Australian Guitar

With a strong focus on the Australian music scene, Australian Guitar is a rich source of information on playing techniques, styles, the wide range of instruments available and all the technology that guitarists have to consider in the 21st Century.

BRIAN MAY WARNS OF AI THREAT TO MUSICIANS

KEVIN SHIELDS' SIGNATURE FENDER SHIELDS BLENDER SOLD OUT INSTANTLY, BUT NOW IT'S BACK - AND CHEAPER

SOUNDGARDEN GUITARIST KIM THAYIL FINALLY HAS A SIGNATURE GUILD S-100

Australian Guitar

GATHERING NO MOSS • FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF HIS EIGHTH SOLO ALBUM, COLD CHISEL FOUNDING MEMBER AND SOLO ARTIST IAN MOSS REFLECTS ON THE UPLIFTING CREATION OF THE GENRE-DIVERSE RIVERS RUN DRY.

IN SEARCH OF SOUL GRIT • HANNAH CAMERON'S UNIQUE MUSICAL VISION AND GUITAR SKILLS HAVE SEEN HER EMERGE AS AN INDIE ARTIST TO KEEP AN EYE ON. AHEAD OF THE RELEASE OF HER THIRD LP HOLDING PATTERN SHE SPOKE TO AUSTRALIAN GUITAR FROM PARIS.

SCORCHING STRINGS FOR SOCIETY • BACK IN EUROPEAN TOUR MODE IN SUPPORT OF CABLE TIES' THIRD ALBUM, ALL HER PLANS, FRONTWOMAN GUITARIST JENNY MCKECHNIE UNCOVERS FURTHER DEPTH IN THE PERSONAL THEMES OF THEIR LATEST GUT PUNCHING PUNK WORK.

INNER EAR MYSTERIES • GLOBE-TROTTING GUITAR GOD STEVE VAI RECENTLY TREATED HIS FANS WITH THE RELEASE OF TWO THRILLING STUDIO ALBUMS AND ONE EXTRAORDINARY NEW INSTRUMENT. BEFORE HIS NATIONWIDE INVIOLATE TOUR HITS OUR SHORES IN NOVEMBER, HE CHECKED IN WITH US TO EXPLAIN HIS LATEST CREATIVE ENDEAVOURS.

LIVING ON THE EDGE • AFTER STEERING THE CREATION OF TWO WELL?RECEIVED CYHRA ALBUMS, SWEDEN'S JAKE E CHATS ABOUT THE MAKING OF THE VERTIGO TRIGGER, THE FIVE?PIECE'S DARKEST AND HEAVIEST ALBUM YET.

THE POETRY OF VIOLENCE • AHEAD OF THE UPCOMING RELEASE OF THY ART IS MURDER'S SIXTH ALBUM GODLIKE, GUITARIST ANDY MARSH DESCRIBES HIS BAND'S CONTINUED SEARCH FOR NEW REALMS OF BRUTALITY.

A RUMBLE FROM THE JUNGLE • AFTER FIVE YEARS AWAY FROM OUR SHORES, METAL TITANS SEPULTURA RETURN TO AUSTRALIA IN DECEMBER. AS A TREAT TO FANS OF THEIR ATTITUDE FILLED APPROACH, LONGTIME GUITARIST ANDREAS KISSER WILL BE UNLEASHING THEIR LIVE RIFFS ON HIS NEW SIGNATURE GUITAR FROM JACKSON. HE CHECKED IN WITH AUSTRALIAN GUITAR FROM HIS BAND'S TOUR BUS IN GERMANY.

SUMMONING THE STONE AGE

CRÜE TO THE 5TH POWER • MONSTER GUITARIST JOHN 5 DETAILS HIS ASCENSION INTO THE RANKS OF MÜTLEY CRÜE

TIME TO CHANGE YER STRINGS! • 10 TIMES A BAND SWAPPED OUT THEIR FAMOUS GUITARIST WITH A FRESH FACE

MY PEDALBOARD JOHN 5

IN THE NAME OF LOVE • When it came to remaking 40 classic U2 tracks for Songs Of Surrender, The Edge was guided by his heart and one grand idea – “to make intimacy the new version of punk rock”

In the Eye of the Hurricane • WITH A NEW SOLO ALBUM SHAKING UP THE AIRWAVES, NITA STRAUSS DISCUSSES THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING RISKS, STEPPING OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE AND NEVER SETTLING

WAYS TO BETTER TONE

BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO TONE • Get the basics of your rig sorted with these fundamental tone- shaping tips

TONE TIPS JARGON BUSTER • Get the lowdown on the most important terms in all things tone related

TONE TIPS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PICKUPS

TONE TIPS GUITAR MODS AND FIXES • Great tone starts at the source. Get your guitar working right first and you'll have a solid foundation to build on

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TONE TIPS GET MORE FROM YOUR MULTI-EFFECTS

12 COOL CHORDS TO PLAY ON ACOUSTIC GUITAR • Have a go at 12 open-string chords that we think will fire up your creativity!

FINGERSTYLE TRAINER • Take your fingerpicking...