Guitar Techniques
JEFF BECK: 10 TRADEMARK TECHNIQUES AND THREE FULL SOLOS
This month John Wheatcroft pays tribute to Jeff Beck, perhaps the ultimate guitarist's guitarist, who tragically died in January this year of bacterial meningitis.
2 min |
Spring 2023
Guitar Techniques
SIX COUNTRY Pickin' Trailblazers!
In this special feature Jon Bishop looks at six guitarists that defined hot country guitar. If you want to improve your picking then read on, it could be just the ticket!
2 min |
Spring 2023
Guitar Techniques
FERNANDO SOR Etude No.20, Op.29
Declan Zapala explores a charming and vibrant etude by one of the founding fathers of modern classical guitar technique. It's the perfect warm-up for any recital.
2 min |
Spring 2023
Guitar Techniques
JASON ISBELL
Stuart Ryan investigates the playing style of an Alabama-born, Grammy-winning guitar wizard who’s a superstar on the US Americana scene.
2 min |
Spring 2023
Guitar Player
JEFF BECK & Jimmy Page
As teenagers, they jammed and traded licks. As young men they changed the sound of rock and roll. In 1999, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page sat down to riff about their history together and apart, for a rare reunion of two rock guitar giants.
10 min |
April 2023
Guitar Player
BRUSH WITH the Blues
From Cliff Gallup to Buddy Guy, the roots of Jeff Beck's guitar journey are planted in the fertile post-war guitar boom.
10 min |
April 2023
Guitar Player
EMOTIONAL Rescue
After going quiet in the 1980s, Jeff Beck returned to form with Guitar Shop, beginning a journey of rediscovery that culminated with Jeff.
9 min |
April 2023
Guitar Player
HI HO, Silver Lining
Jeff Beck had been soundly defeated in his attempts at blues-rock success. With nothing to lose, he turned to jazz-rock fusion. The result was his biggest commercial success: Blow by Blow.
8 min |
April 2023
Guitar Player
THE BEST OF Jeff Beck...IN HIS OWN WORDS
Brian May called him the Guv'nor. Fellow Yardbird Chris Dreja called him \"a fucking genius\", and he's been enlisted by everyone from Mick Jagger to Stevie Wonder. In 2008, Jeff Beck talked us through his favorite moments from a career that's included stints in the Yardbirds, the Jeff Beck Group and a series of solo albums that redefined what the guitar can do.
4 min |
April 2023
Guitar Player
BECK, PAGE, MOON & THE BIRTH OF Led Zeppelin
In a small London studio, two Yardbirds, one member of the Who and a pair of passing session maestros united to record a spontaneous instrumental track. This is the story of \"Beck's Bolero.\"
6 min |
April 2023
Guitar Player
LOUD HALLER
As Jeff Beck prepared for his 2009 Rock Hall honors and show-stopping all-star jam, he sat down for a timely reflection on a life devoted to guitar.
10+ min |
April 2023
Guitar Player
SHAPES of THINGS
They had Eric Clapton. They had Jeff Beck. They had Jimmy Page. In the late '60s no other band could get close to them. And without the Yardbirds there would be no Led Zeppelin.
10+ min |
April 2023
Guitar Player
ALL-STAR Salute
Jeff Beck's friends offer tributes to the guitarist described by his peers as the greatest of them all.
4 min |
April 2023
Guitar Player
GROUP Therapy
In 1968, Jeff Beck found success on his own terms, with his own group. What came after would be infinitely harder.
6 min |
April 2023
Guitarist
Northern Light
A new guitar-making venture in the North East of England promises some boutique-like style at everyday prices
6 min |
April 2023
Guitarist
Back To School
Fender's student amp returns in digital guise as part of the brand's exciting and thought-provoking Tone Master series. But can it match the real thing? We take a look
6 min |
April 2023
Guitarist
Living The Dream
Taylor describes its American Dream guitars as \"spartan and minimalist\" by design, but does this add up to any shortcomings in tone? Let's find out
7 min |
April 2023
Guitarist
California Dreamin'
Taylor's chief designer, president and CEO, Andy Powers, talks us through the choice of body woods for the AD12e
4 min |
April 2023
Guitarist
Forgotten Gems
Our obsession with PAF humbuckers and Fender single coils means many pickup designs from the 50s and 60s have long been lost
3 min |
April 2023
Guitarist
Hold The Line
Alex Bishop takes extra special care to \"measure twice and cut once\" in the crucial task of neck joining
3 min |
April 2023
Guitarist
'Bear Necessities
Jamie Dickson asks Stuart Robson of Sunbear Pickups for advice on getting more from your magnets
4 min |
April 2023
Guitarist
ΤΟΝΕ HEAVEN
Sounding great on guitar is about bringing together two things - gear and the player - in such a way that the expressive potential of both is maximised. In the following pages, both top tone-techs and players tell you how to unite gear and technique to reach sonic nirvana...
10+ min |
April 2023
Guitarist
Tones Behind The Tracks
Blazing instrumentalist Vinnie Moore found himself inspired to include vocals on a solo project for the first time with his latest album
5 min |
April 2023
Guitarist
THE ΜΑΝ FROM UTOPIA
A mercurial six-string psychonaut, Kavus Torabi wields his Jazzmaster in some of Britain's most out-there bands, from fronting Gong to sharing stages with Steve Hillage and former snooker champion Steve Davis. We join him on his quest to find musical Utopia...
9 min |
April 2023
Guitarist
TOM VERLAINE 1949-2023
Following the death of Television's new wave icon in January, producer and influential ex-Bush guitarist Nigel Pulsford pays a personal tribute
6 min |
April 2023
Guitarist
Brand Awareness
Neville Marten recalls moments when his gear, no matter how fantastic its pedigree, was not quite enough to impress certain onlookers
3 min |
April 2023
Guitarist
DAVID CROSBY 1941-2023
As the architect of two 60s supergroups - and spokesman for the peace and love generation - David Crosby will be remembered for his contribution to the counterculture, not the darkness in his life
8 min |
April 2023
Guitarist
Top Ten
Gibson expands its Maestro pedal range to double digits with five new analogue offerings
5 min |
April 2023
Record Collector
33½ minutes with...Francis Rossi
"Quo's last record got 3.5m streams... which is apparently fuck-all"
5 min |
March 2023
Record Collector
Everything Under The Sun: The Dark Side Of The Moon at 50
Pink Floyd's eighth studio album, The Dark Side Of The Moon, is one of the cornerstones of modern music., capturing a band at their peak, honing and refining the experimentation of their recent past into linear progressive pop songs. Haunted by the spectre of their absent leader Syd Barrett, and bewildered by the rituals of adulthood, Roger Waters wrote of ageing, war, religion, avarice and lunacy in a manner so recognisable that it has resonated down the ages. As for its artwork, nestling just behind Sgt Pepper's bass drum, the prism on the album's cover is one of the most iconic in rock. The icing on the VCS 3, Waters' vision would be nothing without the textures provided by David Gilmour, Richard Wright and Nick Mason. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the album, issued originally on 1 March 1973, Mike Barnes and Jo Kendall explore this classic from new angles, from the live shows that shaped the record to the music press reaction. They meet the young woman behind the lens on tour, and assess the album's impact on the next generation. And Stefano Tarquini and Joe Geesin provide expert discographical detail...
10 min |