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

Here are a few of your regular GT tuition experts...

WELCOME

GT USER GUIDE • You can get more from GT by understanding our easy-to-follow musical terms and & œ signs...

BRION JAMES • A minute’s all it takes to discover what makes a great guitarist tick. Before he jumped into his limo for the airport, we grabbed a quick chat with Dan Reed Network’s guitarist,

SUBSTITUTE Rootless Blues

JUSTIN SANDERCOE

MITCH DALTON

JAM TRACKS TIPS

KEITH MORE • Guitar instrumentals have supplied some of music’s most evocative moments. Jason Sidwell asks top guitarists for their take on this iconic movement. This month: top UK rock guitarist and producer Keith More.

HANK B MARVIN • Neville Marten talks to the first true legend of instrumental guitar, cited by Eric Clapton, Brian May, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Peter Green and Mark Knopfler as an influence, and today enjoying life in his gypsy jazz band.

PLAY LIKE HANK B MARVIN

JOEL HOEKSTRA Video Masterclass • This issue we welcome the return of Whitesnake’s guitarist Joel Hoekstra. Soloing on Jason Sidwell’s specially-written piece, Excalibur, Joel demonstrates and discusses his eight-finger tapping chops. John Wheatcroft is your guide.

EMILIANO SAMPAIO Latin Licks & Grooves • Master guitarist and composer, Emiliano Sampaio demonstrates his approach to Brazilian grooves and jazzy guitar lines. Andy Saphir is your guide.

THE CROSSROADS • In his never-ending quest to find musical links between the great jazz and blues guitarists, this issue John Wheatcroft explores the bluesy side of the incredible George Benson.

GREENSLEEVES For Solo Guitar • Declan Zapala explores one of the most famous songs to have emerged from Renaissance England. Melancholy and sublime, this will melt your loved ones’ hearts this Yuletide.

30-MINUTE LICKBAG • Jamie Hunt of BIMM Bristol brings you another fine selection of licks to learn at easy, intermediate and advanced levels.

ROBERT CRAY • This month Phil Short checks out an original American bluesman and renowned exponent of the Fender Strat, the wonderful Robert Cray.

PEARL JAM • This month Martin Cooper checks out the iconic Seattle style and sound of Pearl Jam’s Fantastic guitarist and original member, Mike McCready.

BRETT GARSED • Combine effortless hybrid picking, fluid legato phrasing and some Big Sky thinking to attain fretboard freedom, says Charlie Griffiths.

JAZZ ARPEGGIO SOLOING PT4 • This month Tim Pettingale focuses on the Altered Dominant chord to complete his series on playing arpeggio-based lines in your solos.

PALM MUTING • This month Simon Barnard digs deep and demonstrates how palm muting can be used to add weight and tighten up your playing.

KEITH URBAN • This month Stuart Ryan explores the style of a brilliant Antipodean guitarist and singer whose move to Nashville made him a modern country superstar.

TRIPLETS & SEX TUPLETS • This month Andy G Jones will be alternate picking using triplets and sextuplets to weave swinging rock lines inspired by Paul Gilbert.

NEW ALBUMS • A selection of new and reissued guitar releases, including Album Of The Month

JIMMY PAGE! • Page is perhaps the...