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Keith Richards
After The Rolling Stones' triumphant Glastonbury performance, we're delving into Keef's open-G-fuelled guitar playing, as well as his 'ancient art of weaving' with the Stones' other guitar guitar players. You can also learn to play in the style of Keith, and we show you how to nail the main riff from 'Brown Sugar'.
Mad Season
Mike McCready reflects on Above, the album from his grunge supergroup 'Mad Season' that changed his career
What's Growing On Your Strings?
Strong stomach? You'll need it as TG reveals the thousands of tiny bacteria
that call your guitar strings home
Rig Tour: Bosnian Rainbows
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez's stage gear
Peace
The return of the indie guitar solo
John Fogerty
Why the Creedence Clearwater revival is a true rock legend
Learn To Play
Jimi Hendrix 'Hey Joe'
Queens Of The Stone Age 'My God Is The Sun' (riff)
The Rolling Stones 'Brown Sugar' (riff)
Guest Lesson: Mattias Eklundh
Gear
Round-up: Ibanez Iron Label RG Series
Gibson N-225
PRS SE Custom 24 7-String
Schecter Banshee FR Passive
Vintage Historic Series VE660
Pigtronix Infinity Looper
Vox Mini5 Rhythm
EMG Metal Works 57 & 66 pickups
Sonuus Wahoo
“This one is a prototype. We’re getting close to the finish line tho!”: Abasi Concepts set introduce an extended-range nylon-string to its lineup and Tosin Abasi got so excited with it he spilled his coffee
“The effects from the Axe-FX III are so good that simply putting them in a standalone box is already a knockout product”: Fractal Audio Systems VP4 Virtual Pedalboard review
