Learn Jason Isbell’s heartfelt acoustic fingerpicking style
Americana superstar Jason Isbell is the quintessential guitarist’s guitarist. Equally at home on both electric and acoustic guitar he is a master fingerpicker, riff writer…
Peter Dankelson on how guitar was shocked into his system by AC/DC, and why nothing was going to stop him playing
By any measure, 21-year-old Peter Dankelson has already faced a lifetime of adversity. Born with a rare craniofacial condition called Goldenhar Syndrome (characterized by abnormal…
Meet Coloma Guitars, the Canadian guitar company that TikTok built
Meredith Coloma didn’t set out to start her own guitar line, but social media had other plans for her. While the Vancouver, British Columbia-based luthier’s…
5 ways to improve your acoustic guitar tone
Are you unhappy with your acoustic tone? We’ve all been there. But before you jettison your acoustic guitar and start succession planning, there might be…
Essential guitar tracks: from lead guitar lightning to one of the most violent riffs of the year
Hello, and welcome to a new Spotify playlist-embiggened Essential Guitar Tracks. As you may well know, every seven days (or thereabouts), we endeavor to bring…
Download and stream the audio from Total Guitar 371
Here is all the audio for Total Guitar 371, available to download or stream and use on your phone/computer/tablet. NB: All audio files, except those…
Electro-Harmonix fattens up Keith Richards-channeling Satisfaction fuzz pedal
Back in 2014, Electro-Harmonix unveiled the Satisfaction fuzz pedal, the NYC company’s attempt to channel Keith Richards’ game-changing fuzz tone on The Rolling Stones’ 1965…
Revv relaunches its Dynamis Series with US-voiced, Two Notes Torpedo-equipped D25 combo
Revv has relaunched its vintage-voiced Dynamis Series of guitar amps by unveiling the D25 – a feature-packed combo that aims to create “the most complete…
Vinnie Moore: “The SG is a recent discovery of mine – I can’t believe I’ve never owned one. I didn’t realize how cool they were”
Double Exposure is Vinnie Moore’s 10th solo studio album since making his breakthrough way back in 1986 on Shrapnel Records, the iconic shred label, with…
How Nikki Lane found guitar empowerment with Josh Homme and an all-star band on her gritty new album
When it comes to playing guitar, Nikki Lane likes to refer to herself as “Clangity Lane”. Her playing is fairly straightforward. Nonetheless, it’s vital to…