Music Industry Magazines Download and stream the audio from Guitar Techniques 355 Features By Guitar Techniques published 8 November 2023 All of the videos, backing tracks and audio from issue 355 of Guitar Techniques, to download and stream. Page 4 of 7: Page 4 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Jump To: SPECIAL FEATURE SPECIAL FEATURETHE HOLLY & THE IVY, ACOUSTIC STYLE, BY STUART RYANVideo: Transcription:THE FIRST NOEL, ROCK STYLE, BY MARTIN COOPERVideo performance:Transcription and backing:Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Current page: Guitar Techniques Issue 355 Prev Page Guitar Techniques Issue 355 Next Page Guitar Techniques Issue 355 Guitar TechniquesSocial Links Navigation More about magazines“Probably the broadest, most accessible guitar mag in the world... It has been an absolute privilege”: Total Guitar to close after 30 years in print“What a ride…” Guitar Techniques magazine is closing after 30 years of in-depth tuition from some of the world’s greatest guitaristsLatest“The sound quality is incredible; it can be quite hard to tell the difference between the Kemper and a real amp”: Tony Iommi has been experimenting with digital amp modelers – and he’s used one to record new materialSee more latest ► Most Popular“I'm continuing in directions I established in the Grateful Dead, but I was never satisfied with my studio work – this band has surpassed my wildest dreams”: When bass icon Phil Lesh went in search of a new sound“I started writing two-and-a-half years ago. So it’s not a reflection of Kiko leaving Megadeth, but of Kiko thinking about leaving Megadeth”: Kiko Loureiro on making his first new solo material since quitting one of metal’s biggest bandsBest acoustic guitar picks 2024: our choice of picks for acoustic playing from Dunlop, D'Addario, and more“I planned to go out with Ministry. But then Madonna said, ‘I want Monte here – even if he’s just standing and holding a guitar’”: Monte Pittman on his crazy journey from Guitar Center to Ministry via Prong and Madonna – and his band with Adam Lambert“Mick Fleetwood asked me to join the band, but I don’t think Stevie voted against me… I don’t play like Lindsey, but I was able to do the songs justice”: Mike Campbell on the challenge of joining Fleetwood Mac and what he learned from Tom Petty“Some people think its gloss black top was a response to Gibson’s Les Paul Custom – but that didn’t launch officially until ’54”: The Duo Jet took Gretsch’s ’50s innovation to new heights – and was loved by George Harrison, Jeff Beck and Malcolm Young“I spent 10 hours a day for a month making that guitar… If it didn’t work out, it could have been a white Strat in Purple Rain”: Prince’s Cloud guitar builder Dave Rusan on how he made the iconic instrument – and the legal battles over his replicas“The Robert Cray gigs had me shaking so badly that I thought I’d faint… It was one of the pools I had to dive into or drown”: A non-shredder among metal guitarists, Katie Knipp took years to go electric – then scored a hit blues album“The tone EC achieved on that record has become one of the classic archetypes for how an electric guitar should sound”: How Eric Clapton got his tone on John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers’ ‘Beano’ album“I started playing $150 Ibanez guitars because onstage I would take damage… Clown used to use metal bars. We were very unsafe”: Mick Thomson reflects on 25 years of Slipknot’s incendiary debut – and what it was like to see his solos erased“A lot of players don’t bother to learn how to fix their guitars – but it’s a necessary part of technique”: Cradle of Filth’s Donny Burbage hated guitar until he got bored of playing video games – and became a tech’ing shredder MORE FROM GUITAR TECHNIQUES1Kenny Wayne Shepherd on why playing through a Dumble doesn't guarantee a great sound2Mateus Asato is a modern master of combined rhythm and lead playing – he shares his poetic soloing secrets3How a 9-year-old Julian Lage ended up playing with Carlos Santana in front of 20,000 people4A pioneering protest singer, American folk legend Joan Baez draws on jazz and flamenco for her intricate picking patterns5John Mayer busts out his Charvel and an ultra-rare ESP as he breaks new ground during A-list R&B guest solo
