CONTENTS
CONTENTS
FEATURES
COVER FEATURE
JIMMY PAGE
()Riffing, soloing, fingerstyle 14 The quintessential rock guitar legend, Page has it all, from writing legendary riffs, to edge-of-your-seat solos, acoustic tunings and picking. Jon Bishop delves deep into his many styles.
SPECIAL FEATURE
LARRY HULST/MICHAEL OCHS ARCHIVES/GETTY IMAGES
THE CROSSROADS Billy Butler 40
()This jazzman had a style that was tasteful and musical. John Wheatcroft checks out his jazzy-blues licks, chord phrasing and more.
CLASSICAL TAB
GIUSSEPPE GIORDANI
Caro Mio Ben 48
- Declan Zapala tabs this glorious piece made famous by Pavarotti and other opera greats.
REGULARS
WELCOME 3
()Jason looks at Jimmy Page’s great heritage.
HUGH CORNWELL 6
()The Stranglers’ ex-guitarist turned solo artist answers our 60-Seconds With... Q&A.
INTRO 8
()All your regulars including Justin, Mitch, Quist, Phil, and Richard Barrett’s Substitute.
JULIAN LAGE 12
()This superb jazz guitarist offers his thoughts on playing and writing instrumentals.
SUBSCRIPTIONS 38
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BACK ISSUES 61
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ALBUM REVIEWS 81
()Six of the best new guitar albums assessed and rated by Jason Sidwell and David Mead.
NEXT MONTH 82
()John Mayer & The Strat Blues Players! Ant Law & Carl Verheyen video; Hendrix, turbo-charged blues; Rory, Morse, George Lynch & more!
THE LEARNING ZONE
30-MINUTE LICKBAG 52
()Jamie Hunt brings you six vibrant licks from: Ted Turner, Taylor York, Captain Kirk Douglas, Eric Steckel, Josh Smith & George Lynch.
BLUES 54
()David Gerrish looks at high-octane blues-rocker from South Africa who’s making waves over here, the excellent Dan Patlansky.
ROCK 58
()Martin Cooper has devised a great rock track that showcases the rhythm and lead styles of
SHRED
AC/DC’s brilliant Malcom & Angus Young. 62
()Charlie Griffiths has five challenging licks to play from Pentatonic master and alternate picker extraordinaire, Zakk Wylde.
FUNK & SOUL 66
()Steve Allsworth of Fundamental Changes starts a new series looking at James Brown’s fabulous roster of guitarists.
ECONOMY PICKING 70
()Simon Barnard looks into a picking style that will allow you to create smooth, flowing lines using as few different pick strokes as possible.
ACOUSTIC COUNTRY 74
()Stuart Ryan checks out the acoustic side of a self-made Nashville guitar star who’s better known for his scary electric work: Brad Paisley.
CASCADING SEXTUPLETS 78
()Andy G Johns explores using streams of scintillating sextuplet lines in the style of Texan guitar legend Eric Johnson.
EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS!
ERIC GALES
9 examples to play 26
()The incredible American blues guitarist sat down with us and demonstrated a whole raft of exciting lead and rhythm ideas that will greatly enhance your blues vocabulary.
JOHN WHEATCROFT 34
()GT’s John Wheatcroft is a highly respected gypsy jazz guitarist in his own right. Here he shows us six of his favourite licks.
