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“THE GUITAR IS A SHIELD AND A WEAPON!”

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SUNN AMPLIFICATION

Sunn – the much-loved guitar amp brand played

FENDER X LOOG

You might have heard of Loog before –

GIBSON GARAGE

It’s been rumoured for a while, but now

GRETA VAN FLEET

The Falling Sky

BETTER BLUES PHRASING

Get your mojo workin’ with TG’s easy lesson on lead guitar

“It was always going to be extreme…”

A Biffy Clyro and Slayer supergroup? You’d better believe it. Dave Grohl is already a fan of Empire State Bastard – Simon Neil and Mike Vennart’s “mortally raging” metal side project

“It’s more guitar focused this time”

On their first number one album, Nothing But Thieves mix guitars with synths and prog-rock influences with danceable beats. It’s a sound they call “retro-futuristic”…

“I WANTED TO GO WEIRDER

Singer-songwriter Grace Potter is putting a new spin on rootsy Americana – with famous friends, oddball gear and a borrowed vintage Martin she wanted to steal…

UItra

Photos Getty When your dad is one of

“WE LOVE THE INTENSITY AND THE AGGRESSION!”

The new album from rising stars Saint Agnes is an all-out sonic attack – created by two guitarists with an unorthodox approach to tone

BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO TONE

Get the basics of your rig sorted with these fundamental toneshaping tips

JARGON BUSTER

TONETIPS

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PICKUPS

TONE TIPS

GUI TAR MODS AND FIXES

TONE TIPS

FX TONE GUIDE

GET MORE FROM YOUR DRIVE PEDALS 15 Tube

TONE PROS NUNO BET TENCOURT

The Extreme virtuoso weighs in on why, when it comes to tone, your personality always comes first

TONE TIPS GET MORE FROM YOUR AMP

Sharp toned man ZZTop’sBillyGibbonsisa master of making small

TONE TIPS GET MORE FROM YOUR MULTI-EFFECTS

72 Use your multi-effects’ computer software Many multi-effects

TONE PROS LARKIN POE

Tone is massively important for Rebecca and Megan Lovell – even when using in-ear monitors

ICONS OF TONE

Get inside the tones and techniques of 15 of the greatest players ever to pick up a guitar

PINK FLOYD COMFORTABLY NUMB

You want great tone? Gilmour delivers in spades with effortless bends and haunting melodies on this Pink Floyd masterpiece from The Wall

THE KILLERS

Always wanted this tune in your set but were worried about tackling that intro riff? Then read on, we’ve even included a work around for that, too!

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

MARSHALL STUDIO JTM ST20H HEAD

Marshall channels the vintage warmth of iconic JTM amps in its Studio range

FENDER LTD ED. TOM DELONGE STRAT & STEVE LACY PEOPLE PLEASER STRAT

Fender serves up a heavy dose of poppunk nostalgia as well as a forwardthinking take on the iconic Stratocaster

FENDER STEVE LACY PEOPLE PLEASER STRATOCASTER

This modern Strat aims to please

FENDER LIMITED EDITION TOM DELONGE STRATOCASTER

A DeLonge time coming…

FINAL VERDICT

The question is: do you want a no-nonsense punk rocker or a sophisticated tonal chameleon?

GIBSON SG STANDARD ’61

Back in black, and for a limited time only…

GRETSCH G5420T-140 ELECTROMATIC

Gretsch celebrate 140 years with this stunning, sublime-sounding hollowbody

J. ROCKETT ARCHER SELECT

One Klone to rule them all

G7th PERFORMANCE 3 CAPO†

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JAMES AND THE COLD GUN

Ricky biss-ness James Biss holds aloft his 330