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This month it dawned on me that some

POWER TRIO

come As you are From left: Krist Novoselic,

“REALLY, IT’S JUST ONE EXTRA STRING...”

DREAM THEATER’S JOHN PETRUCCI ON HIS NEW EIGHT-STRING GUITAR AND THE CHALLENGE OF PLAYING IT

KING POWER!

Epiphone has finally unveiled its new version of

RASTAMAN VIBRATION

Reggae perhaps isn’t a genre known for its

PITCH CHANGING WIZARDRY!

Electro-Harmonix has no shortage of classics in its

2 BECOME 1

What’s an easy way to make a pedal

X-MARKS THE SPOT

IK Multimedia merges the power of software with the convenience of hardware

ALTERNATE PICKING

Improve your lead guitar skills with a technique that’s used by indie kids, shredders and blues hounds alike

“WE’RE DIRTY NEANDERTHALS PLAYING HEAVY METAL, BUT THERE’S A DEEP SIDE TO MASTODON”

With an unorthodox two-guitar attack and a mountain of gear, a band in mourning created a monumental double album. How Mastodon dug deep: by guitarist Bill Kelliher

“THE CONCEPT OF RHYTHM GUITAR HAS BEEN LOST IN MODERN METAL.”

The new album from Trivium is a master-class in complex riffing and balls-out shredding. Guitarists Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu reveal how it was created – with what they call ‘organic improvisation’

Carlos Santana

AS ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED GUITARISTS ON THE PLANET FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, HIS EPIC CAREER IS ALSO A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY. “SOME PEOPLE PRACTISE CHORDS OR THEORY,” SANTANA SAYS. “I PRACTISE MAKING MELODY BECOME ETERNAL...”

“WE’D JUST HIT OUR GUITARS SOMETIMES. ACTUALLY HIT THEM!”

Wet Leg are creating a buzz with filthy songs and a novel approach to playing

GIBSON SG GREATS

Six decades after the first SG left the Gibson factory, we study the styles of ten of the greatest players to ever pick up this iconic axe

50 THE BEATLES

Greatest Guitar Songs

10 GREAT BEATLES GUITAR MOMENTS YOU’VE NEVER HEARD BEFORE

Wild slide guitar, flamenco-inspired rhythm, raw 12-bar blues and more - the inner workings of The Beatles revealed

MAGICAL GEAR TOUR

The Beatles revolutionised popular music. Here are the main guitars and amps they used to do it

CHORD SECRETS OF THE BEATLES

We delve into the wonderful world of Beatles harmony with a look at the trademark shapes and progressions of the Fab Four

FREE ALL RIGHT NOW

TG takes a look at one of the greatest feel-good rock anthems of all time

EXTREME MORE THAN WORDS

The Boston rockers take the funk out in favour of acoustic balladry. We take a look at Rockschool’s Grade Six arrangement

PASSENGER SWORD FROM THE STONE

Mike Rosenberg takes you on a ride up to the dusty end of the fretboard with this capo’d corker

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…

BLACKSTAR DEPT. 10 DUAL DRIVE AND DUAL DISTORTION

A truly expanded valve preamp experience in a pedal?

FENDER PLAYER TELECASTER AND STRATOCASTER PLUS

Fender’s Mexican series steps up with a premium line featuring expanded tones and bold finishes Are they worth the upgrade?

ORANGE SUPER CRUSH 100 COMBO

Rock solid state?

MOOER R7 X2 REVERB £169

The mini-pedal trailblazers double up for this feature-packed compact ’verb

JOHNNY HEALEY (JOHN)

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