Amit Sharma

Amit Sharma

Amit has been writing for titles like Total Guitar, MusicRadar and Guitar World for over a decade and counts Richie Kotzen, Guthrie Govan and Jeff Beck among his primary influences. He's interviewed everyone from Ozzy Osbourne and Lemmy to Slash and Jimmy Page, and once even traded solos with a member of Slayer on a track released internationally. As a session guitarist, he's played alongside members of Judas Priest and Uriah Heep in London ensemble Metalworks, as well as handling lead guitars for legends like Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols, The Faces) and Stu Hamm (Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, G3).

Articles by: Amit Sharma

Parkway Drive: “We play songs, not wanky guitar bits to make each other or our audience feel like they’re not good enough!”

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Jeff Ling and Luke Kilpatrick talk Kemper secrets, bird farts and the future of metal

Randy Bachman's top 5 tips for guitarists: “The guitar is the most personal instrument of them all; it’s right against your heart and soul”

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The Canadian guitar hero shares his wisdom, as well as what he learned from George Harrison, Jimmy Page and Bob Dylan

Night Verses' Nick DePirro: "With vocals, I often found myself competing with the registers; now I can go from lead to rhythm and anything in between"

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Shred-meets-post-rock guitar ace talks going instrumental on From The Gallery Of Sleep

5 minutes alone - Ihsahn: “Thinking smart can often brush off the edges of what might make you unique”

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The black-metal icon muses on his career, first guitar and the players who inspire him

The Darkness's Frankie Poullain: “I honestly believe irreverence is the key to great rock music… and we just didn’t care”

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The bassist on his past, present and beloved Thunderbird bass

Bullet For My Valentine: "Right now, I believe more than ever that our strengths are in songwriting, not just guitar playing"

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Matt Tuck and Michael ‘Padge’ Paget discuss the tones and technique behind Gravity's sonic reinvention

5 minutes alone - Fall Out Boy's Joe Trohman: “It’s better to have an identity than be the world’s ultimate shredder”

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The guitarist talks versatility, learning the classics and why you should always warm up

Rig tour: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

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Instrument-swapping duo Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been take us through the secrets behind their sonic alchemy...

Michael Schenker's 10 tips for guitarists: "The key is making each note carry a meaning"

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One of the world’s most respected lead guitarists gives us his guide to six-string mastery...

Of Mice & Men’s Phil Manansala: "I never realised the similarities between pop songwriting methods and our music - I just wrote breakdowns and sick riffs!"

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Metalcore mainstay talks analysing Britney with Linkin Park, Austin Carlile's departure and why OMAM have just had their best year yet

Five Finger Death Punch’s Zoltan Bathory - my top 5 tips for guitarists: "Turn the gain all the way down so you have to hear every f**k-up"

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Hungarian-born hard-rocker shares his songwriting, gear and technique secrets

Michael Lee Firkins’ top 5 tips for guitarists: “A solo is an open field where you can play anything; filling it with just a scale or sequence seems like a waste”

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Country shredder shares his technique secrets

Brent Cobb's 10 essential country guitar albums: "What those guys were doing was imitating the sound of their surroundings"

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Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter names the country records you need to hear

Gus G's top 5 tips for guitarists: "All techniques need to have a musical meaning"

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Greek shred sage talks building speed, effective practice and life after Ozzy

Galactic Empire's Dark Vader: "This was all about making a cool YouTube video. We didn’t have any expectations about this turning into a band"

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The viral Star Wars superstar and Sith shred lord on the band's guitar orchestrations and unlikely success story

Def Leppard's Rick Savage: “As a bassist, you should be the perfect bridge between the rhythm and the colour”

By Amit Sharma published

Savage speaks on Hysteria, timing and tone

Miyavi's top 5 tips for guitarists: "The distance between you and the guitar - you need to overcome that"

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Japanese superstar reveals the secrets to passionate playing

Gibson Les Paul Tribute 2018 review

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Andy Summers' career in gear: "It’s all mythology: sometimes old guitars are great but not always"

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The Police guitarist on the guitars, pedals and amps that shaped his hugely influential sound

The Darkness: “Less can be more… because more is too much sometimes”

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Justin and Dan Hawkins on lessons learned in service to rock

Kamelot’s Thomas Youngblood: "If you’re tight at riffing and rhythm, you can apply it to soloing"

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Metal guitar wizard on his technique-altering bone graft and why power metal is a misnomer

Mastodon's Bill Kelliher: “Guitar is less intimidating when you can see patterns - that’s what scales are for”

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Access all areas at the metal riff-master's sold-out, preshow guitar clinic

Korn’s Fieldy: my top 5 tips for bassists

By Amit Sharma published

“It’s all about the way your fingers attack the strings”

Fall Out Boy’s Joe Trohman: my top 5 tips for guitarists

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“Not overplaying is the hardest thing to do as a guitar player”

Zakk Wylde: these are the 10 guitarists that blew my mind

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“Now at 51, I still get as inspired from him as I did when I was 15”

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