Latest articles by Amit Sharma
Rodrigo y Gabriela: “I listen to some of those early solos and think, ‘Did I actually play that?!’”
The Mexican mavericks dissect the key ingredients behind their cross-genre fusion
The Analogues: “To play like The Beatles, you need to follow no rules and go everywhere”
What the expert tribute band learned from analysing The Beatles
The Wildhearts: “My guitar has saved my life so many times”
On their 30th anniversary as a band, Ginger and CJ from The Wildhearts look back
Steve Vai: "I’m 59; keeping up those chops isn’t as interesting to me. It’s all about the bizarre and quirky ways to phrase"
The beloved virtuoso on Generation Axe's shredtacular live album, his upcoming solo record and what he thinks is the future of guitar amps
Mark Lettieri: “Learn the differences in how a rock guitarist plays a chord and how a country musician plays a chord... because they exist!”
The Snarky Puppy virtuoso shares key session lessons and ponders his own success
Robin Trower's top 5 tips for guitarists: "Repeating what other guitarists have done is not your emotion... it’s someone else’s!"
The blues-rock icon on injecting emotion into guitar playing and his secret to getting a big sound from a Strat
Baroness's John Baizley: "Reversing that standard pedal signal flow is where the most interesting stuff happens"
The metal experimentalist on the band's new beginnings, guitar philosophy and pedalboard experiments
Steve Stevens: these are the 10 guitarists who blew my mind
Deadland Ritual and Billy Idol's top gunslinger on his all-time faves
The playlist: Megadeth's Dave Mustaine
MegaDave reveals the guitar tracks that shaped his life
Jason Becker and Marty Friedman: “Music comes out of silence... and I have a lot of silent time, without a pesky guitar interrupting my thoughts!”
The duo open up on their remarkable journey as guitarists...
Scorpions' Matthias Jabs: "Your solos don’t have to be easy to play, but they have to be easy to listen to"
The German rock guitar hero goes in-depth on Explorers, his tonal secrets and football with Ritchie Blackmore
Duff McKagan's top 5 tips for bassists: "If you're going to be a bass player, learn how not to be the front guy"
The Guns N' Roses bass ace talks technique, honing his sound and new solo album Tenderness
Marcus Miller: my 13 essential bass albums
The legendary virtuoso on the records every bassist needs to hear
George Benson: the 11 guitarists who blew my mind
Jazz icon names the game-changing greats every guitar player needs to hear
Whitesnake's Reb Beach: "I was stoned out of my brain - that’s how I learned how to play guitar!"
The Winger guitarist on his technique secrets, songwriting with Coverdale and co, and his infamous whammy bar tricks
John Petrucci: “People don’t want any old noodling thing that they’ll fast-forward; your solos need to give them something that’s part of the composition”
The Dream Theater guitar hero goes in-depth on technique, Distance Over Time and the most difficult song in his repertoire
Jordan Rudess: "To go from not practising the guitar much at all to trying an eight-string was definitely intense"
The Dream Theater wizard talks combining guitar and keyboard on solo album Wired For Madness
5 minutes alone - Gus G: “The biggest misconception about me is that I’m this mechanical shred machine”
A glimpse into the mind of a metal guitar maestro
Jonny Lang's top 5 tips for guitarists: "Think of solos like a conversation"
Tele-toting bluesman reveals his solo and tone secrets
Phil Demmel: “I think Slayer saved my musical career in some way”
The metal axe-slinger on his new signature Jackson guitar, filling in for Gary Holt and life after Machine Head
Dave Keuning: “Learn more voicings if you want to express different emotions through your guitar”
The Killers’ guitarist on his chart-topping career, how to expand your chordal knowledge and his love of Metallica
Mark Morton's top 5 tips for guitarists: “It’s not about playing as fast as you can, but assessing what kind of pulse you want a riff to have”
Lamb Of God guitarist talks technique, gear and influences as he stretches out on solo album Anesthetic
