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

Welcome…

AND SIGNATURE MODELS FOR ALL • LTD is helping you to you ride the lightning with a brace of Metallica models

SCENE YOUR NEWS IN GUITARS

TRIADS • Pickup Music’s Dr Molly Miller explains how triads are unsung heroes of guitar, and how you can use the CAGED system to master them

JUDAS PRIEST • The Serpent And The King

“A GREAT RIFF SHOULD MAKE YOU BANG YOUR HEAD!” • Heavy metal legends Judas Priest are famous for their twin-axe attack. But now, as guitarist Richie Faulkner tells TG, necessity is the mother of invention

“WE SHOULD BE TAKING THE GUITAR TO THE PUBLIC, RIGHT?” • Blues prodigy Marcus King has overcome his demons with the help of famed producer Rick Rubin. And his new album is a powerful statement: “It’s about letting the guitar speak for itself…”

“THOSE LITTLE AMPS CREATE A WHOLE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE” • The new album from Blackberry Smoke is a subtle refinement of their rootsy Southern rock sound. Guitarplaying frontman and compulsive gearhead Charlie Starr explains how it all began with downsizing their amps

“YOU CAN REALLY MESS UP A SONG WITH THE WRONG GUITAR SOLO!” • Def Leppard redefined rock guitar in the ’80s with their 10 million-selling classic Pyromania. Lead guitarist Phil Collen reveals how…

The Strat

A DESIGN FOR LIFE • Celebrating 70 years of the Stratocaster: a story of evolution in guitar design and revolution in guitar music

A NEW GENERATION • The hottest Strat players in the world right now – from H.E.R. to Idles and beyond…

“I USE THE WHAMMY BAR HEAPS!” • Tash Sultana loves Strats, just like their new bestie – the legendary Nile Rodgers

“IT HAD TO BE A STRAT. I’D BEEN WATCHING SRV AND HENDRIX” • Tyler Bryant is one of the hottest young exponents of Texas blues. So of course he plays Strats…

“THE NUMBER OF TONES YOU CAN GET OUT OF A STRAT IS JUST INCREDIBLE!” • How to get David Gilmour ’s sound: expert advice from the guitarist who makes his living going exactly that – Steve McElroy from The Australian Pink Floyd Show

“RORY KEPT IT SIMPLE…” • The tone and technique of Rory Gallagher by tribute guitarist Jim Kirkpatrick

CHOOSE YOUR STRAT! • With well over 100 Strats to choose from on Fender.com how do you choose which is the right one for you? Here’s what you need to know

STRAT ICONS • TG examines the styles of some of the finest players to ever pick up a Fender Stratocaster

DIRE STRAITS MONEY FOR NOTHING • Fingerpick your way to hot riff riches with Mark Knopfler’s iconic 1985 MTV-beating single

OPEN-MIC SONGBOOK JAMES BAY GIVE ME THE REASON • Acoustic set short of a good tearjerker? Learn Bay’s heartfelt hit along with the soloing potential of the pentatonic scale

THE GAS STATION • REAL WORLD REVIEWS OF THE BEST NEW GEAR

KEMPER PROFILER PLAYER • Kemper introduce a pedalboard-size version of their unique amp modelling alternative

MANSON MA JUNIOR AND VERONA JUNIOR • A pair of stripped-down, UK-made, single-pickup Juniors from Matt Bellamy’s luthier of choice

EVH FRANKENSTEIN RELIC • The latest version of Eddie’s monster is casually dressed

BOSS KATANA:GO HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER • Boss continue to expand their popular digital amp range

SHEERAN LOOPER + • Is Ed’s signature pedal a dream for the one-man jam band?

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