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

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EVERYTHING LOUDER THAN EVERYTHING ELSE!

BLAST FROM THE PAST • GIBSON UNVEIL ULTRA-LIMITED $10K CUSTOM SHOP JIMI HENDRIX 1969 FLYING V AND 1967 SG CUSTOM

LOUDER THAN BOMBS • BIFFY CLYRO UNVEIL FIRST CUSTOM EFFECTS PEDAL

ONE THING THEY GOT RIGHT FOR THE GRAMMYS • Five killer songs from the all-female Best Rock Performance nominees

“THE GUITAR IS A MYSTICAL BEING, MAN!” • ...SO SAYS BLACK STONE CHERRY FRONTMAN CHRIS ROBERTSON, AS HE DISCUSSES THE GEAR HE’S USED ON THE BAND’S NEW ALBUM THE HUMAN CONDITION

THE GENIUS OF JACK WHITE • WITH THE RELEASE THIS MONTH OF THE WHITE STRIPES’ GREATEST HITS, TG ANALYSES FIVE KEY STRATEGIES THAT MADE GUITARIST JACK WHITE A GAME-CHANGER.

POCKET ROCKET • Boss’ latest box of tricks is loaded with stacks of features

UP CLOSE

SYSTEM OF A DOWN • Protect The Land

GET THE TONE CHANNEL DISTORTION

2020: A YEAR IN GUITAR

2020 IN ALBUMS

2020 XMAS GIFTS

SHOWSTOPPERS! • 3 GREAT GUITAR TRACKS FROM 2020 – BY THE STARS WHO PLAYED THEM...

MONEY FOR NOTHING • The most iconic guitars up for auction in 2020

THE FAMILY THAT PLAYS TOGETHER... • Guitar-toting husband and wife Tyler Bryant and Rebecca Lovell are stars in their own right. “We’re the leaders of our own respective bands,” he says. But this year they’ve collaborated in each other’s music – her on the new Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown album, and him on Larkin Poe’s acoustic set. As they tell TG, it’s all about a “special connection” – and a lot of gear...

LIVE AND DANGEROUS! • The Struts are Britain’s fastest-rising hard rock band, and for their new album Strange Days, they’ve pulled in some A-list guest stars including members of Rage Against The Machine, Def Leppard and The Strokes – and Robbie Williams. It was also recorded pretty much live in the studio, and as guitarist Adam Slack says, “It’s the most guitar-y album we’ve done!”

MASTER CLASS • HIS WORK WITH RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, AUDIOSLAVE AND PROPHETS OF RAGE HAS MADE HIM ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL ROCK GUITARISTS OF HIS GENERATION. AND FOR THE READERS OF TOTAL GUITAR HE HAS A SIMPLE MESSAGE. “IT’S LESSON TIME,” TOM MORELLO SAYS. “SO WASH YOUR HANDS AND TUNE YOUR GUITAR. BUT IF YOU HAVE TO PICK ONE OR THE OTHER... WASH YOUR HANDS!”

TOM’S DJ SCRATCHING TECHNIQUE BROKEN DOWN

WEE-YOO, WEE-YOO! • Tom’s trademark Whammy pedal setting explained

THE EVOLUTION OF… Yvette Young • ONE OF THE MOST GIFTED AND INNOVATIVE GUITARISTS OF THE MODERN ERA EXPLAINS HOW SHE DEVELOPED A UNIQUE STYLE THROUGH EXPERIMENTATION, INTUITION AND PLAIN OLD-FASHIONED HARD WORK. AS YVETTE YOUNG SAYS: “MY TIME IS STILL VERY MUCH BASED AROUND IMPROVING”

50 EASY GUITAR LESSONS • JOIN US AS WE PRESENT 50 BITE-SIZED WAYS FOR YOU TO IMPROVE YOUR PLAYING, EXPLORE NEW GUITAR TONES AND GET MORE FROM YOUR GEAR!

GEAR, TECHNIQUE AND RECORDING LESSONS • Let’s kick off with an assortment of easy tips

TONE HEROES • Get the secrets behind the sounds as TG dials in 10 of the most iconic guitar tones of all time

MAINTENANCE AND MODIFICATIONS MADE EASY • Your guitar’s performance will make or break your sound. Keep the most important parts shipshape with our easy tweaking tips

EASY RHYTHM GUITAR

THREE WAYS TO USE YOUR VOLUME CONTROL

LESSON 32 TARGETING STRING BEND...