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• Lenny Kravitz interview: Beatles' desks, giant gear hauls and keeping it reel

  

  Fresh from the release of his new album, 'Black And White America' (out this week), TG caught up with certifiable A-lister Lenny Kravitz to find out about his Abbey Road desk, his 300+ instrument collection and why he's stopped buying guitars. Let's get 'Kravitzed'…

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• Interview Good Charlotte!

  

  Good Charlotte are passing through the UK this February and TG is giving you the chance to ask guitarists Benji and Billy everything you want to know.

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• Tony Iommi interview part two: 'Paranoid', jazz and bassists

  

  In the second instalment of our Tony Iommi online interview, the metal legend talks about the simplistic beauty of 'Paranoid', how bass players haven't really progressed since the 60s, and why jazz and blues are his go-to genres.

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• Tony Iommi interview part one: Gear, tone and early 'Sabbath

  

  When we interviewed Tony Iommi for TG210, the Brummie guitarist gave us so many great quotes that we couldn't fit them all into our cover feature. Luckily for you, we've put together some choice excerpts for a two-part Tony Iommi online interview. Click through for part one (part two will be available tomorrow).

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• Gus G interview: LTD Gus-600 EC signature guitar explained

  

  Issue 210's Rocked & Rated section contains the first UK review of Gus G's new signature LTD. Gus has been using the guitar onstage with Ozzy since its announcement earlier in 2010, and we caught up with Gus – one of the most envied guitarists in rock – to get the skinny on his new axe.

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• John Lennon: James Walsh interview

  

  Raised less than an hour from Liverpool on a steady diet of John Lennon and The Beatles, James Walsh has been a life-long appreciator of the working class hero. TG spoke to the songwriter about Lennon's flawed character, sticking it to the rock journalists and his melodic rhythm guitar.

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• John Lennon: The View interview

  

  Currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on The View's third album, guitarist and lifelong Beatlemaniac Kyle Falconer tells TG about the lasting influence of John Lennon on one of the UK's best young guitar bands.

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• John Lennon: Francis Rossi interview

  

  As an impressionable teenager growing up in the 60s, Francis Rossi can recall the first time he saw The Beatles bring 'colour' to his black-and-white TV. Here, Rossi tells TG about the night he met his hero, the opportunity he had to write with Lennon, and why he let it pass…

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• John Lennon: Sum 41 interview

  

  Deryck Whibley has spent the last decade penning hook-filled pop punk tunes with Canadian upstarts Sum 41. TG sat down with the guitarist/frontman to find out how John Lennon taught him all about melody, writing without fear and how you can "just play four chords but make it rock"…

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• John Lennon: Joey Molland interview

  

  In 1971, Badfinger guitarist Joey Molland was a young Beatles fan in an up and coming band when he found himself at a session for John Lennon. In this exclusive interview with TG Joey gives us a unique insight into the life and work of Lennon and his fellow The Beatles

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