Latest articles by Amit Sharma
Scorpions' Matthias Jabs: "Your solos don’t have to be easy to play, but they have to be easy to listen to"
The German rock guitar hero goes in-depth on Explorers, his tonal secrets and football with Ritchie Blackmore
Duff McKagan's top 5 tips for bassists: "If you're going to be a bass player, learn how not to be the front guy"
The Guns N' Roses bass ace talks technique, honing his sound and new solo album Tenderness
Marcus Miller: my 13 essential bass albums
The legendary virtuoso on the records every bassist needs to hear
George Benson: the 11 guitarists who blew my mind
Jazz icon names the game-changing greats every guitar player needs to hear
Whitesnake's Reb Beach: "I was stoned out of my brain - that’s how I learned how to play guitar!"
The Winger guitarist on his technique secrets, songwriting with Coverdale and co, and his infamous whammy bar tricks
John Petrucci: “People don’t want any old noodling thing that they’ll fast-forward; your solos need to give them something that’s part of the composition”
The Dream Theater guitar hero goes in-depth on technique, Distance Over Time and the most difficult song in his repertoire
Jordan Rudess: "To go from not practising the guitar much at all to trying an eight-string was definitely intense"
The Dream Theater wizard talks combining guitar and keyboard on solo album Wired For Madness
5 minutes alone - Gus G: “The biggest misconception about me is that I’m this mechanical shred machine”
A glimpse into the mind of a metal guitar maestro
Jonny Lang's top 5 tips for guitarists: "Think of solos like a conversation"
Tele-toting bluesman reveals his solo and tone secrets
Phil Demmel: “I think Slayer saved my musical career in some way”
The metal axe-slinger on his new signature Jackson guitar, filling in for Gary Holt and life after Machine Head
Dave Keuning: “Learn more voicings if you want to express different emotions through your guitar”
The Killers’ guitarist on his chart-topping career, how to expand your chordal knowledge and his love of Metallica
Mark Morton's top 5 tips for guitarists: “It’s not about playing as fast as you can, but assessing what kind of pulse you want a riff to have”
Lamb Of God guitarist talks technique, gear and influences as he stretches out on solo album Anesthetic
Rig tour: Marcus King
The young South Carolina blues ace invites us into his world of tone…
Donna Grantis: "It’s all about rhythmic precision and the attack on your notes - that's one of the things Prince instilled in me"
The Purple One's guitar player talks lessons learned, her Starship pedalboard and branching out on Diamonds & Dynamite
Yngwie Malmsteen: “There was no moment where I thought I should hold back or play slower”
The neoclassical shred guitar legend talks gear, speed and his no-holds-barred blues album
Matt Harris: "The Mike Shinoda gig involves big stages and singing someone else’s iconic parts… It's quite nerve-wracking!"
Mike Shinoda's right-hand man on tackling Linkin Park's guitar parts and Chester Bennington's formidable vocal lines
Tesla's Dave Rude: "Whenever I write a solo, I want it to be memorable and melodic, even if it’s at insane speeds"
The hard-rock guitarist on his signature Epiphone and working with Phil Collen on new album Shock
Geezer Butler: “Drugs never made me play better. I’d think so at the time - then when listening to it back sober, I’d have to redo everything”
Five decades since forming Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler reflects on a legacy like no other
Nita Strauss: “To be the first female Ibanez signature artist - that’s what I’ve dreamed of since the very beginning”
We talk to the trailblazing, 'board-shredding guitarist
Within Temptation: "Most guitarists need to focus on rhythm if they want to become a professional musician"
Ruud Jolie and Stefan Helleblad detail the gear and playing philosophy behind the Dutch symphonic metal juggernauts
Architects: “Tom is there throughout the album in ambient tracks, clean parts and more”
Josh Middleton and Adam Christianson talk Tom Searle's legacy, precision riffing and Holy Hell
Vivian Campbell: "For the first time in my professional career, I actually planned my solos!"
The Def Leppard six-stringer on Last In Line's lead-loaded return and recording Dio's Rainbow In The Dark
