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Total Guitar Summer 2015 out now: The Acoustic Survival Guide

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By Total Guitar ( Total Guitar ) published 31 July 2015

Plus, learn to play Thin Lizzy and James Bay!

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Total Guitar Summer Issue out now!

Total Guitar Summer Issue out now!

Our latest issue is out now, here's some of what you'll find inside.

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The Acoustic Survival Guide

The Acoustic Survival Guide

This issue, we’ve put together a 12-page Acoustic Survival Guide, showing you how to improve the sound of your acoustic guitar on a budget, tips for recording professional sounding tracks at home, and advice on getting a better live acoustic sound. If you’re stuck for inspiration, we also teach you 30 of those elusive singer-songwriter chords for acoustic guitar!

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Songs & backing tracks

Songs & backing tracks

Inside this month’s mag, you’ll find transcriptions for Thin Lizzy’s classic ‘Emerald’ and UK singer-songwriter James Bay’s ‘Hold Back The River’, complete with studio-quality backing tracks on your TG CD.

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Interviews

Interviews

We catch up with Lamb Of God’s Willie Adler and Mark Morton to talk about the songwriting and guitar partnership on new album ‘Sturm Und Drang’, plus, there’s a LoG style rhythm workout to help build your metal technique arsenal.

Elsewhere in the mag, we also speak to Ghost, Failure, And So I Watch You From Afar, The Darkness’ Dan Hawkins and Motley Crue man, Mick Mars.

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Gear

Gear

We’ve lined up the hottest new gear this month, including three new models from Chapman Guitars, Line 6’s feature-packed Firehawk FX, Laney IRT Pulse recording interface, Orange Bax Bangeetar and more!

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