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

Welcome…

BRIGHT SPARK • The world’s best-loved practice amp returns for its second generation

SCENE • YOUR NEWS IN GUITARS

TALKING GUITARS MICHAEL SCHENKER • HARD ROCK LEGEND. HERO TO SLASH, KIRK HAMMETT AND MORE

10 SPANKY RHYTHM RIFFS • Learn from the masters of funk with Pickup Music’s 10 practice riffs inspired by legends including James Brown, Prince and Vulfpeck

JACK WHITE • Old Scratch Blues

INTRO TO ROCK • How to start playing rock guitar for beginners

ARCTANGENT’S RISING GUITAR STARS • ArcTanGent is one of the world’s biggest festivals for boundary-pushing guitar music. We bring you the lowdown on the players setting fretboards and imaginations ablaze

“I’VE BEEN TRYING TO WRITE RIFFS THAT ARE LIKE WHEN YOU START PLAYING THE GUITAR” • A self-confessed “guitar-culture nerd” and TG reader, Fontaines D.C. guitarist Conor Curley has overhauled his band’s sound on Romance, their most ambitious and experimental album to date, inspired by a “massive sounding” fuzz pedal, a beefy new Jazzmaster and… Korn?

“THIS IS THE MUSIC THAT WE MAKE WHEN WE JUST THROW OUR GUITARS ON AND NOODLE AROUND!” • No rock band on Earth is as prolific as King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. On their 26th album in 15 years, they’ve captured the sound and the vibe of classic ’70s rock – but with cheap amps and zero pedals. As leader Stu Mackenzie says: “We were just going for the take that had the boogie!”

ELECTRIC DREAMS • Near the end of his life, Jimi Hendrix founded Electric Lady Studios as a place where he could express his creativity to the full. A new boxset full of previously unreleased recordings reveals how the guitar genius was pursuing a bold new vision

“LUCK AND STRANGE ? IT’S ABOUT THE ‘LUCK’ OF THE VERY STRANGE MOMENT THAT US BABY BOOMERS HAVE LIVED THROUGH…” • As the ex-Floyd guitarist presents his first solo album since 2015’s Rattle That Lock, we look at the songs and music behind David Gilmour’s best offering to date

“MY GOAL IS TO BRING GUITER MUSIC TO A NEW GENERATION!” • PUNK ROCK HERO AND GEN Z SUPERSTAR YUNGBLUD IS NOW LAUNCHING HIS FIRST SIGNATURE GUITAR. “I SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS READING TOTAL GUITAR, LEARNING ABOUT THIS STUFF,” HE SAYS. AND HE’S ALREADY PLOTTING HIS NEXT MOVE: “A CLASSIC ROCK ALBUM FOR 2025!”

“I NEEDED SOMEONE TO BE THE SID VICIOUS TO MY JOHNNY ROTTEN” • MEET ADAM WARRINGTON – THE MAN HANDLING MOST OF THE GUITARS YOU HEAR AT A YUNGBLUD SHOW…

PUNK JUNK THE GEAR THAT POWERED THE GENRE • Here we take a look at the guitars, amps and effects as used by punk’s greats. Back in the 70s these players embraced a DIY ‘make do and mend’ ethic...

NEVER MIND THE HAR MONICS • Think punk is just powerchords and rubbish technique? Think again as we take you through all you need to know...

BLACK SABBATH WAR PIGS • Sabbath’s classic anti-war protest song tabbed in full

OPEN-MIC SONGBOOK SAM FENDER GETTING STARTED • Discover Sam’s capo hack for creating supersized guitar parts

TAB GUIDE • Get more from TG by understanding our easy-to-follow musical terms and signs

THE GAS STATION • REAL WORLD REVIEWS OF THE BEST NEW GEAR

START ME UP! • Five awesome new products to get your gear engine revving this month…

EPIPHONE YUNGBLUD SG JUNIOR • This ‘anonymous’ signature model is a garage-rock...