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).
Latest articles by Amit Sharma

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The Winger guitarist on his technique secrets, songwriting with Coverdale and co, and his infamous whammy bar tricks

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The Dream Theater guitar hero goes in-depth on technique, Distance Over Time and the most difficult song in his repertoire

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The Dream Theater wizard talks combining guitar and keyboard on solo album Wired For Madness

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A glimpse into the mind of a metal guitar maestro

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Tele-toting bluesman reveals his solo and tone secrets

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The metal axe-slinger on his new signature Jackson guitar, filling in for Gary Holt and life after Machine Head

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The Killers’ guitarist on his chart-topping career, how to expand your chordal knowledge and his love of Metallica

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Lamb Of God guitarist talks technique, gear and influences as he stretches out on solo album Anesthetic

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The young South Carolina blues ace invites us into his world of tone…

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The Purple One's guitar player talks lessons learned, her Starship pedalboard and branching out on Diamonds & Dynamite

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The neoclassical shred guitar legend talks gear, speed and his no-holds-barred blues album

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Mike Shinoda's right-hand man on tackling Linkin Park's guitar parts and Chester Bennington's formidable vocal lines

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The hard-rock guitarist on his signature Epiphone and working with Phil Collen on new album Shock

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Five decades since forming Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler reflects on a legacy like no other

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We talk to the trailblazing, 'board-shredding guitarist

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Ruud Jolie and Stefan Helleblad detail the gear and playing philosophy behind the Dutch symphonic metal juggernauts

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Josh Middleton and Adam Christianson talk Tom Searle's legacy, precision riffing and Holy Hell

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The Def Leppard six-stringer on Last In Line's lead-loaded return and recording Dio's Rainbow In The Dark

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Vulfpeck's funk machine on the secret to slick guitar solos and why every player needs to work on their timing

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We join two modern metal guitar gurus to talk social media, music and tracking

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Prog maestro picks faves from his expansive record collection

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Alt-rock trailblazer reveals the inspirations behind his masterful approach to guitar textures

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Shred sage shares essential electrics, amps and pedals from 30 years of instrumental guitar mastery
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