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

WELCOME

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

NICKEL CREEK • A minute’s all it takes to discover what makes a great musician tick. Before they jumped into their limo for the airport, we grabbed a quick chat with bluegrass picking sensations’ Sean Watkins and Chris Thile.

JUSTIN SANDERCOE • The founder of justinguitar.com lends GT his insight as one of the world’s most successful guitar teachers. This month: The Band.

SUBSTITUTE

MITCH DALTON • The studio guitarist’s guide to happiness and personal fulfilment, as related by our resident session ace. This month: Playing Out From The Backline.

QUIST’S BACKING

DANIELE GOTTARDO • 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: an incredible Italian guitarist with a unique approach to combining rock and classical music.

ROCKIN’ & A-ROLLIN’ • Fresh back from a UK tour with rock and roll legend Shakin’ Stevens, Jon Bishop guides us through some of the key components of the rock and roll guitar style.

VIDEO MASTERCLASS Shane Theriot • In this instalment of GT’s popular Star Video feature, US session guitar ace Shane Theriot performs and discusses his tasty solo over Jason’s funk-rock track, Bump And Bind. Jon Bishop is your guide.

VIDEO MASTERCLASS • For this month’s video lesson Remi Harris has treated us to a couple of blues solos inspired by the great Peter Green, with Jon Bishop as your guide.

THE CROSSROADS • For this month’s Crossroads, John Wheatcroft meets the Chairman of the Board, as he explores the string bends, vibrato, note choices and feel of a blues legend.

GERARDO HERNÁN MATOS RODRÍGUEZ La Cumparsita • Declan Zapala arranges this famous tango from 19th century Uruguay. With energetic rhythms, strums, and taps it will have your hands dancing around the fretboard.

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

SIMON MCBRIDE • This month Phil Short explores the rip-roaring style of blues-rock virtuoso and Deep Purple’s sensational new guitarist, Simon McBride.

MAMMOTH WVH • This month Martin Cooper checks out the sound of rock royalty, Wolfgang Van Halen, who ploughs his own furrow with Mammoth WVH.

KIKO LOUREIRO • This month Charlie Griffiths lays down the gauntlet with five scary licks from Brazil’s Mega(deth) rock and power metal monster!

TASTY SOLOING • This month Andy G Jones investigates the sophisticated style of a fantastic contemporary blues artist, Manchester’s own Matt Schofield.

NICKEL CREEK • This month Stuart Ryan gets deep into the playing style of a personal hero, and one of the greatest bluegrass guitarists of them all.

WALKING BASSLINES PART 3 • In the third of his four-part series Tim Pettingale delves further into the bassline, chord and melody style of British jazz guitar legend Martin Taylor.

IMPROVE YOUR LEGATO • This month RGT’s Simon Barnard is here to help you improve your legato playing with some smooth, slinky and slippery...