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…

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DON’T MISS OUR AMAZING DIGITAL EDITION • Try GT’s digital edition on PC, Mac, Laptop, Desktop or Tablet!

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

AUDIO & VIDEO

THE BACON BROTHERS • A minute’s all it takes to find out what makes a great guitarist tick. Before they jumped into their limo for the airport we grabbed a quick chat with Kevin and Michael of The Bacon Brothers…

JUSTIN SANDERCOE • The founder of justinguitar.com lends GT his insight as one of the world’s most successful guitar teachers. This Month: Value In Music Education.

SUBSTITUTE • Extreme extended chords

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

JAM TRACKS TIPS • Use these to navigate our bonus backing tracks

PHIL HILBORNE’S ONE-MINUTE LICK • Pitch Wheel Effect Bending Lick

MARTIN ANDRES • Instrumentals have supplied some of music’s most evocative moments. Jason Sidwell asks top guitarists for their take on this iconic movement. This month: Canadian instrumental band Pomegranate Tiger’s guitar man.

VIDEO MASTERCLASS Matteo Mancuso • Sicilian prodigy Matteo Mancuso takes us through a variety of ideas that demystify his musical fluidity and breakneck virtuosity. Declan Zapala is your guide.

GO GLOBAL! 6 STUNNING SCALES • Expand your musical horizons and discover new sounds to elevate and inspire your playing, with six scales from around the world. Jamie Humphries is your guide.

DAN WILSON Six Jazz Phrases • Here John Wheatcroft brings you an exclusive video lesson from the American jazz virtuoso with a selection of six stunning lines showcasing his dazzling chops.

THE CROSSROADS Five Ultimate Blues Rhythms • This month John Wheatcroft shines a light on the importance of guitar accompaniment, with a collection of blues rhythm styles to empower your playing.

ALONSO MUDARRA Fantasia X • This month Declan Zapala dives back to Renaissance Spain to explore the music of the six-string vihuela, one of the guitar’s earliest and most important ancestors.

CHRISTONE ‘KINGFISH’ INGRAM • Join David Gerrish as he unpacks the fiery contemporary blues style of one of the genre’s youngest and most exciting new talents.

DICKEY BETTS/ALLMAN BROTHERS • This month Martin Cooper pays homage to one of southern rock’s founding fathers, and one of the most quietly influential of all 60s guitarists.

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SLAYER • This month Jamie Hunt brings you a brace of riffs inspired by the relentless power and often sophisticated harmonic approach of these thrash metal monsters from Huntington Beach, California.

ALEX SKOLNICK • Charlie Griffiths ‘practices what he preaches’ this month as he examines the ‘legacy’ and musical ‘rituals’ of thrash legends Testament.

CARLOS SANTANA • This month Andy G Jones checks out the style of a guitarist who gained instant fame after his band’s astonishing performance at Woodstock.

PAUL SIMON • This month Stuart Ryan examines the sophisticated...