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.

POLARIS GUITARIST AND METALCORE GUITAR HERO RYAN SIEW DIES, AGED 26

PAUL MCCARTNEY SAYS THE “FINAL BEATLES RECORD” IS NEARING RELEASE - AND IT'S BEEN CREATED USING AI

GODIN GOES ALL IN ON NYLON

Australian Guitar

FRESH FRETS

SPOTLIGHT

ASSISTED STRETCHING • TAYLOR GOLDSMITH TALKS DAWES’ LATEST GENRE-EXTENDING EFFORT AND THE BENEFITS OF BRINGING A HIRED GUITARSLINGER ON TOUR.

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS • ON DOUBLE EXPOSURE, VINNIE MOORE UNITES BOTH SPHERES OF HIS ROCK GUITAR INFLUENCES.

MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS • HE'S RELEASED 18 STUDIO SOLO ALBUMS, BUT JOE SATRIANI REVEALS WHY THESE FIVE TRACKS HOLD A SPECIAL PLACE IN HIS CATALOG.

BACK IN BLACK • ANGELA PETRILLI EMERGES FROM GRIEF WITH A NEW BAND, A NEW EP AND AN INSPIRED OUTLOOK ON GUITAR.

“THE STRAT SOUND IS THE MOST INSPIRING” • The Lemon Twigs’ power-pop has a new sense of refinement – plus some classic guitar heroics

THE RISING SON • BACK IN MARCH, EXTREME RELEASED A NEW SONG AND MUSIC VIDEO CALLED “RISE” (COMPLETE WITH A FREAKIN’ PHENOMENAL NUNO BET TENCOURT GUITAR SOLO). THE GUITAR-PLAYING COMMUNITY HASN'T QUITE BEEN THE SAME SINCE.

EXTREME SPORTS • HOW A THREE-MONTH STINT WITH RIHANNA TURNED INTO 14 YEARS, MULTIPLE TOURS AND A SUPER BOWL

THE SOUNDS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD • HOW THE BEATLES CRAFTED THE GUITAR AND BASS TONES THAT FOREVER CHANGED AND SHAPED THE SOUND OF ROCK MUSIC

TOP GEAR • HOW TO REPLICATE THE BEATLES’ CLASSIC TONES USING TODAY'S AFFORDABLE INSTRUMENTS AND EFFECTS

STRUNG UP • THE BEATLES FLATWOUND VS. ROUNDWOUND DEBATE

BEATLES UNPLUGGED • A GUIDE TO THE FAB FOUR'S ACOUSTIC ARSENAL

“THE GROOVE IS EVERYTHING!” • The biggest guitar album of the year has arrived: Metallica's 72 Seasons. Lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo tell us how this legendary band finds new inspiration in the pursuit of heaviness…

“IT JUST PUNCHES YOU IN THE FACE!” • A deep dive into Metallica's 72 Seasons with Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo. Fast stuff, bouncy stuff, thrashing riffs, evil tones, power grooves and ‘total noise’ solos included!

21st Century Schizoid Men • How did a Swedish death metal band end up releasing one of the greatest progressive rock masterpieces of the modern age? Opeth's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT looks back on 20 years of Damnation

CHORDS

OPEN-MIC SONGBOOK THE CLASH LONDON CALLING • AG takes on an all-time classic and discovers there's more to punk than three chords and an attitude

POWER UP! • Phrasing, vibrato and rock solid timing. Inside the essential elements of the AC/DC guitarists’ styles

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS OTHERSIDE • Rock out with a red hot stadium-filling anthem from the Chilis’ 1999 Californication album

SOUND ADVICE • Everything you need to know before playing ‘Otherside’

CHORDS

SCALES

HOT GEAR

How Bruce Springsteen made his most important album in his bedroom with just a Gibson J-200 and a TEAC 144 • Back in 1981, Bruce Springsteen started recording two albums: one was a state-of-the-art gamechanger that influenced the production sounds of the 80s and made him an international superstar. The other was better than that….

How to record an electric guitar amp • Last issue we published some advanced tips and tricks for mic-ing electric guitar amps. Some readers asked: but what about the fundamentals? So here are our top tips on mic placement and technique.

TRACK TRICKS

KRK GoAux 3 and 4 • Need to take your...