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Hitting the road with modular gear
Rob Redman delves into the forgotten world of live music, exposing some key tools and techniques to help you win over the gigging masses
10+ min |
August 2021
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Trap
A genre? A movement? A key element of hip-hop? This month we explore the roots of the modern trap sound
4 min |
August 2021
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Erika de Casier
The Portuguese-Danish singer-songwriter and producer with a flare for ‘feelgood’ chats to Kate Puttick about the joys of learning
9 min |
August 2021
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Sunroof
Sunroof duo Gareth Jones and Daniel Miller have finally released their debut electronic album 40 years after they first became friends. Danny Turner reveals how the iconic producers’ modular jams finally saw fruition
10+ min |
August 2021
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“My studio wouldn't be complete without at least a couple outboard synths or keyboards” MNDSGN
LA-based producer Ringgo Ancheta, aka Mndsgn, is a perfect fit for lauded underground hip-hop label Stones Throw.
4 min |
August 2021
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Refresh Your Live Setup
As worldwide restrictions begin to ease and the live music sector eyes a tentative return, it’s time to refresh your live rig – we’ll help you get gig-ready with essential tips and must-have gear
10+ min |
August 2021
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THE FUTURE BITES BACK - STEVEN WILSON
GUITAR-BASED MUSIC CONSIGNED TO MUSEUM STATUS, ALBUMS NOTHING MORE THAN ARTIST- CURATED PLAYLISTS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA ALTERING THE COURSE OF EVOLUTION… WHAT THE FRIGGIN’ PROG IS GOING ON, MR WILSON?
8 min |
August 2021
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Raw Power
We all love our vintage-spec Stratocasters, but if you need to go up a gear or two, the Fender-owned Charvel brand is becoming the place to look
6 min |
August 2021
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Murphy's Lore
We’ve heard the buzz and seen the online ads, but with a trio of aged Murphy Lab Gibsons actually in our hands, we wonder, was all the hype worth the wait?
10+ min |
August 2021
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SIGNATURE TONE (PART 2)
In the second part of our look at signature pickups, Dave Burrluck gets up close and personal with a beastly tone
10 min |
August 2021
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The Birth of Jimi's Sound
Effects pioneer Roger Mayer tells Jamie Dickson that Hendrix’s gear choices were shaped by budget as much as tone
6 min |
August 2021
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Moving On
It’s been quite a ride for Gibson since its new leadership team took the reins in 2018. We catch up with brand president, Cesar Gueikian,to get the backstory on the newly created Murphy Lab
8 min |
August 2021
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Junior vs Junior
Just how does this made-to-look-old new Murphy Lab Junior compare with a real 1957? We take a close look
10 min |
August 2021
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IDA MAE
We take a look at the tones of the husband-and-wife duo’s new sophomore album, Click Click Domino, track by track, with guitar sensation Chris Turpin
9 min |
August 2021
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Gwenifer Raymond
Welsh-born guitarist Gwenifer Raymond recently released her second album, Strange Lights Over Garth Mountain, recorded during lockdown. With that challenge firmly out of the way, she speaks to us about her love of American primitive guitar, the magic of the blues, and how she has evolved as a player in her own right
8 min |
August 2021
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DIVINE INSPIRATION
Iain Henderson, owner of London-based guitar hire firm God’s Own Guitars, explains how he has turned instrument collecting into a niche business by sharing his love for the guitars of the greats
10 min |
August 2021
Guitar Techniques
SOUNDGARDEN
This month Martin Cooper investigates the era-defining sound of early grunge innovators Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell of Soundgarden.
3 min |
July 2021
Guitar Techniques
SIXTY SECONDS WITH...
A minute’s all it takes to discover what makes a great guitarist tick. Before he jumped into his limo for the airport, we grabbed a quick chat with Tom Shemer of Montreal guitar rockers, The Damn Truth.
6 min |
July 2021
Guitar Techniques
COMPOUND INTERVALS
As he continues his series focusing on intervals ventures ‘beyond the octave’ to exploit even more adventurous sounds.
3 min |
July 2021
Guitar Techniques
GET GIG READY!
Looking forward to hitting the stage again after an enforced layoff? Richard Barrett focuses on essential chop maintenance and core playing techniques with a selection of bespoke exercises and two performance payoff pieces.
9 min |
July 2021
Guitar Techniques
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Justin Sandercoe of justinguitar.com lends GT his insight as one of the world’s most successful guitar teachers. This month: Blues Statistics.
4 min |
July 2021
Guitar Techniques
THE CROSSROADS PT 8 Symmetrical Connections
In this month’s Crossroads, John Wheatcroft shows you how to add sophistication, tension and release to your blues via Melodic Minor and Symmetrical Scales, Oz Noy style.
4 min |
July 2021
Guitar Techniques
SESSION SHENANIGANS
The studio guitarist’s guide to happiness and personal fulfilment, as related by session ace Mitch Dalton. This month: Make Mine A Double.
4 min |
July 2021
Guitar Techniques
INSTRUMENTAL INQUISITION!
Guitar instrumentals have provided some of music’s most exciting moments. This month, as his progressive metal outfit releases a new album, Circadian, Jason Sidwell caught up with Intervals’s guitarist Aaron Marshall.
6 min |
July 2021
Guitar Techniques
THE CRIBS
This month Simon Barnard explores a band comprising a trio of brothers who at one stage featured a well-known ‘charming man’ on guitar.
3 min |
July 2021
Guitar Techniques
YNGWIE!
This month, in his new series, Charlie Griffiths looks to the Swedish maestro Yngwie Malmsteen to learn the ways of the Rising Force.
3 min |
July 2021
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Black Lion Audio Revolution 2x2 £399
Quality audio is at the heart of this firm’s ethos. Jon Musgrave tests their first fully fledged audio interface
3 min |
July 2021
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Simon Doty
The Beacon Knee Deep In Sound, 2021
5 min |
July 2021
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Hannah Peel
Peel’s new album, Fir Wave, sees her resampling, re-imagining and re-dreaming the music of celebrated electronic pioneer Delia Derbyshire and the Radiophonic Workshop. Hamish Mackintosh found out more
10+ min |
July 2021
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Andrew Hung
Left dissatisfied by his debut solo debut album Realisationship, Andrew Hung felt the need to brush up on his craft and break through some mental barriers. Danny Turner discusses the follow-up, Devastations
10+ min |