Total Guitar

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

Total Guitar

Welcome…

IT’S A SIGNATURE, JIM • The Slipknot man’s long-awaited Charvel signature model is here

TOUR “IT’S GREAT TO GET BACK TO THE ACOUSTIC” • IRISH BLUES GUITARIST DOM MARTIN IS KEEPING IT SIMPLE ON HIS UNPLUGGED TOUR

MÅNESKIN Gossip

START A SOLO • Learn to make an entrance with TG’s guide

Tom Verlaine 1949 – 2023 • The cult hero who reconfigured guitar music and inspired generations of alternative rock acts

“WE HAVE THREE GUITARISTS BECAUSE WE CAN’T HAVE FOUR!” • Inside the new album from Periphery , where progressive metal meets smooth jazz – with wacky tunings, ridiculous solos and more...

“IT SOUNDS PRETTY INSANE!” • With the new remix album from Code Orange, it’s hard to tell which noises are guitars. “It’s cool to have a little curiosity going on,” says guitarist Reba Meyers

18 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR TONE • It’s the most hotly-debated aspect of guitar playing! Read on as we look at the best ways to optimise your setup and get more TONE!

The Les Paul ISSUE

“IT SOUNDED PERFECT… LIKE A GIFT FROM ON HIGH!” • At the age of 21, with a 1959 replica Les Paul in his hands, Slash lit up Guns N’ Roses’ classic debut album Appetite For Destruction. Now, as a connoisseur with hundreds of guitars in his collection, he picks out the ones he treasures the most – and reveals how his love for Les Pauls has inspired and shaped him as a player...

LES PAUL LEGENDS • Take a look at the signature styles of the greatest players ever to pick up a Les Paul

WIN! THE COLLECTION: SLASH CUSTOM EDITION • Total Guitar has teamed up with Gibson Publishing to offer you the chance to win a copy of The Collection: Slash Custom Edition

“I HIT AN E CHORD AND FELT ALL THIS POWER” • For blues-rock star Jared James Nichols, it’s all about expression – and a Les Paul is “the best tool for the job”

“WHEN I WANT THAT BIG, HEAVY SOUND, I GRAB A LES PAUL” • Joe Bonamassa has a dazzling array of guitars – but he always goes back to the ’59 LP he describes as “perfect” for him...

“IF IT’S THE RIGHT LES PAUL, IT FEELS RIGHT IN EVERY WAY” • Aerosmith legend Joe Perry plays vintage classics and his own signature models. As he puts it: “Les Paul and Gibson just hit the nail on the head”

“IT’S OBSCENELY HEAVY AND GROWLS LIKE NOTHING ELSE!” • Al Di Meola discusses his famous Les Paul – and his friendship with the man himself

“I CAN’T IMAGINE USING ANY OTHER GUITAR LIVE” • John Notto of Dirty Honey chose a Les Paul to rock like his heroes Page and Slash

“I PLAY MORE AGGRESSIVELY ON A LES PAUL” • Ally Venable delivers “modern blues that has a bite to it” – with a guitar she calls the ‘Wounded Warrior’

The TG guide to the... BEST LES PAULS ON THE MARKET • Collectors are always talking about 1959, but there has never been a better time to buy a Les Paul than now. Quality Epiphone models make Gibson’s iconic singlecut more accessible than ever. For our money, these are the best you can buy…

ARCTIC MONKEYS R U MINE? • Rock out with the retro tones of one of Arctic Monkeys’ most popular tracks

BON JOVI YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME • Explore an arrangement of Bon Jovi’s lead cut from 1986 LP Slippery When Wet

OPEN-MIC SONGBOOK STEPHEN SANCHEZ UNTIL I FOUND YOU • Wrap your fingers round this retro 50s throwback ballad from the young star of social...