAHA RSS02T £649

Yamaha’s Revstar range gets a serious makeover and much more

LINE 6 DL4 MKII £279

A new, updated version of the classic multi-footswitch delay pedal

FENDER PARAMOUNT PD-220E £649

A new benchmark?

Molly Tuttle – "If you know three chords you can strum along!"

Molly Tuttle reckons that pretty much anyone can play bluegrass music. But as a renowned virtuoso, she likes to bend the rules. "It's fun," she says, "to stretch the limits..."

How to create a rock anthem by Def Leppard

Guitarists Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell on the art of the stadium rock banger. Rule number one: "Respect the melody..."

I like the freedom to experiment

Tips on songwriting, gear and tone, by Grant Nicholas of Feeder

The Many Faces of Jack White

Innovator. Visionary. Gearhead. And a guitar hero like no other. Jack White is all of these things and more...

Jack White – I'm the proudest I've been in my life of my guitar playing

As two new solo albums illustrate the breadth of his art, Jack White believes that he's reaching a new peak as a guitarist. "There are places I've never gone before," he says, "and techniques I thought I wasn't capable of doing...”