Latest articles by Amit Sharma
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
Rig tour: Marcus King
The young South Carolina blues ace invites us into his world of tone…
Donna Grantis: "It’s all about rhythmic precision and the attack on your notes - that's one of the things Prince instilled in me"
The Purple One's guitar player talks lessons learned, her Starship pedalboard and branching out on Diamonds & Dynamite
Yngwie Malmsteen: “There was no moment where I thought I should hold back or play slower”
The neoclassical shred guitar legend talks gear, speed and his no-holds-barred blues album
Matt Harris: "The Mike Shinoda gig involves big stages and singing someone else’s iconic parts… It's quite nerve-wracking!"
Mike Shinoda's right-hand man on tackling Linkin Park's guitar parts and Chester Bennington's formidable vocal lines
