Australian Guitar

With a strong focus on the Australian music scene, Australian Guitar is a rich source of information on playing techniques, styles, the wide range of instruments available and all the technology that guitarists have to consider in the 21st Century.

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Australian Guitar

Phantom Frets • King Gizzard & The Wizard Lizard has released 27 albums in 12 years, powered by a unique work ethic and ignoring how people describe the results. But they might just be starting to slow down, according to prime axeman Stu Mackenzie.

Wine-Dark Sea • Sydney instrumentalists We Lost the Sea created beauty from tragedy with their 2015 LP Departure Songs. Their new record A Single Flower is a breathtaking product of the journey they’ve been on so far, delivered via aluminum guitars and boatloads of pedal.

Brent Hinds • On August 20, we lost one of modern heavy music’s most accomplished guitarists. We salute the master of Mastodon

Hindsight • Select Brent Hinds quotes from 25 years of shredding

Double Whammy • Khruangbin’s Mark Speer and Laura Lee Ochoa make Fender history as the first bandmates to get a signature guitar and bass at the same time

Bella Rayne • Meet the Bay Area prodigy who turned to guitar during the pandemic — and found her mojo on stage

Diary of a Madman • The unique life and (very) high times of John “Ozzy” Osbourne

Rock & Roll Rebels • As metal’s biggest advocate of new rock guitar talent, Ozzy Osbourne changed the world

STRANGE PLACE • THE TEENAGERS WHO LOVED 'PRISONER OF SOCIETY' IN THE '90S ARE NOW IN THEIR FORTIES, BUT SOMEHOW THE LIVING END IS STILL GOING STRONG. OR, IF THEIR NEW LP I ONLY TRUST ROCK N ROLL IS ANY INDICATION, STRONGER THAN EVER. AUSTRALIAN GUITAR SITS DOWN WITH CHRIS CHENEY TO DISCUSS OV ER 30 YEARS OF LIVING THE DREAM.

SLASH AND BURN • Saul “Slash” Hudson is the luckiest man in rock. Quitting Guns N’ Roses in ’96 when they were on top of the world, he returned in ’16 for the ultimate victory lap, making peace with Axl Rose, playing guitar at the peak of his powers -and even learning to love a certain, harmonics-heavy ballad

HOLDING DOWN THE FORT • What does it take to be in Guns N’Roses for 23 years and counting? Let’s just say that for Richard Fortus, it requires tone mastery, the ability to mesh with his legendary gunslinger partner and a highly desirable signature Gretsch

RISING TIDE • During its long history, Fender has navigated several tricky turning points, but 1965 marks for some the start of a decline from the standards set by Leo’s original company. Is that view still justified?

AL JARDINE • The underappreciated rhythm guitarist joins Australian Guitar to recollect on Brian Wilson’s legacy and The Beach Boys’ impact on 60s surf and guitar culture

Mark Knopfler • Mark Knopfler is a master craftsman as both guitar player and songwriter. His style is unique and his influence spreads far and wide.

Fantasy Blues Jams! • Ever dreamt of blues’s most iconic guitarists pairing up and jamming together, asks Andy Saphir? Well it’s about to come true… in the virtual world of AG!

HOT GEAR

COME TOGETHER • A classic interview with the The Beatles’ late chief engineer Geoff Emerick – “You could really see the joy in their faces as they played; it was like they were teenagers again”.

Geoff Emerick's track-by-track

Shure Nexadyne Series • New mics for a new era? Shure rises to the challenge

Fender American Ultra Luxe Vintage '50s Telecaster & '60s Strat HSS • This latest wave of Fender’s American Ultra models continues to cater for the modern player but with an old-looking vintage vibe. We can’t escape the past!

ESP LTD RZK-III OW • Richard ZK, Rammstein’s riffer-in-chief, returns with...