Latest articles by Guitars and Amps Expo 2014
Electric guitar for beginners
Picking up a guitar for the first time can be a daunting experience, but when armed with these simple tips you'll find your playing, sound and performance improving every day.
Improve your riff writing skills
All the tools you need to put together your own memorable guitar hooks.
All Axess: how to play Soulfly's Treachery
Mr Rizzo runs through some killer harmonic riffing.
Highway to hell: Halestorm's journey to the top
"You play 300 dates a year and hopefully you get better!"
Slash's top 5 Queen riffs
Learn how to play a Queen classic and discover Slash's favourite Queen riffs
All Axess: John 5's Spanish style guitar licks
The Rob Zombie guitarist shows off a fingerpicking run.
Taylor York, Paramore: guitarist 2.0
As greater demands are being put on musicians to bring more than just great playing to the table, we ask Taylor what it takes to be a professional guitarist in 2014.
12 hot guitar bands for summer 2014
Electrifying riff masters rocking the live circuit and releasing new music this summer.
Within Temptation's Ruud Jolie on goals, gear and arena gigs
We catch up with the Within Temptation guitarist following his band's Wembley spectacular
A guide to the Nashville guitar scene by Jeremy Popoff, Lit
The Lit man talks songwriters, country guitar, and mastering the number system
All Axess: how to play Gojira's L'Enfant Sauvage
The French guitarist/frontman runs through one of his band's best-known tracks.
7 iconic pop punk guitar riffs
Cameron Hurley, guitarist with the New York pop punk band, chooses seven iconic guitar riffs that every pop punk fan should know.
