Ellie Rogers

From “African rock, African roll” to a new exploration of traditional instruments, techniques and tunings – the exiled artist continues to build bridges with new album Héritage

After working on an electronica side-project, Sanchez took her band from their California comfort zone to medieval Paris to find fresh influence for third album DOGGOD – and it worked

The New York singer-songwriter came up with a unique effect on a train in Europe, – and that’s just one example of his experimental approach to tone

Tennessee alt-rock experimentalist Maddie Kerr writes on acoustic before piling up the pedals on her partscaster – but a cranked-up Marshall is the key to her “out of control” sound

The Floridians share their love of open tunings, the one pedal they couldn’t live without, and the nightmare feeling when a ’board fails during a show

The first British artist signed to Bridgers’ label explains how she used her Dano ‘63 Baritone to escape her previous life and turn horror into triumph on You Are the Morning

With the help of pals including Eric Gales and Vernon Reid, we run down the songs that lit up the guitar-o-sphere this year, including a remarkable hardcore breakthrough, a virtuoso collab for the ages and the prodigy that everyone’s talking about

From a supernova of tapping and pitch-shifted metal guitar anarchy to all-star team-ups, here is your year in lead guitar – featuring Mdou Moctar, Diamond Rowe and some dudes named Satriani and Vai…

The Foo Fighters guitarist discusses playing with Brian May, the lessons of his podcast – and how his new Cleaver Telecaster Deluxe got its name

The producer and guitarist shares his recording insight, his new Fender signature model, plus the playing discussions he has with Billie Eilish

Teaming classic Strat sounds with tightly sync'd delays in My Baby, Daniel ‘Dafreez’ Johnston is a mercurial guitar talent

As voted for by you, this list spans some of the most significant acoustic moments ever committed to tape – and features a controversial winner…

The Swedish hard rocker details the challenges of staying on the road into her third trimester – and why it proves you can have everything you want

Self-taught and self-motivated, Jojo Orme expresses herself through her complex pedal arrangements and quest for uncomfortable riffs

The blues powerhouse’s first signature Fender has been a long time coming. She explains why it has finally given her confidence in her guitar playing – and names the up-and-coming players she’s keeping an eye on

Dreamsludge, doomgaze, doomsludge… Whatever you call them, Mario and Sarah Quintero are producing some of the heaviest tones in the business. They reveal how they do it – and why couples who riff together, stay together

The D.C. virtuoso has joined forces with his heroes as The Messthetics

As his latest Owen album looms, the guitarist reflects on how he discovered the tunings that made him so influential, doing it all without pedals and why he can only play Teles

From Son House to Eric Gales, John Lee Hooker to Albert Collins, these classics highlight how blues guitar has changed over the years – its stories, tones and techniques all passed down and reinvented

As the pop-shred maestro honed his fruit-inspired instrumental math-rock technique, Ibanez warned him his neck-pickup-only AZ might look bad – but it turned out to be his perfect guitar

The Welsh rockers’ debut album, From Hell to Here, is essential listening for those who like rock from the garage and the desert – especially where the guitar “sounds quite wild a lot of the time”

Inspired by ‘60s pop and ’90s alt-rock alike, the Fender Mustang-toting Irma Vep star – and daughter of Lenny Kravitz guitarist Craig Ross – brought her debut EP to fruition with help from the Sonic Youth icon

A new study documents the challenges facing modern-day virtuosos, who not only have to balance perfection and authenticity, but now have to be “10 things that used to be 10 full-time professions”