Latest articles by Amit Sharma
Mastodon's Bill Kelliher: “Guitar is less intimidating when you can see patterns - that’s what scales are for”
Access all areas at the metal riff-master's sold-out, preshow guitar clinic
Korn’s Fieldy: my top 5 tips for bassists
“It’s all about the way your fingers attack the strings”
Fall Out Boy’s Joe Trohman: my top 5 tips for guitarists
“Not overplaying is the hardest thing to do as a guitar player”
Zakk Wylde: these are the 10 guitarists that blew my mind
“Now at 51, I still get as inspired from him as I did when I was 15”
John 5: these are the 10 guitarists who blew my mind
"His fierce overall musicianship really did change my life big-time"
Def Leppard's Phil Collen: these are the 11 guitarists that blew my mind
"I honestly feel like he was not only the first proper guitar player but also the best..."
Danny Carey: “It’s a sad thing when almost every band you see is keeping time to clicks and backing tracks”
Prog drumming titan on supergroup Legend Of The Seagullmen’s debut and Tool’s long-awaited new album
Rig tour: Weezer
There’s always been as much economy to Weezer’s guitar sounds as there has been behind the songs they’ve been writing since 1992.
Marty Friedman’s top 6 tips for guitarists
“Hold that note and literally start having sex with it…”
Slipknot’s Mick Thomson: my top 5 tips for guitarists
“Crazy shred guitar is only enjoyed by the person playing it and the other people trying to play it!”
Steve Vai: these are the 10 guitarists that blew my mind
"I very rarely agree with the term best guitar player, but if I had to say there was one, I would pick…"
Rig tour: Eric Gales
The hottest name in modern blues, Eric Gales, gives us an exclusive run through his current touring rig.
Rig tour: Lower Than Atlantis
Frontman Mike Duce and guitarist Ben Sansom walk us through the gear being used on the Safe In Sound tour…
Justin Meldal-Johnsen on his Fender Road Worn Mustang Bass: “It’s something that could really fill a void for people”
Session ace on the instrument that fuelled decades with Beck and countless other artists
Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen: “I haven’t practised guitar since 1967!”
Cheap Trick legend Rick Nielsen talks us through over four decades of rock’n’roll brilliance and getting to know his biggest guitar hero...
Gene Simmons: "Creating new music so people can download it for free does not appeal to me"
KISS legend on working with Bob Dylan and Van Halen for colossal The Vault boxset
Mike Dawes: this is how I arranged Metallica's One for one guitar
The British acoustic virtuoso Mike Dawes tells us how he perfected the art of one-man multitasking...
5 minutes alone: Seether's Shaun Morgan
Seether founder, guitarist and frontman Shaun Morgan opens up about his life in music…
Holy Communion: Joe Bonamassa and Glenn Hughes on their long-awaited return
Black Country Communion songwriters Joe Bonamassa and Glenn Hughes talk us through the story and sounds behind one of this year’s most unexpected comebacks…
Europe’s John Norum: my top 6 tips for guitarists
“If you have a good vibrato, it doesn’t matter how fast you are”
In pictures: Slipknot’s Mick Thomson shares his favourite guitars and gear from an extensive collection
In-depth with legendary amps, rare prototypes and much, much more...
Billy Corgan: “The gear should always support your vision”
Guitarist on acoustic solo album Ogilala, his guitar tracking secrets and Smashing Pumpkins reunion
The Darkness’s Justin Hawkins: my top 5 tips for guitarists
“A bum note played with true confidence can be powerful”
