Total Guitar issue 212 is now available on newsstands and it's a blues-rock special featuring the greats of the genre Clapton, Green and Taylor as well as a huge feature on Joe Bonamassa.
In the mag
Blues Rock: From Brit Boom To Bonamassa
From the 60s blues boom in Blighty to its many guises across the world today, TG celebrates the evolution of blues rock.
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
A look at the great British blues explosion and Mayall's holy trinity of lead guitarists: Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor.
Joe Bonamassa
On carrying the blues rock torch and his new album, 'Dust Bowl'.
Paul Kossoff
An in-depth profile of the Free guitarist and unsung hero of British blues rock.
Alexi Laiho
How Randy Rhoads, ESP guitars and punk rock came to shape Children Of Bodom's new album
My Passion
On the making of their second album 'Inside This Machine' and their fusion of metal, punk and electro pop.
Learn to play!
Led Zeppelin 'Whole Lotta Love', John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers 'Hide Away', Pantera 'Cemetery Gates', My Chemical Romance 'Na Na Na' (video riff), Kansas 'Carry On My Wayward Son', Bombay Bicycle Club 'Ivy & Gold' (strum along) and five Sum 41 riffs.
Rocked & Rated
This month's gear section features our NAMM 2011 report, as well as reviews of the Fender Blacktop series, Peavey Powerslide, Taylor GS Mini, Charvel Pro-Mod So-Cal, T-Rex ToneBug Phaser and Electro-Harmonix Neo Clone.
On the site
Win a Yamaha APX1000 electro-acoustic!
Enter for your chance to bag this baby in a choice of four finishes.
“It’s kind of scary to go through these…like, ‘Oh I’m going to take that back!’”: Albert Hammond Jr of the Strokes is (reluctantly) selling a heap of his stage-played gear on Reverb, including a Guild acoustic from the Yours To Keep tour
“There’s three of us playing guitar in Foo Fighters… A lot of tone details can get lost, which is what drew me to the Cleaver – that P-90 cut”: Chris Shiflett on how he found his weapon of choice with his Fender Cleaver Telecaster Deluxe
“It’s kind of scary to go through these…like, ‘Oh I’m going to take that back!’”: Albert Hammond Jr of the Strokes is (reluctantly) selling a heap of his stage-played gear on Reverb, including a Guild acoustic from the Yours To Keep tour
“There’s three of us playing guitar in Foo Fighters… A lot of tone details can get lost, which is what drew me to the Cleaver – that P-90 cut”: Chris Shiflett on how he found his weapon of choice with his Fender Cleaver Telecaster Deluxe
