Latest articles by Amit Sharma
Yngwie Malmsteen: the 10 guitarists who impressed me most
"There are so many good players out there, but I’m not influenced by any of them"
Sylosis and Architects guitarist Josh Middleton: my top 9 tips for players
As Sylosis make their long-awaited comeback, one of the UK's top metal players shares his experience
Alter Bridge's Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy: our 8 essential tips for guitarists
"Unpredictability is incredibly important" – 15 years and six albums in, these two have a lot of knowledge to share
Spoon's Britt Daniel: "There’s something more unique about the tone and there’s something about the look with the f-holes"
The US indie guitarist hails the Telecaster Thinline and gives us the inside perspective on his Fender signature model
The Cult's Billy Duffy: "Do you really want to go to your grave having never owned a Gretsch? It should be on the bucket list!"
The guitarist and Piston's Jack Edwards share their love for the Gretsch White Falcon
Slipknot's VMan: “My approach isn’t the same as Paul’s. I can’t be him and never will be”
Going from six-strings to four for one of the world’s most coveted metal bass gigs
Justin Hawkins: these are the 10 guitarists who blew my mind
“Have I said Jimmy Page yet? I’m being stupid – I should have said him first!" The Darkness frontman on his favourite players
William DuVall: These are the 11 guitarists who blew my mind
In lieu of his debut solo album's release, the Alice In Chains guitarist/vocalist talks about some of his favourite players
The Guthrie Govan World Guitar Day 2019 interview: "I’ve always wanted to write a dinosaur song. All thunderous footsteps, reptilian mating calls and all that stuff!"
The session shredder par excellence on The Aristocrats, Jazzmasters, Brexit, and working with cinema's top composer
Myles Kennedy: these are the 10 singers who blew my mind
The Slash and Alter Bridge frontman gives it up for the great voices that have inspired him through the years
Mark Tremonti: these are the 10 guitarists who blew my mind
Alter Bridge's shredder-in-chief on terrifying talents, stealing Bonamassa's licks and blues-rock phenomenon Eric Gales
Satchel: these are the 10 guitarists who blew my mind
The shy and retiring Steel Panther six-stringer talks about his favourite players
Peter Hook: “I’ve never liked to be hidden, and I don’t like to be patronised. I don’t buy into the idea that the bass player is the quiet one”
The Joy Division and New Order hero looks back on his genre-defining legacy
Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt: the 10 guitarists that blew my mind
Prog titan on the players that inspire his work
Rodrigo y Gabriela: “I listen to some of those early solos and think, ‘Did I actually play that?!’”
The Mexican mavericks dissect the key ingredients behind their cross-genre fusion
The Analogues: “To play like The Beatles, you need to follow no rules and go everywhere”
What the expert tribute band learned from analysing The Beatles
The Wildhearts: “My guitar has saved my life so many times”
On their 30th anniversary as a band, Ginger and CJ from The Wildhearts look back
Steve Vai: "I’m 59; keeping up those chops isn’t as interesting to me. It’s all about the bizarre and quirky ways to phrase"
The beloved virtuoso on Generation Axe's shredtacular live album, his upcoming solo record and what he thinks is the future of guitar amps
Mark Lettieri: “Learn the differences in how a rock guitarist plays a chord and how a country musician plays a chord... because they exist!”
The Snarky Puppy virtuoso shares key session lessons and ponders his own success
Robin Trower's top 5 tips for guitarists: "Repeating what other guitarists have done is not your emotion... it’s someone else’s!"
The blues-rock icon on injecting emotion into guitar playing and his secret to getting a big sound from a Strat
Baroness's John Baizley: "Reversing that standard pedal signal flow is where the most interesting stuff happens"
The metal experimentalist on the band's new beginnings, guitar philosophy and pedalboard experiments
Steve Stevens: these are the 10 guitarists who blew my mind
Deadland Ritual and Billy Idol's top gunslinger on his all-time faves
The playlist: Megadeth's Dave Mustaine
MegaDave reveals the guitar tracks that shaped his life
