Australian Guitar

With a strong focus on the Australian music scene, Australian Guitar is a rich source of information on playing techniques, styles, the wide range of instruments available and all the technology that guitarists have to consider in the 21st Century.

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Australian Guitar

FRESH FRETS

SPOTLIGHT

GANG OF YOUTHS • MIDDLE KIDS + GRETTA RAY

SHORT STACK • BETWEEN YOU AND ME + THOSE WHO DREAM

RISING FROM THE ASHES • DARKER STILL ALMOST KILLED PARKWAY DRIVE, BUT IT ALSO MADE THEM STRONGER THAN EVER. LEAD SHREDDER JEFF LING TELLS AUSTRALIAN GUITAR EXACTLY HOW THE BAND’S SEVENTH ALBUM HAS SUCH EMPYREAL POWER.

LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL • THE KOOKS’ NEW ALBUM IS BOTH THEIR MOST ELATED AND THEIR MOST EXPERIMENTAL. FRONTMAN LUKE PRITCHARD TELLS AUSTRALIAN GUITAR HOW THEY PULLED IT OFF.

F*** YEAH!!! • AUSTRALIAN GUITAR DIVES HEADFIRST INTO THE MOSHREADY MADNESS OF THE CHATS’ BALLS-TO-THE-WALL SECOND ALBUM, GET F***ED.

LIVING IN THE MOMENT • INSPIRED BY OLD-SCHOOL PUNK AND DESPERATION FOR THE STAGE, THE BETHS’ THIRD ALBUM IS APTLY EXPLOSIVE. AUSTRALIAN GUITAR GOES BACKSTAGE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT.

A WHOLE NEW WORLD • WRITTEN ALL OVER THE COUNTRY IN A LABYRINTH OF MENTAL STATES, STELLA DONNELLY’S FLOOD IS AN AMBITIOUSLY DEEP LISTEN. SHE UNPACKS IT ALL FOR AUSTRALIAN GUITAR.

JACKLIN OF ALL TRADES • JULIA JACKLIN TAKES AUSTRALIAN GUITAR DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE OF HER DISTINCTLY COLOURFUL NEW RECORD, PRE PLEASURE.

PREACHING TO A NEW CHOIR • ISABELLA MANFREDI’S DEBUT SOLO ALBUM – NAMED FOR HER GLITZY AND GLAMOROUS ALTER EGO, IZZI – LOOKS TO THE PAST IN ORDER TO FORCE A NEW PATH FORWARD. AUSTRALIAN GUITAR STROLLS DOWN IT WITH HER.

A WHALE OF A TIME • ALBUM #4 MIGHT SEE DUNE RATS PUT DOWN THE BONGS, BUT THEY STILL THROW ONE HELL OF A PARTY. AUSTRALIAN GUITAR HAS AN INVITE, TOO – LET’S MAKE OUR WAY IN…

REDDY, STEADY, GO! • TOO MANY BANDS SWEAT THE LITTLE THINGS WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING THEIR DEBUT ALBUMS. BUT AS BEDDY RAYS TELL AUSTRALIAN GUITAR, THEY DIDN’T EVEN THINK TOO HARD ABOUT THE BIG ONES.

THE EMO PHASE • BEHIND ITS SHIMMERY, SPACE-THEMED SHEEN, BEACH BUNNY’S SECOND ALBUM IS AN EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER. AUSTRALIAN GUITAR TAKES A RIDE.

SUMMER OF ‘69

Fretboard Matrix • An introduction to the highly useful workings of the CAGED System.

ROLLING WITH THE CHAOS • Jim Root and Mick Thomson do a deep dive into the making of The End, So Far – the setbacks, the depression, the wild gear experiments, the whammy-bar hijinKS and more

THE AXOLOGY SO FAR • A guide to Jim Root and Mick Thomson’s current gear, including backline amps, cabs, effects and more.

WHO’S PLAYING WHAT? • How to tell left from right with Jim Root and Mick Thomson

PLAY BALL • Sixty years ago, a man named ERNIE BALL forever revolutionized the guitar string industry — and the rest, as they say, is history…

“IT’S FULLY PLUGGED IN!” • Tash Sultana is an artist playing by their own rules. A new Unplugged album features plenty of acoustic guitars – but also a Strat, a Tele and a Whammy pedal

16 ACOUSTIC GIG TIPS • Going live with your acoustic? Follow our fully-costed tips to get the most out of your steel-string and make your live performances the best they can be!

LIVE, AND LET’S DI • Want greater control over your direct sound? Here are three acoustic preamp pedals for your bucket list

“I ALWAYS WANTED TO PLAY WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND BE IN BANDS” • How motherhood and lockdown inspired The Big Moon to write their most confident album yet

LAZY BONES • Your main gigging guitar needs to be in top condition. This might seem obvious, but Dave Burrluck wonders if we’re all as diligent as we should be…

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