Latest articles by Amit Sharma
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
Tesla's Dave Rude: "Whenever I write a solo, I want it to be memorable and melodic, even if it’s at insane speeds"
The hard-rock guitarist on his signature Epiphone and working with Phil Collen on new album Shock
Geezer Butler: “Drugs never made me play better. I’d think so at the time - then when listening to it back sober, I’d have to redo everything”
Five decades since forming Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler reflects on a legacy like no other
Nita Strauss: “To be the first female Ibanez signature artist - that’s what I’ve dreamed of since the very beginning”
We talk to the trailblazing, 'board-shredding guitarist
Within Temptation: "Most guitarists need to focus on rhythm if they want to become a professional musician"
Ruud Jolie and Stefan Helleblad detail the gear and playing philosophy behind the Dutch symphonic metal juggernauts
Architects: “Tom is there throughout the album in ambient tracks, clean parts and more”
Josh Middleton and Adam Christianson talk Tom Searle's legacy, precision riffing and Holy Hell
Vivian Campbell: "For the first time in my professional career, I actually planned my solos!"
The Def Leppard six-stringer on Last In Line's lead-loaded return and recording Dio's Rainbow In The Dark
Cory Wong's top 5 tips for guitarists: "What separates the amateurs from the pros is how you find the perfect part for the song"
Vulfpeck's funk machine on the secret to slick guitar solos and why every player needs to work on their timing
Ola Englund and Sithu Aye: “You need to find your own voice and ideas... That’s what the audience clings onto”
We join two modern metal guitar gurus to talk social media, music and tracking
Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt: 10 live albums that blew my mind
Prog maestro picks faves from his expansive record collection
A Perfect Circle's Billy Howerdel: the 10 guitar albums that blew my mind
Alt-rock trailblazer reveals the inspirations behind his masterful approach to guitar textures
Joe Satriani's career in gear: "Don’t worry about Peavey vs Marshall; worry about what sets you free"
Shred sage shares essential electrics, amps and pedals from 30 years of instrumental guitar mastery
Rammstein's Richard Z. Kruspe: "I can be such a geek when it comes to guitar sounds"
The German guitar hero dishes the dirt on the latest Emigrate album and the secrets of the Rammstein sound
Guitar round table - Supersonic Blues Machine: "The blues appears very simple on first glance, but there are some real complexities to this artform"
ZZ Top honcho Billy F Gibbons & friends look at the roots of guitar music
Angel Vivaldi's top 5 tips for guitarists: "If you can’t write a riff or a song, you can play guitar until you are blue in the face and it will be for nothing"
Instrumental virtuoso talks songwriting, technique and channelling your influences
Pixies' Joey Santiago: "I was afraid people would tell me I never grew up as a guitar player... but f**k it, so what?"
The anarchic guitarist reflects on perfecting the art of the anti-solo and recording landmark debut Surfer Rosa with Steve Albini
Steven Wilson: "I fall in love with music more than the tools to make it"
Leading prog light on how gear influences his guitar playing, what he looks for in musicians and his spellbinding Royal Albert Hall show
