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WELCOME

I DO HOPE you are getting to grips

JUSTIN SANDERCOE

The founder of justinguitar.com lends GT his insight as one of the world’s most successful guitar teachers. This month: You get one go

MITCH DALTON

The studio guitarist’s guide to happiness and personal fulfilment, as related by our resident session ace. This month: Fingernails.

STEVE VAI

Guitar instrumentals have supplied some of music’s most evocative moments. Jason Sidwell asks top guitarists for their take on this iconic movement. This month: the legend of instrumental rock guitar, Steve Vai

JAM TRACKS TIPS

Use these to navigate our bonus backing tracks

SUBSTITUTE

Blues Minimalism WITH RICHARD BARRETT

STEVE MORSE

With a surprise new album of cover songs from Deep Purple out, Jason Sidwell caught up with the band’s virtuoso guitarist Steve Morse, to talk about gear and his approach to the songs

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MARCH GT331 FLY ROUND THE FRETS! Jamie Humphries

NEW ALBUMS

A selection of new and reissued guitar releases, including Album Of The Month

GO GLOBAL!

Scales from around the world

THE CROSSROADS JOE PASS INTROS & ENDINGS

In this month’s Crossroads, John Wheatcroft shows you how to make a great first impression but also leave with a bang as he turns his attention to intros and outros

MICHAEL PRAETORIUS Ballet

Declan Zapala’s arrangement of this sublime French dance from Renaissance Europe, is filled with colourful chords, and expressive interweaving voices to develop your melodic playing

DAN PATLANSKY Video Masterclass

In this exclusive video feature, blues rocker Dan Patlansky demonstrates some of the key ingredients of his lead style by taking a solo over Jason Sidwell’s newly crafted track entitled Step Up! Jon Bishop is your guide

DAN PATLANSKY INTERVIEW

Since we had the ear of this fantastic blues-rock guitarist we thought we’d take the opportunity to throw our standard set of instrumental questions at him. He kindly obliged, so read his fascinating answers below

JASON INTRODUCES...

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CHRISTONE “KINGFISH” INGRAM

Phil Short heads down to Clarksdale, Mississippi to check a young blues virtuoso who’s making waves all around the world

THE BAND

This month Martin Cooper checks out the hardto-pin-down sound of a group that didn’t quite know if it was folk, country, pop or bluegrass

SHRED!

From Fever Dream to Winery Dogs, Mr Big to Greg Howe and even Poison, Charlie Griffiths delves into Richie Kotzen’s rich back catalogue

TOM MISCH

In the final instalment of his series, RGT’s Simon Barnard looks into the playing style of British guitarist, songwriter and producer, Tom Misch

GYPSY JAZZ

This month, in a brand new series, renowned English guitarist Remi Harris demonstrates his approach to playing authentic gypsy jazz

CELTIC FINGERSTYLE

This month Stuart Ryan gets jiggy on this DADGAD piece inspired by the legendary fingerstyle guitarist, Pierre Bensusan

THEM CHANGES

This month Andy G Jones demonstrates how to use the Mixolydian mode for Larry Carlton inspired G7 jazz-blues-rock action