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“IT’S BRUTAL – AND DISGUSTING!”

THE “WORLD OF TONES” IN ONCE HUMAN’S METALLIC ATTACK

CAT POWER

Line 6 has announced its new Catalyst amps

IT’S SO EASY

When it comes to setting up your guitar,

ROOTS MANOEUVRE

F ender’s taking its popular Paramount series back

NOVA TWINS

Antagonist

CHORDS & NOTES

As a top rock journalist for over three decades, TG content editor Paul Elliott knows everything about guitar, except how to play! We’ve decided to fix that

“WE BUY EACH OTHER PEDALS FOR BIRTHDAY PRESENTS!”

The Lazy Eyes are Australia’s next great psych-rock band. Guitarists Harvey Geraghty and Itay Shachar reveal the secrets of their mind-bending sound

“LET’S GO AS HARD AND FAST AS WE CAN!”

Hardcore cult heroes Turnstile are poised to be one of the breakout bands of 2022. Guitarist Pat McCrory discusses their “emotional” return to playing live – and how to experiment without losing your edge

“WE LOVE MAKING WEIRD NOISES WITH OUR GUITARS!”

Masters of the seven-string, architects of nu-metal, Korn guitarists Munky and Head are still finding new ways to play heavy

“I need to raise my own bar...”

Every guitarist wants to play better – and Joe Satriani is no exception

“MY JOB IS TO SING, PLAY GUITAR AND MAKE THE AUDIENCE FEEL SOMETHING”

Blues sensation Joanne Shaw Taylor loves being back on the road. She only gets nervous when she plays for friends – like Joe Bonamassa

Jason Pierce

HE CREATES COMPLEX, EPIC SOUNDSCAPES WITH SPIRITUALIZED, BUT CALLS HIMSELF AN “INEPT” GUITARIST. “IT'S ABOUT THE SOUL,” JASON PIERCE SAYS, “NOT THE ABILITY...”

“IT’S MY SOUND. I F*CKING INVENTED IT. I CAN USE IT AS MANY TIMES AS I LIKE!”

Johnny Marr is an inspiration to countless guitarists. In a major new interview he discusses his entire career – from The Smiths to his latest solo masterpiece. And also included in this 20-page TG special: how to play like Marr, with three classic Smiths riffs to learn, plus exclusive interviews with the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ John Frusciante, Manic Street Preachers’ James Dean Bradfield and The Killers’ Dave Keuning on the genius of Johnny

“HE WAS AHEAD OF HIS TIME”

How Johnny Marr blazed his own trail, by Dave Keuning of The Killers

“A NEW KIND OF GUITAR HERO”

How Johnny Marr re-articulated the guitar for a whole generation, by the Manic Street Preachers’ James Dean Bradfield

“HE’S VERY UNORTHODOX”

How the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ guitarist John Frusciante found a kindred spirit in Johnny Marr

PLAY LIKE JOHNNY MARR

Get a little jangle in your sound with our breakdown of Johnny’s style

SONG-SMITH

Learn three classic riffs from the band that made Johnny Marr an indie guitar icon in the 80s

DEEP PURPLE SMOKE ON THE WATER

A casino inferno in 1971 would inspire one of the greatest songs in rock history. TG tabs the lot

THE LUMINEERS HO HEY

Hey! Let’s take a look at Rockschool’s beginner arrangement of The Lumineers’ feel-good hit from 2012

SUPERTRAMP GIVE A LITTLE BIT

Supertramp’s timeless classic deserves a place in every guitarist’s open-mic repertoire. We break it down for you

TAB GUIDE

Get more from TG by understanding our easy-to-follow musical terms and signs

THE GAS STATION

REAL WORLD REVIEWS OF THE BEST NEW GEAR

START ME UP!

Five awesome new products to get your gear engine revving this month…

TRINITY BY RELISH

The Swiss-designed Trinity is the most affordable guitar yet to feature pickup swapping. What’s that? Let’s find out

IK MULTIMEDIA X-GEAR PEDALS

Do you like the effects in your Amplitube software? Here’s four pedals that will let you use them onstage

D’ANGELICO PREMIER BEDFORD SH

Retro cool with tones to match?

BOSS SY-200 GUITAR SYNTHESIZER

Compact guitar synthesis for the masses, or a gimmick?

ELECTRO-HARMONIX RIPPED SPEAKER

A stompbox that celebrates lo-fi distortion

LÉA SEN

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