Latest articles by Amit Sharma
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
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
