Ellie Rogers
Ellie started dabbling with guitars around the age of seven, then started writing about them roughly two decades later. She has a particular fascination with alternate tunings, is forever hunting for the perfect slide for the smaller-handed guitarist, and derives a sadistic pleasure from bothering her drummer mates with a preference for “f**king wonky” time signatures.
As well as freelancing for MusicRadar, Total Guitar and GuitarWorld.com, she’s an events marketing pro and one of the Directors of a community-owned venue in Bath, UK.
Latest articles by Ellie Rogers
5 Prince deep cut songs for guitarists
By Ellie Rogers published
Best of 2022: Guitar gold mining from His Royal Badness’s catalogue
Dea Matrona: meet the young Belfast band keeping the fire of Rory Gallagher and Fleetwood Mac burning bright
By Ellie Rogers published
We talk to Orlaith Forsythe about how she honed her guitar and bass chops with 12-hour days busking
Hawxx: "We definitely have an awareness that the metal and rock scene has a really long way to go in terms of diversity and being a safe gig space for women, trans people and non-binary people"
By Ellie Rogers published
Interview: Guitarists Anna Papadimitriou and Hannah Staphnill on their musical mission, winning fans, playing fanned frets and joining the Jackson guitar roster ahead of their debut album
Bush's Gavin Rossdale on the 10 albums that changed his life, spending time with Prince and being inspired by PJ Harvey to buy Joe Walsh's Jazzmaster
By Ellie Rogers published
"All these records I’m talking about, I know them back to front"
Sophie Lloyd shares her advice for future guitar YouTubers: "The hardest thing to do is to post that first video because it’s putting yourself out there and it’s quite scary – I’d say forget all of that, you just need to do it!"
By Ellie Rogers last updated
Interview: The UK guitarist talks playing, video tips and why learning by ear is the best way
Robin Trower interview: "I think you have to up your game every time"
By Ellie Rogers published
A blues rock icon on why he decided to upgrade his new album and the secrets of his guitar tone
Ry Cooder: 5 songs guitarists need to hear
By Ellie Rogers published
A master musician and an American treasure who’s enjoyed a sweeping, idiosyncratic career arc quite unlike any other guitarist on the planet
Envy Of None's Alex Lifeson and Maiah Wynne on the post-Rush album that was Lifeson's "life-saver"
By Ellie Rogers published
We catch up with the songwriting partnership ahead of the release of the band's debut album
5 songs guitarists need to hear by… Led Zeppelin
By Ellie Rogers published
Best of 2021: Hammer-ons of the gods
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