Guitar Techniques

Take the UK's foremost guitar teachers and players, and transfer their finesse and passion for music into a magazine! The magazine has established itself with guitarists who wish to better themselves as musicians in both the UK, Europe and as far afield as the USA and Hong Kong! When it comes to choosing music, GT's Abba to Zappa policy means that there's always something for everyone! Please note: This digital version of the magazine does not currently include the covermount items or content you would find on printed newsstand copies

Guitar Techniques • Here are a few of your regular GT tuition experts…

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FRANCIS DUNNERY & ED HARCOURT • A minute’s all it takes to find out what makes a great guitarist tick. Before getting into their limos Jason Sidwell secured unconnected chats with the Cumbria-born It Bites guitarist, and Wimbledon’s own singer-songwriter.

JUSTIN SANDERCOE • The founder of justinguitar.com lends GT his insight as one of the world’s most successful guitar teachers. This Month: Balancing Discipline & Intuition.

SUBSTITUTE • Clashing with the neighbours

MITCH DALTON • The studio guitarist’s guide to happiness and personal fulfilment, as related by our resident session ace. This month: Metal To The Pedal.

JAM TRACKS TIPS • Use these to navigate our bonus backing tracks

PHIL HILBORNE’S ONE-MINUTE LICK • Bending And Tapping Lick

MOLLY MILLER • Guitar instrumentals have supplied some of music’s most evocative moments. Jason Sidwell asks top players for their take on this movement. This month: a teacher at LA’s USC who performs with Jason Mraz, and fronts her own band.

TWAAAAANG! Five Instrumental Innovators • This month Jon Bishop guides us through key features established by the 1950s instrumental guitarists to help you create authentic sounding rhythm and lead ideas.

VIDEO MASTERCLASS Philip Sayce • It’s time to welcome back the Canadian blues-rock master to share another six, red-hot Texas-style blues licks with you. Jon Bishop is your guide.

KINGS X Ty Tabor • Drop-tuned riffs. Beatle-esque harmonies. Groove! Just some of the ingredients that make this power trio such a unique sounding band, says Jamie Humphries.

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THE CROSSROADS Jim Hall • This month John Wheatcroft examines how a player who Pat Metheny describes as ‘the father of modern jazz guitar’ made the instrument work in a piano-style trio.

FERNANDO SOR Exercise No 9 (Opus 35) • Declan Zapala explores a short piece by one of the founders of classical guitar style. With arpeggios and beautiful harmonies, what more could you want?

KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD • We’re adding some contemporary flair to blues tradition this month, as David Gerrish explores the intense playing of this sensational guitarist.

THE CULT • Martin Cooper checks out the style of this great 80s band whose guitarist Billy Duffy brought a rock edge to their post-punk sound.

BACK ISSUES

TOOL • This month Jamie Hunt checks out the sound of guitarist Adam Jones who uses drop D tuning to create some of the band’s dark and heavy riffs.

FREDRIK THORDENDAL • Charlie Griffiths says ‘destroy, erase, improve’ your rhythmic phrasing and enter Meshuggah’s ‘immutable’ chaosphere. You’ve ‘nothing’ to lose!

JEFF BECK • Andy G Jones checks out a man who pushed his musical boundaries over six decades and is seen by many top guitarists as the guv’nor of them all.

PETE TOWNSHEND •...