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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V FOR VICTORY

ALBUM “WE SEE NO BORDERS OR LIMITATIONS” • HOW GUITARIST ANDERS NYSTRÖM OF KATATONIA COMBINES METALLIC POWER WITH DREAM-LIKE SOUNDS

THE PREAMPS ARE REVOLTING! • Two Notes knows a bit about direct guitar tone. Now it’s putting its money where your feet are with a three-channel analogue amp simulator pedal

WHITE REAPER Pink Slip

PLAY A BLUES TURNAROUND • Gain new approaches to the most important part of a blues

“IN THE STUDIO I DO EVERYTHING – AND HAVE FUN DOING IT” • 2023 is another big year for Wolfgang Van Halen with a new album and a new signature EVH Guitar

“I JUST SHUT UP AND PLAYED ROCK GUITAR!” • Steve Vai tells the amazing story of his ‘lost’ album – feel-good music with a tragic backstory

“IF EVERYTHING’S TURNED UP TO 11, THEN NOTHING IS” • Sometimes, more is less – even for Inhaler, specialists in anthemic rock, led by Bono’s son

ROCK RHYTHM WORKOUT • It’s not the showiest aspect of guitar playing, but it’s the skill that’ll pay your bills – if you don’t have it, you need it! Let TG show you how...

THE Guitarist’s Guitarist A tribute to Jeff Beck

“His technique unique. His imaginations apparently limitless" • The genius of Jeff Beck – the man who changed guitar music forever

“THERE’S ALL OF US OTHER GUITAR PLAYERS AND THEN THERE’S BECK” • The master, the pupil and a treasured friendship... by Joe Perry of Aerosmith

“HE MADE THE GUITAR A DIFFERENT INSTRUMENT” • To witness Jeff Beck play live was a near-spiritual experience... by Joanne Shaw Taylor

“HE WAS AN AMBASSADOR FOR INSTRUMENTAL GUITAR MUSIC” • The trailblazer who played from the heart, not the head... by Cory Wong

“HE WAS IN A CLASS OF ONE” • When Jeff Beck played, no one could touch him... by Vivian Campbell of Def Leppard

BECK IS AN ARCHETYPE, LIKE HENDRIX IS AN ARCHETYPE • The many faces of Jeff Beck... by Phil Collen of Def Leppard

JEFF BECK GUITAR MASTER • Inside the style of the influential guitar icon

DIRE STRAITS LADY WRITER • Littered with trademark Knopfler fingerstyle licks, this classic Dire Straits cut is a wall-to-wall festival of tasteful lead and rhythm ideas

BILL WITHERS AIN’T NO SUNSHINE • From factory worker to hit maker; TG takes a look inside Rockschool’s beginner arrangement of one of Bill Withers’ finest...

OPEN-MIC SONGBOOK THIN LIZZY WHISKEY IN THE JAR • Get this 70s classic into your strum-along repertoire with TG’s easy-to-follow lesson

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

FENDER AERODYNE SPECIAL STRATOCASTER • The futuristic Fender returns with some notable upgrades – and it’s better than ever

GRETSCH ROOTS COLLECTION G9500 JIM DANDY • A good ol’ fashioned, rootsy strummer

BOSS KATANA-50 MKII EX 1X12 COMBO • The next evolution of Boss’ best-selling amp has arrived

SOLDANO SUPER LEAD OVERDRIVE • Legendary high-gain amp sound in a stompbox

DADDY LONG LEGS