Latest articles by Amit Sharma
Rush's Geddy Lee: 10 bassists who blew my mind
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!’“
The Stax Records six-string legend shares 60 years of music-making wisdom, reminding us that tone is always in the hands
"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
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"
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
"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
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
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
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!”
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“
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
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”
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
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
"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
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“
The Texan guitarist discusses her BMG signature model, Eric Johnson's tone tips and eco-conscious electric guitar builds
Passenger: 10 albums that changed my life – “If I had to pick the best songwriter of all-time, it would be Paul Simon“
Alt-folk star Mike Rosenberg on the songwriters that lit the flame
Zakk Wylde's 10 tips for guitarists
"If you have great technique but terrible vibrato, it ruins the whole thing"
"I guess I’m a rock guy trying to play jazz" – Steve Lukather talks Rosanna, Eddie Van Halen and his new solo album
"I’m coming from more of a bluesy rock background and throw in a few extra notes where I can!”
Alexi Laiho’s top 5 tips for guitarists: "The metronome is a relentless tool. It won’t give you a break if your fingers start to hurt"
Children Of Bodom’s shredmaster general on the importance of practising and being open to pop
5 songs guitarists need to hear by… Gary Clark Jr
Best of 2020: How the American guitarist, singer and songwriter reinvented blues for the modern age
"You need to find out what your strong suits are and stick with them" – 6 tips for guitarists from Intervals' Aaron Marshall
The instrumental progressive maestro has great advice to share
