Amit Sharma
Amit has been writing for titles like Total Guitar, MusicRadar and Guitar World for over a decade and counts Richie Kotzen, Guthrie Govan and Jeff Beck among his primary influences. He's interviewed everyone from Ozzy Osbourne and Lemmy to Slash and Jimmy Page, and once even traded solos with a member of Slayer on a track released internationally. As a session guitarist, he's played alongside members of Judas Priest and Uriah Heep in London ensemble Metalworks, as well as handling lead guitars for legends like Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols, The Faces) and Stu Hamm (Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, G3).
Latest articles by Amit Sharma
James Bay talks Fender and his 10 tips for guitar players
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The songwriter on sounding bigger with one guitar, string choice and why it's all about the right hand for him
Symphony X shredder-in-chief Michael Romeo’s 5 tips for guitarists: “Keep speeding up those patterns you’re working on. That’s the way to build up speed… there are no shortcuts”
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With the neoclassical shred maestro returning with War Of The Worlds, Pt. 2, he stops by to share hard-earned wisdom, and give props to Shawn Lane, Randy Rhoads, Yngwie and more
Mark Lanegan: 9 albums that changed my life - "If any record ever truly saved me, it was this one"
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In memoriam: Screaming Trees and Queens of the Stone Age alt-rock giant on Bowie, Iggy, Kraftwerk and more
Billy F Gibbons: 10 guitarists who blew my mind
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ZZ Top's guitar legend names the blues players who changed his life
Jon Gomm interview: "The Internet helps you to learn anything you want, but it might not help you to know what you need"
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Advice, an inspirational new album and joining the Ibanez family with a modern master of acoustic guitar
Tal Wilkenfeld shares her tips for musicians: “Honestly, I’ve never practised with a metronome. It’s always been playing along with a record or what’s in my head"
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The solo artist virtuoso and session bass star talks improvisation, songwriting and freeing yourself as a musician
Rush's Geddy Lee: 10 bassists who blew my mind
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Best of 2021: "…he was quite possibly the greatest rock bassist of all time. I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that"
Steve Cropper‘s 5 tips for guitar players: “I always look at my guitar before playing and say, ‘If you don’t play good tonight, you’re firewood in the morning!’“
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The Stax Records six-string legend shares 60 years of music-making wisdom, reminding us that tone is always in the hands
5 songs guitarists need to hear by… Dream Theater
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Best of 2021: Premium Petrucci
"I’ve worked with so many people but I have to say Axl Rose’s voice is amazing, truly one of a kind" – remembering late vocal coach legend Ron Anderson with this 2019 interview
By Amit Sharma published
Anderson taught artists including Myles Kennedy, Janet Jackson, Ozzy Osbourne, Seal, Alicia Keys and even Tom Cruise
Zakk Wylde on stepping up for Ozzy Osbourne's No More Tears: "It was like taking all the crayons out of the box, leaving myself just four to play with and seeing what I could draw with that"
By Amit Sharma published
Interview: "If you don’t wanna sound like Eddie, don’t do any taps, harmonics, divebombs or whammy bar stuff.”
Phil Collen interview: the Def Leppard guitarist talks Jackson, taking Eddie Van Halen's advice and why he's not a pedal guy
By Amit Sharma published
"I did it because Eddie told me to do it!"
"You can’t have a Plan B in this business and expect to be successful" – Dave Mustaine's top 5 tips for guitarists
By Amit Sharma published
To celebrate the Megadeth thrash legend's 60th birthday, we revisit his wisdom from this 2015 interview
Stone Temple Pilots guitarist Dean DeLeo chooses the 10 players who blew his mind
By Amit Sharma published
We celebrate the versatile guitarist's 60th birthday by revisiting this tribute to his own heroes
"It’s the new style of heavy!" – Code Orange break down their landmark new album Underneath
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Drummer / vocalist Jami Morgan and guitarist / vocalist Reba Meyers on how they've made their seminal statement in 2020
Dave Mustaine: “I suck at a lot of things, like walking across a tightrope, but I definitely don’t suck at guitar!”
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The Megadeth leader on his Jimi Hendrix wah experience and the thrash titans' mammoth 35th anniversary boxset
Paul Gilbert: “Hendrix had his thumbs all over the guitar, beating away at it. He kinda invented Stevie Ray Vaughan when he did Killing Floor“
By Amit Sharma published
The affable shred pioneer talks slide, rock guitar physicality and the joys of radically modding vintage Ibanez guitars
Joe Bonamassa: the 10 guitarists that blew my mind
By Amit Sharma published
The blues ace on the players that rocked his world
Wolfgang Van Halen interview: "I really think I found my own way, I never tried to replicate anyone”
By Amit Sharma published
The multi-instrumentalist on stepping into the spotlight with his debut album as Mammoth WVH
Spiritbox: watch an exclusive guitar playthrough of Circle With Me and interview with Mike Stringer
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The guitarist from THE heavy band to watch in 2021 demos the Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Katatonia's Anders Nyström shares guitar recording tips and reveals how he pairs synth with six-string
By Amit Sharma last updated
"I love my metal clichés, but it’s good to broaden your mind"
John Petrucci: “I looked at it like a piano with more keys" – the prog icon talks 8-string guitar, Liquid Tension Experiment and the next Dream Theater album
By Amit Sharma published
Interview: the prog icon has had a very busy lockdown
Arielle interview: “I want to educate people about where their guitars come from. There’s a level of disconnect that’s affecting the planet“
By Amit Sharma published
The Texan guitarist discusses her BMG signature model, Eric Johnson's tone tips and eco-conscious electric guitar builds
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