Latest articles by Amit Sharma
The affable shred pioneer talks slide, rock guitar physicality and the joys of radically modding vintage Ibanez guitars
The blues ace on the players that rocked his world
The multi-instrumentalist on stepping into the spotlight with his debut album as Mammoth WVH
The guitarist from THE heavy band to watch in 2021 demos the Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Interview: the prog icon has had a very busy lockdown
The Texan guitarist discusses her BMG signature model, Eric Johnson's tone tips and eco-conscious electric guitar builds
Alt-folk star Mike Rosenberg on the songwriters that lit the flame
"If you have great technique but terrible vibrato, it ruins the whole thing"
"I’m coming from more of a bluesy rock background and throw in a few extra notes where I can!”
Children Of Bodom’s shredmaster general on the importance of practising and being open to pop
Best of 2020: How the American guitarist, singer and songwriter reinvented blues for the modern age
The instrumental progressive maestro has great advice to share
The Aussie instrumental guitar maverick talks influence and evolution on his new album – plus that Doja Cat incident
As the band ready their third album, the guitarist talks the inspiration of Radiohead, Idles, Jeff Buckley and Seattle's finest
Anders Friden and Björn Gelotte from the influential Swedish metallers talk through their breakthrough album
The multi-instumentalist shares the key inspirations behind her unique approach to guitar
“This was super hard for me, there are so many guitarists I love for so many different reasons – I decided to go with the ones who personally influenced me the most"
Guitarists Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu have just released one of their best albums - this is what it took to create it
The Unprocessed guitarist found himself in the centre of an online storm last year, but he's put it all behind him in 2020
“A lot of the bands we took influence from were so into their gear – I feel like the tones were as important as the songs”
Best of 2019: The Slash and Alter Bridge frontman reveals his singing secrets
"There are so many good players out there, but I’m not influenced by any of them"
As Sylosis make their long-awaited comeback, one of the UK's top metal players shares his experience
