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  Cillian Breathnach - 5th March 2021
  
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  My Guitar Story: Josh Smith’s new Ibanez signature, the Flat V1
  
  Samuel Roberts - 5th March 2021
  
  The seasoned session guitarist breaks down the inspiration and R&D behind his undeniably cool new signature model, the Ibanez Flat V1, equipped with his signature Seymour Duncan pickups and some tastful appointments
  
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  “There’s a lot of nice nostalgia there”: Brian May celebrates 50 years of Queen by taking us through his personal photo album… in 3D!
  
  Josh Gardner - 5th March 2021
  
  The Queen guitarist has been taking photos with a stereoscopic 3D camera for decades, here he takes us through some choice moments he’s captured to celebrate the band’s Golden Jubilee…
  
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  Electricity Meets Guitar, with Josh Scott
  
  Josh Scott - 5th March 2021
  
  In his new series exploring the evolution of guitar effects, JHS Pedals main man and stompbox historian Josh Scott sets the scene for a most excellent adventure through guitar history.
  
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  Gary Walker - 5th March 2021
  
  It’s been almost 10 years since the world first encountered Anna Calvi through her remarkable debut album. Since then, she’s established herself as one of the most unique artists, with two more acclaimed albums under her belt. But at the heart of it all is a woman and her Telecaster.
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  The Genius Of… All Things Must Pass by George Harrison
  
  Michael Leonard - 3rd March 2021
  
  When The Beatles split in 1970, the question in everyone’s lips and ears was: which of these masterful songwriters would deliver the finest solo record? John Lennon or Paul McCartney? It turned out the answer was George Harrison.
  
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  The Big Listen: Julien Baker – Little Oblivions
  
  Gary Walker - 1st March 2021
  
  After two albums of stark confessionals that cut to the core, Julien Baker faced a dilemma over whether to repeat a winning formula or expand her sound. Her decision making is as astute as her songwriting, it turns out.
  
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  The Big Listen: Mogwai – As The Love Continues
  
  Gary Walker - 22nd February 2021
  
  Stuart Braithwaite finds his voice on the cinematic post-rockers’ 10th album, with the Glaswegians still sounding fresh 25 years on from their first release.
  
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  The Big Review: Fender American Professional II Telecaster Deluxe
  
  Chris Vinnicombe - 19th February 2021
  
  An instrument from a controversial period in Fender’s history gets a modern-day makeover – and we can’t get enough of it.
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  Learn to play guitar like Kurt Cobain in five minutes
  
  Leigh Fuge - 5th March 2021
  
  In the first of a new series, in just five short minutes we’ll show you the technique secrets that helped make the world’s greatest and most influential guitarists stand out from the crowd. First up, Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain.
  
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  How to play chords like Paul McCartney (Part 2)
  
  Rod Fogg - 25th February 2021
  
  In the second part of our Paul McCartney lesson we head into a world of moving basslines and slash, seventh and diminished chords as a songwriting genius broadens his horizons.
  
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  How to play blues like Joe Bonamassa
  
  Leigh Fuge - 10th February 2021
  
  JoBo’s fusion of blues and rock makes him one of the most fiery and exciting guitar players on the planet – here’s how to nail his style.
  
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  How to get better at guitar using the CAGED system (Part 1)
  
  David Henriksson - 5th February 2021
  
  In the first of a new series, we examine how this simple and common system for learning the guitar contains hidden depths that could be the key to unlocking your potential as a musician.
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Watch: Polyphia’s Scott LePage shows off his touring rig

We recently met with guitarist Scott LePage of instrumental band Polyphia on the Bristol leg of their UK tour to talk Orange amps, not using pedals and his signature Ibanez guitar.

By Guitar.com

12th April 2019