Total Guitar

Total Guitar is Europe’s best-selling guitar magazine, crammed full of songs to learn plus backing tracks. From the latest metal and indie hits to classic rock from the likes of Led Zeppelin and AC/DC, TG has more songs than ANY other guitar magazine!. Please note: This digital version of the magazine does not currently include the covermount items or content you would find on printed newsstand copies

Total Guitar

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A CERTAIN SHADE OF GREENY • The most iconic Les Paul of all time? Gibson drops a long-awaited USA production version of Greeny

ALBUM “IT’S JUST THE GUITAR AND THE AMP” • FOR A CLASSIC HEAVY METAL SOUND, JUDAS PRIEST’S RICHIE FAULKNER KEEPS IT SIMPLE

THE FX FACTOR • ESSENTIAL EFFECTS FOR YOUR PEDALBOARD

MAMMOTH WVH • Another Celebration At The End Of The World

IMPROVE YOUR STRUMMING • Call yourself a strummer? You will after this

“IT’S A GIRL AND A GUY BOTH RIPPING ON GUITARS!” • How Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton got together to create a new blues explosion

“GUITAR IS REALLY EMOTIONAL FOR ME” • Indigo De Souza is Gen-Z alt-pop’s rising star – aided by guitar-playing best friend Dexter Webb

“We use the guitar like a sound generator” • With a bizarre new concept album,HMLTD are defying the expectations of guitar‑based music. “We get excited by very stupid ideas!” says guitarist Duc Peterman

POWER UP! • Phrasing, vibrato and rock solid timing. Inside the essential elements of the AC/DC guitarists’ styles

“HE MADE THE MOST INCREDIBLE SOUNDS” • 1983 was the year in which Stevie Ray Vaughan made his name as a guitar hero. Texas Flood, his debut album with Double Trouble, set off a revolution in blues music. And it was SRV’s brilliance that lit up the biggest hit of David Bowie’s career. Now, 40 years on, TG celebrates one of the greatest and most influential players of all time…

“He is going to shake the world!” • In the early 80s, when Eric Clapton first heard Stevie Ray Vaughan play, it took his breath away. What David Bowie heard was the most exciting guitarist since Jeff Beck…

“He was playing crazy loud, but beautifully – and with the best tone” • How SRV emerged as a guitar hero – with a debut album recorded in just three days, and a starring role with David Bowie

“STEVIE JUST PLUGGED IN AND PLAYED!” • How SRV made Texas Flood – by Double Trouble drummer Chris Layton

“Playing guitar was his life” • As an artist, Stevie Ray Vaughan never stood still. A man who had a rare gift, he was always strumming that guitar…

“By playing, you can make yourself feel better” • In a 1988 interview, Stevie Ray Vaughan talked in depth about his life, his music and his guitars. “It’s about the excitement of playing,” he said. “Trying new things…”

“I’D STUDIED THE DUDE NOTE-FOR-NOTE!” • Blues master Eric Gales remembers his jam with SRV

NAIL STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN’S TONE ON A BUDGET

20 THINGS SRV TAUGHT US! • Get inside the Texas blues icon’s style with TG’s lesson on his incendiary playing

STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN TIGHTROPE • With a heavy-strung Strat, Hendrix-esque phrasing and tone to die for, Tightrope is a must-learn SRV tune!

OPEN-MIC SONGBOOK THE CLASH LONDON CALLING • TG takes on an all-time classic and discovers there’s more to punk than three chords and an attitude

THE GAS STATION REAL WORLD REVIEWS OF THE BEST NEW GEAR • Welcome to the GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome*) Station! Every issue, TG scours the market for the hottest new gear and brings you transparent reviews that you can trust. From the smallest of accessories that make your life easier, to big investments, such as brand new guitars, amps and effects pedals – if it’s worth your attention, you’ll find it here!

START ME UP! • Five awesome new...