Ellie Rogers

Petty's discography is a long road that ended too soon – here are some good places to start with a legendary songwriting legacy

"It’s a game-changer because anyone who played one of my signatures before was like, ‘Yeah, I like it, but the P-90 is buzzy.’ Now, we’re getting rid of that"

From unemployment in London to 20-million album sales and US stardom, the songwriter recalls a remarkable rise – "I was pretty rubbish at first, but I had a knack"

The inside guitar perspective of the long-awaited new solo album from the former Yes man

The Guns man talks new solo album Lighthouse, Jerry Cantrell and shares some insider tips: "I do the trick where, about 20 minutes before a show, I eat some potato chips"

"For me, the stage is more like a canvas than the studio is"

"It was like the Loch Ness monster giving birth inside a silo"

The whammy-wielding UK metaller talks Jackson American Series Virtuoso and why Haley Williams is a songwriting influence alongside Converge and the Dillinger Escape Plan

Brilliant, inventive, troubled, there was never a folk guitar player like Martyn, whose appetite for experimentation created a sound that resonated far beyond guitar culture

A case of Joni – and her 55 different tunings

He goes his own way

The artist and producer brings an auteur's touch to his first signature guitar; he tells us about striking a balance

The duo also explain why the key to a good guitar riff is the drums

In this guitar-focussed interview, Leslie Feist tells us how she used nylon strings, alternate tunings and a Spire digital eight-track to make a compelling musical statement on Multitudes

"I started a Dave Matthews covers band in my high school" – we pick through the DNA of Ruston's sprawling third album, The Weakness

We discuss tone and the 'Coma' Strat with a session giant

An inspiring musician talks inspirations

"I have not played around with a proper amp for a very long time! It’s been plugins"

Check out these key tracks from the electric blues icon

"I had a Tube Screamer as well and I still use it"

From James Brown to Joni Mitchell and Billy Strings: the key inspirations on one half of the best-selling musical duo ever, and a solo artist in his own right

The guitar heroes' guitar hero had a discography and a bag of six-string tricks like no other

Best of 2022: Guitar gold mining from His Royal Badness’s catalogue

We talk to Orlaith Forsythe about how she honed her guitar and bass chops with 12-hour days busking

Interview: Guitarists Anna Papadimitriou and Hannah Staphnill on their musical mission, winning fans, playing fanned frets and joining the Jackson guitar roster ahead of their debut album