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Just a few of your regular GT technique experts...

SIMON BARNARD Simon is a graduate of ACM

GT USER GUIDE

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Justin Sandercoe of justinguitar.com lends GT his insight as one of the world’s most successful guitar teachers. This month: The Time Dilemma

SESSION SHENANIGANS

The studio guitarist’s guide to happiness and personal fulfillment, as related by session ace Mitch Dalton. This month: When Mitchell Met Orville

JAM TRACKS TIPS

Use these to navigate our bonus backing tracks

SUBSTITUTE

Hypnotic Riffs

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 guitarist Aaron Bond from husband and wife blues duo, When Rivers Meet

BACK ISSUES

The last six months still available !

NEW ALBUMS

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

JOHN MAYER’S Blues Chops

In this exclusive feature Milton Mermikides breaks down John Mayer’s impressive blues techniques and musical concepts, to show how they can inspire and supercharge your own playing

JON HERINGTON & ALLEN HINDS

Video Masterclass

THE RHYTHM ROOST

Keen on all things rhythmic, for his final piece in the series Jason Sidwell uses sophisticated groove chords with a snappy Strat tone

THE CROSSROADS

T-Bone Walker & Charlie Christian Connections

JS BACH Allemande

Bach’s compositions are revered for their harmonic and structural sophistication. Declan Zapala presents a piece full of cascading notes and gorgeous chords to develop your fingerpicking skills

JASON INTRODUCES...

Lessons from the world’s greatest teachers and schools

30-MINUTE LICKBAG

Jamie Hunt of BIMM Brighton brings you another varied selection of fresh licks to learn at easy, intermediate and advanced levels

RORY GALLAGHER

Phil Short explores the stylings of a legend of blues-rock guitar, and perhaps one of the guys who started it all, the brilliant Rory Gallagher

Heart

Martin Cooper checks out the AOR sound of Heart, with sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson plus the excellent Howard Leese on lead guitar

SHRED!

Step away from the pick and put your hands on the fretboard as we enter the tapping world of Jennifer Batten. Charlie Griffiths is your guide

NEO-SOUL

In the second instalment of his new series Simon Barnard examines the techniques of talented rising young star, Melanie Faye

MOLLY TUTTLE

Stuart Ryan shows you the blistering picking of US bluegrass sensation Molly Tuttle, and explains the secrets to her incredible ‘crosspicking’ style

OSCAR PETERSON

In the third lesson of his series Ulf Wakenius continues his quest to bring Oscar Peterson’s stunning piano licks onto the guitar fretboard

THEM CHANGES

This month Andy Jones of the London College of Creative Media looks at how best to approach the IV chord in a Dominant blues progression