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On the radar: Chelsea Wolfe

No puffing required, Wolfe blows us away

Failure talk new album The Heart Is A Monster

The unconventional rock band discuss their fall and rise

Analog Alien unveils the Joe Walsh Double Classic (JWDC)

Eagles man gets Alien stompbox

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New guitar gear of the month: review round-up (September 2015)

Last month's guitars, amps and FX

10 reasons why you suck at playing guitar

And how you can improve...

Justin Hawkins discusses Marshalls, solos and Last Of Our Kind

Plus how to get the most from the big black stack
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guitars Tuition Articles

Guitar chord vocab: A minor variations

Reinvigorate your minor chords with these expansive modifications

Guitar setup: how to repair a faulty guitar nut

Fixing a broken nut, in a nutshell

30-day guitar challenge, day 30: Bumblefoot guitar lesson: thimble-tapping, scales and harmonics

Clever technique from the ex-GN'R guitar-slinger

30-day guitar challenge, day 29: Tapping masterclass

Two-handed fretboard technique

30-day guitar challenge, day 28: Pinched harmonics masterclass

Everything you need to scream...

30-day guitar challenge, day 27: John 5 guest lesson

Country-metal ace John 5's shortcuts to shred mastery

30-day guitar challenge, day 26: Sweep picking masterclass

Make like Malmsteen with our technique tips

30-day guitar challenge, day 25: Make use of chord tones

Build on the minor pentatonic scale for musical results

30-day guitar challenge, day 24: An alternate picking masterclass

The concept's simple, but are you getting it right?

30-day guitar challenge, day 23: Get to grips with chicken picking

Get finger-licking good at hybrid picking

Guitars reviews

One Control Anodised Brown Distortion review

  • £129
  • $139

Nail a new brown sound

 Distortion

Fender Custom Shop Tele Caballo Tono review

  • £3069
  • €3729
  • $3900

A Custom Shop with Cabronita DNA

 6 String Solid Body

One Control Hooker's Green Bass Machine review

  • £129
  • $144

Envy-inducing bass overdrive pedal

 Overdrive

Fender Custom Shop Ancho Poblano Strat review

  • £2639
  • €3199
  • $3400

Another stunning modern relic

 6 String Solid Body

One Control Purple Humper review

  • £109
  • $124

Mini mid boost pedal

 Overdrive

Rock 'N' Roll Relics Thunders II review

  • £1899
  • $2500

Evocative take on the 'double-cut with P-90s' vibe

 6 String Solid Body

One Control Granith Grey Booster review

  • £109
  • $155

Simple, clean boost pedal

 Overdrive

Chapman Guitars ML-1 Pro review

  • £649
  • €999

Premium (mahogany) rush

 6 String Solid Body

Schecter Banshee Elite-6 review

  • £939
  • €1279
  • $1449

The Banshee gives birth to a shred-worthy offspring

 6 String Solid Body

Chapman Guitars ML-7 T review

  • £549
  • €759

Heavyweight seven-string for heavy hitters

 7 String Solid Body