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Guitar Techniques

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JARED JAMES NICHOLS

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 a modern American blues-rock tour-de-force

JUSTIN SANDERCOE

The founder of justinguitar.com lends GT his insight as one of the world’s most successful guitar teachers. This Month: Scale Routines.

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Superimposing Harmony

MITCH DALTON

The studio guitarist’s guide to happiness and personal fulfilment, as related by our resident session ace. This month: Out of Sight -Out Of Mind

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DAVID GRISSOM

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 it's the stunning blues-rocker and tone master from Austin, Texas.

MO’ BETTER BLUES!

Bonamassa & Friends

LÉO DELIBES Pizzicato (from Sylvia)

This month Declan Zapala reduces an orchestra to just six strings with his arrangement of this quirky and chirpy pizzicato movement from Delibes’ ballet masterpiece.

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NEW ALBUMS

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

VIDEO MASTERCLASS Andy Wood

We invited the Tennessee-born guitar virtuoso to share key aspects of his style by taking a solo over Jason’s new rock track, Alright Already! Jon Bishop is your guide.

JARED JAMES NICHOLS Six Rock Licks

This young but very old-school rock master took time out of his busy schedule to record six, red-hot blues-rock licks for you, all in the key of A. Jon Bishop is your guide.

THE CROSSROADS Pat Metheny

For this month’s Crossroads, John Wheatcroft looks at a jazz musician who is undeniably one of the world’s most significant guitar players, and a master of the instrument.

30-MINU TE LICKBAG

Jamie Hunt of BIMM Bristol brings you a stylistically varied selection of licks to learn at easy, intermediate and advanced levels

CHRIS REA

This month Phil Short takes a trip down memory lane exploring the slide guitar stylings of Middlesborough’s finest pop-blues crooner.

JEFF LOOMIS

This month Charlie Griffiths gets Nevermore heavy with five very challenging licks from the shredder from Seattle with no Arch Enemies.

TASTY SOLOING

This month Andy G Jones from London’s LCCM investigates the style of one of the great blues, rock and jazz session greats, Larry Carlton.

LADY A

In this month’s acoustic column Stuart Ryan shows you how to craft parts in the style of these harmonious American country hitmakers!

WALKING BASSLINES PART 2

In his second lesson in this four-part series, Martin Taylor talks you through his chord and walking bassline approach. Tim Pettingale is your guide.

IMPROVE YOUR ARPEGGIOS PT 2

Following on from last month where he looked at rhythm guitar arpeggios, here Simon Barnard shows how they can improve your solos, too.

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