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

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ADRIAN VANDENBERG

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 we hear some wise words from the celebrated Dutch rock guitarist.

JUMP BLUES JIVIN’ Play like the legends!

In this special feature Andy Saphir says grease your hair back, get your dancing shoes and zoot suit on, and grab your guitar for some vintage-style jump jive and wailing!

Jimmy Herring

This month John Wheatcroft meets a true Crossroads guitarist, with virtuoso jazz, rock and fusion chops, plus incredible improvisational flair and innate musicality.

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Five Jazz Licks

This month the young Italian maestro stops by to share five exciting modern jazz licks, designed to work over the ubiquitous II-V-I change, with Jon Bishop as your guide.

ROBIN TROWER

Psychedelic 70s blues-rock is our Spring issue’s musical flavour of the month as David Gerrish explores the style of an undersung guitar hero.

WHITESNAKE

This month Martin Cooper checks out the classic sound of early Whitesnake, and the playing of Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody.

IRON MAIDEN STYLE

Here Jamie Hunt examines the sound of a band that not only boasts a triple-guitar line-up, but can virtually call the ‘gallop’ rhythm style its own.

SOPHIEL LOYD

This month Charlie Griffiths gets Imposter Syndrome, with a look at the playing style of this YouTube sensation and solo artist from London.

DUKE ROBILLARD

This month Andy GJones is examining the improvisational style of a Fabulous Thunderbird who’s itching to bring you a Roomful Of Blues.

JOHNNY CASH

This month Stuart Ryan checks out the simple but poweful ‘pick and strum’ style of the original outlaw country star, the fabled Man In Black.

MATTEO MANCUSO

In this JTCguitar column you are treated to four licks from the Italian maestro showcasing the dexterity that classical fingerstyle affords jazz and fusion phrases.

KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD AND JOHN MAYER

Stuart Ryan concludes his series with 10 intro examples from two titans of modern blues, certain give your fretboard chops a thorough workout.

FAST LEAD LICKS

This month Simon Barnard showcases some approaches to inject speedier lead licks into your repertoire and breathe new fire into your playing.