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GT USER GUIDE

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CHRIS ISAAK

A minute’s all it takes to find out what makes a great guitarist tick. Before he jumped into his limo for the airport we grabbed a quick chat with the retro-vibed American singer-songwriter-guitarist.

JUSTIN SANDERCOE

The founder of justinguitar.com lends GT his insight as one of the world’s most successful guitar teachers. This Month: Slow Hand Making Magic.

SUBSTITUTE Playing With 7ths

THERE IS A LOT TO BE GAINED from

MITCH DALTON

The studio guitarist’s guide to happiness and personal fulfilment, as related by our resident session ace. This month: It’ll Be Alright On The Dwight.

JAM TRACKS TIPS

Use these to navigate our bonus backing tracks

PHIL HILBORNE’S ONE-MINUTE LICK

Chromatic String Bending Ideas

ULF WAKENIUS

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 Swedish jazz virtuoso who worked with piano legend, Oscar Peterson.

GET YOUR MOJO WORKING! 60 Years Of Blues Licks

From the Kings to Jimi and Eric, Blackmore, Stevie Ray, Gary Moore, John Mayer, JoBo and beyond, Jon Bishop introduces six decades of blues guitar innovation.

THE CROSSROADS

Steely Dan’s Mu Chord

FERDINANDO CARULLI

Andantino In G (Opus 241)

NEW ALBUMS

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

VIDEO MASTERCLASS

Brett Garsed

COUNTRY GUITAR

Brent Mason & Vince Gill

T-BONE WALKER

From the heart of Texas to the cool West Coast, join David Gerrish on the journey of this hugely influential electric blues guitar innovator.

10CC

This month Martin Cooper checks out Eric Stewart and Lol Crème, whose distinctive styles helped give this UK band its unique sound.

DREAM THEATER

This month Jamie Hunt demonstrates two powerful rhythm approaches from the Massachusetts band’s picker and riffmaster extraordinaire, John Petrucci.

JEFF HANNEMAN

This month Charlie Griffiths Shows No Mercy as he lays down the gauntlett with five shred licks from Slayer’s undisputed master of attitude.

STEVE LUKATHER

This month Andy G Jones looks at the fluent soloing style of the LA guitarist who co-founded Toto in 1977 then ruled the 80s session scene.

THE KINKS’ RAY DAVIES

This month Stuart Ryan takes a virtual trip into to North London to get to grips with the acoustic style of the original Muswell Hillbilly.

MARTIN MILLER

Another fabulous JTC guitarist demonstrates his impressive techniques for us, focusing on an approach called Rythmically Dependent Alternate Picking.

PAT METHENY

Nick Mellor offers an insight into the jazz great’s 16th-note lines, and his approach to improvising over static Minor and Dominant 7th chords.

STRING SKIPPING

In this article Simon Barnard guides you through this useful tool for bringing arpeggios and larger interval phrases into your playing.