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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“WHEN YOU DETUNE IT FEELS MORE SUBVERSIVE!” • HOW ALTERNATIVE ROCK STARS BUSH GOT HEAVIER THAN EVER BEFORE

VICTORY V1 SERIES • VICTORY AND THORPYFX TEAM-UP FOR A QUINTET OF OVERDRIVE VOICES

PRS PEDALS

LANEY LA‑STUDIO

FENDER AERODYNE SPECIAL SERIES

FRESHLY SQUEEZED • Orange revamps a trio of pedals from the 70s

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS • Tippa My Tongue

BLUES LEAD • Perfectly timed with our blues issue, Paul takes his first steps in blues soloing

“FOR ONE SOLO I WAS USING EIGHT FUZZ PEDALS! • The reunited Alexisonfire are reinventing post-hardcore – with “ancient” effects and blues-inspired solos...

“THE GUITARS ARE BREATHING” • A deep dive into the heavy new Alter Bridge album – with Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy , two guitarists in perfect balance.

“IN ONE SONG THERE’S NINE GUITAR PARTS GOING ON SIMULTANEOUSLY” • How the two-guitar dynamic works in The 1975 – by the band’s lead player and secret metalhead Adam Hann

HOW TO PLAY BLUES

BLUES TIPS • Improve your blues guitar playing with our lessons on essential chords, progressions, soloing techniques and a couple of star tips. Plug in, and let’s get your mojo workin’...

VINTAGE BLUES ESSENTIALS • See how early electric blues has influenced rock with our run through five classic riffs

STORY OF THE BLUES • We chart the playing styles of five of the greatest blues players through the ages...

JAM SESSION • Take everything you’ve learnt and get your mojo working’ as you jam over four awesome backing tracks

BLUES POWER • Thinking about new gear for blues? Follow our guide to the best equipment on sale, and dial in your best ever tone!

THE GREATEST BLUES GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME

A MAN AND THE BLUES • Buddy Guy is last of the electric blues pioneers. TG profiles an extraordinary career in five key songs...

FREDDIE KING • The Texas Cannonball – the meanest picker in town!

JOHNNY WINTER • The Texan whose Firebird lit up blues‑rock with thumbpickin’ heat

HOW JIMI PLAYED THE BLUES • His mastery of the art in five landmark tracks

ERIC CLAPTON • The man they called “God”

STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN • The pride of Texas was the ultimate screamer of tubes

JOE BONAMASSA • The undisputed blues superstar and gear hound of the 21st-century

GARY CLARK JR. • The socially conscious polymath redefining blues for the next generation

“SOME OF OUR SONGS DON’T EVEN HAVE A SOLO” • Two guitarists, zero showboating: inside the retro-chic blues of GA-20

“Blues should be a living art form” • The music of Larkin Poe is both deep-rooted and future-facing, with one golden rule: “Every song has to have a riff!”

AC/DC HELLS BELLS • Learn the hot riffs and blistering lead work on this iconic album opener from AC/DC’s 1980 comeback release, Back In Black

MUDDY WATERS HOOCHIE COOCHIE MAN • TG takes a look at Rockschool’s beginner version of Muddy Waters’ signature cut

OPEN-MIC SONGBOOK THE WHITE STRIPES HOTEL YORBA • Master Jack White’s country-tinged strummer with a handful of easy chords and some relaxed playing

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...