All right readers!? Just a quick note to let you know that
Total Guitar issue 198
is now on sale on your local news stands and pretty much anywhere else with half a musical-conscience.
This month's issue is focused around the DVD release of the awesome new guitar film
'It Might Get Loud'
and features an interview with guitar gods
and
Jack White
, not to mention a feature and tab from the recently-reformed
Creed
and a guide to the indie song-craft of
The Arctic Monkeys
.
For those of you wishing to hone your skills to a respectable level of
shred ability
in our
Play Faster!
segment.
On
the other hand, those of you that would be happy to understand which
end of the gee-tar the chords come out of should check out our
Start Playing Today! beginners
feature
,
which very helpfully pulls together the basics of understanding tabs
and music notation along with some easy pieces to get to grips with
early on.
Check it out and let us know what you think!
"I switched to a Stratocaster - I got a really good deal in the middle of the night for $120 - and then in 1972, Lowell George showed me his MXR compressor pedal”: Bonnie Raitt on how she developed her famous slide guitar style
“The melodies work so well in this CGDGAD tuning. I’ve absolutely fallen in love with this arrangement”: Magic Mike Dawes is at it again – he’s turned a Sleep Token track into a work of solo acoustic guitar genius
