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“Whole Lotta Love was clearly the track that everybody would go to”: A classic interview with Jimmy Page
By Paul Elliott, Chris Bird published
The Zeppelin legend spoke to Total Guitar's Chris Bird in 2020

Steve Stevens' new Ciari signature model is a fold-away electric guitar for musicians on the go
By Jonathan Horsley published
It's a high-end electric with Bare Knuckle pickups, coil-splits, locking tuners, and it has a hinge that allows you to fold it in half and carry it onto planes, trains, and presumably automobiles too

Ex-Chili Peppers guitarist avoids jail in road traffic accident manslaughter case
By Will Simpson published
Josh Klinghoffer is on a year’s probation with 60 hours community service

“Well this is a first…”: Richard Fortus says it was so hot in Saudi Arabia that his pickups melted
By Jonathan Horsley published
One thing that Fortus will learn from this GNR tour is that the desert heat can do crazy things to your electric guitar

Joe Bonamassa on how to choose the right amp for a gig
By Jonathan Horsley published
The blues superstar reveals what he looks for when sitting in with a band for the night

All American guitar legend Rick Derringer dies, aged 77
By Jonathan Horsley published
He scored a number one hit when he was still a teenager, played with Johnny and Edgar Winter, Steely Dan, KISS, and more. He wrote Hulk Hogan's anthem. Derringer's life was extraordinary

“Six finished arrangements”: Slipknot are putting together a new record after all
By Will Simpson published
Jim Root says he wants to make a “raw” album

Ethan Ives on the guitars, tones and “indie Motörhead” energy of Car Seat Headrest’s epic rock opera
By Jonathan Horsley published
Ives’ playing on the Seattle indie-rocker’s audacious new album, The Scholars, is a masterclass in tone and melody, and maybe also how stylistic slipperiness is key to holding our attention

Shiner from Those Damn Crows on how to write a No.1 album and the Slipknot riff he wish he wrote
By Jonathan Horsley published
With the Welsh rockers' latest album, God Shaped Hole, topping the charts, we check in with riff-master Shiner to talk song structure, grunge inspirations, and knowing when not to play
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