Extreme

Richard Barrett is on a mission to make you a better blues player – with full audio examples and backing tracks

The month’s best guitar music – a hand-picked selection of the finest fretwork on wax

With his trusty Fender Strat in hand and at a young 64, Bob Mould is an evergreen icon of alt and indie guitar – and he’s back with a new solo album

THOUGH HE’S RIGHTFULLY earned his place on electric guitar’s version of Mount Rushmore, Martin Barre has never been remotely interested in hero worship — especially when it comes to guitar heroes. “I

Midge Ure, the Live Aid orchestrator and Ultravox synth-pop pioneer, looks back at his trial by fire with Thin Lizzy – and why he told Phil Lynott: “I’m not the guy you should be asking”

A monthly look at must-hear artists from all corners of the guitar world, from the roots of their sound to the tracks that matter most