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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“IT SOUNDS LIKE A CYBORG HUNGOVER AND VOMITING!” • INSIDE THE ‘SONIC CRAZINESS’ OF PUNK-METAL PROJECT MUTOID MAN

MIJ SERIES EVH SIGNATURE WOLFGANG • RUNNIN’ WITH THE NEW WOLFGANG MODEL

DOUBLE PLATINUM • Gretsch marks 140 years with some tasty-looking anniversary guitars

THE FX FACTOR • ESSENTIAL EFFECTS FOR YOUR PEDALBOARD

USE MINOR 7 ARPEGGIOS • Your riffs, rhythm parts, and solos can all benefit from an arpeggio injection

“WE'VE MADE THESE SONGS QUITE HARD TO PLAY LIVE!” • For the two guitarists in experimental post-punk band Squid, normal rules do not apply. As they put it: “We’ve never wanted to come across like we’re doing things properly!”

“THE STRAT SOUND IS THE MOST INSPIRING” • The Lemon Twigs’ power-pop has a new sense of refinement – plus some classic guitar heroics

WRITE A BRITPOP-STYLE HIT! • A genre as much about songwriting as solid guitar playing: here, we crack open a bottle of Britpop-inspired traits for you to try!

A SUMMER OF Rock!

“I said I was pushing the boundaries. Well, here you go!” • WITH A GROWING SENSE OF CONFIDENCE – AND AN ONSLAUGHT OF TAPPING – WOLFGANG VAN HALEN IS TAKING HIS PLAYING TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL…

WIN! AN EVH WOLFGANG WG STANDARD QM IN THREE-COLOUR SUNBURST • Total Guitar has teamed up with EVH Guitars to offer you the chance to win this Wolfgang WG Standard QM electric

“I approached this record as a more rounded player” • Nita Strauss can shred with the best of them, but her new solo album features ‘radio songs’ with guest-star vocalists – plus a showdown with mentor Marty Friedman

“JANGLY LAYERS, CRUNCHING FUZZ, EPIC SOUNDS…” • Foo Fighters: But Here We Are – track by track

“I’m on a journey as a guitarist to achieve perfection” • HEAVY ROCK HEROES GRETA VAN FLEET ARE ON A MISSION TO EXPLORE NEW TERRITORY. FOR GUITARIST JAKE KISZKA, THIS MEANS DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES, RANDOM GUITARS AND ALL-IMPROVISED SOLOS. “STAGNATION,” HE SAYS, “IS A FORM OF DEATH.”

“NEW VARIATIONS OF A CLASSIC TWO-GUITAR ATTACK” • Queens Of The Stone Age: InTimes New Roman …track by track

RIFF OF THE MONTH QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Emotion Sickness

“WILDLY UNPREDICTABLE IN THE BEST OF WAYS” • Avenged Sevenfold: Life Is But A Dream …track by track

EASY GUITAR MODS • Get your six-string ready to rock with seven of the most important upgrades

ROCK’S GREATEST PIONEERS • Get inside the playing styles of rock’s most influential guitarists, from trailblazers Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton to later mavericks like Tom Morello and Matt Bellamy

KISS DETROIT ROCK CITY • Get rocking with the epic powerchords and slick harmonies of Paul Stanley and Ace Frehley’s 1976 twin-guitar classic

OPEN-MIC SONGBOOK RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS BLACK SUMMER • 2022’s comeback track from the Chilis has it all: a barre chord workout, cool intro licks and Hendrix-like doublestops

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!

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