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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ZAPPA BONANZA!

BORN IN THE USA • Epiphone returns production of a late-’50s classic to its US roots

ALBUM “I LOVE THE UNDERLYING SADNESS OF A CHORUS PEDAL” • HOW LOS BITCHOS CREATE “BASTARDISED” VERSIONS OF CLASSIC ’80S SOUNDS

TALKING GUITARS: MIKE CAMPBELL • GUITAR SLINGER FOR TOM PETTY AND OTHER ASSORTED LEGENDS

LOVE MACHINA • It’s time to make your playing more funky with Pickup Music’s soul-packed, James Brown-inspired track

JERRY CANTRELL Vilified

INTRO TO BLUES • How to start playing blues guitar and sound authentic

”THE WORST THING WE COULD HAVE DONE WAS WRITE ANOTHER HEAVY RECORD!” • For three albums, avant-garde metal act Zeal & Ardor has effectively been a one-man band in the studio. But now, leader Manuel Gagneux is opening up his creative process – finding new sounds with fellow guitarist Tiziano Volante

“I PLAY GUITAR AND I LISTEN TO MUSIC ALL DAY. IT’S ALL I DO!” • Cage The Elephant’s lead guitarist Nick Bockrath loves a rocking riff and a catchy solo. But he’s also finding new inspiration in African music, jazz and playing pedal steel

”WE’RE SO PASSIONATE WE GET CARRIED AWAY WITH SO MANY MELODIES!” • On a vibrant comeback album featuring Beck and Fontaines D.C. singer Grian Chatten, Spanish duo Hinds have found a new guitar style. “We still like solos,” they say. But now, the sound of a steel-string acoustic makes them cringe…

“I USED TO GET FRUSTRATED AND THINK ABOUT SMASHING MY GUITAR. THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN ANYMORE.” • Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett describes himself as “the consummate team player”. In this TG exclusive, he discusses the challenges of songwriting, soloing and live performance…

“YOU SHOULDN’T OVERTHINK THE GUITAR” • With an eight-string in his hands, Leprous guitarist Tor Oddmund Suhrke is playing progressive metal by his own rules. As he says: “It’s cooler not to try to show off.”

“IT WAS LIKE RIDING A WAVE - A SONIC WAVE!" • For guitarist Carlos Alomar, working with David Bowie in the ’70s was a great adventure filled with musical experimentation and gear innovation. “It was,” he says, “a glorious odyssey…”

CH-CH-CH-CH-CHANGES! • Taking inspiration from Carlos Alomar, we look at the styles of three of the greatest to play alongside David Bowie

"SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE ME FIVE HOURS JUST TO GET THE TONE. I WANT PEOPLE TO THINK: IS THAT OR IS THAT NOT A GUITAR?" • Carmen Vandenberg is making guitar sounds you’ve never heard before in songs you won’t forget. In a brilliant new album from Bones UK, she’s also channelling blues, Hendrix and her mentor Jeff Beck – all in the pursuit of authenticity…

“IT’S ROCK ’N’ ROLL FROM THE FUTURE!” • Vocalist and rhythm guitarist Rosie Bones reveals how she and Carmen create a unique sound

“JEFF INFLUENCED US IN MORE WAYS THAN YOU COULD POSSIBLY IMAGINE!” • Carmen Vandenberg and Rosie Bones share their memories of working with the legendary Jeff Beck, and discuss his continuing impact on their music

SPECIAL EFFECTS • What’s on Carmen Vandenberg’s pedalboard?

BARE BONES • TG goes under the skin of Carmen and Rosie’s techniques and tones in this bite-sized lesson

AC/DC THUNDERSTRUCK • Bring the noise with this high-voltage Angus and Malcolm Young classic

OPEN-MIC SONGBOOK BEN E. KING STAND BY ME • Ever fancied...