SHOCKING: Tom bukovac - What They Never Told You

“I am 10 times the player when I hold a guitar pick the ‘wrong’ way”: A blues guitar hero showed me how he held his pick – and it changed the way I played guitar

Some sage advice has shaped my entire playing journey – and anyone can give it a go for immediate results

Guitar World · Apr 5

“If all you want to do is sound like Stevie Ray Vaughan, you’re screwed. There was only one of him and he did it better than anyone else”: What Guthrie Trapp learned while escaping the country player label – and how the fretboard can change your life

The session ace explains what’s wrong with modelers, why anyone emulating SRV is doomed to fail, and how he nearly missed out on jamming with Billy Gibbons

Guitar World · Nov 24, 2025

“It sounded like an ice pick. I thought he was gonna laugh. He looks up and goes, ‘It’s pretty awesome.’ I thought, ‘Is it?! It sounds terrible to me’”: Why Joe Walsh’s distinct taste in amps took Tom Bukovac by surprise

The on-stage sound seemed harsh to the ears, but Bukovac soon came around to the Eagles legend's go-to amp tones

Guitar World · Oct 24, 2025

"Once I discovered how valuable and useful it is, it just completely changed everything for me": There's a pedal that will make your guitar rig sound better in a mix – and you've probably never considered buying one

To be honest, we haven't got one either… yet!

MusicRadar · Jun 3, 2024

"Every time we sit down and play, it sounds like a song:" The contender for instrumental guitar album of the year is arriving on 1 May

Nashville stringers Tom Bukovac and Guthrie Trapp together on record at last – "We kept a lot of first takes"

MusicRadar · Apr 26, 2024

"Don't buy any more gear today, friends…": Tom Bukovac's tip on how to improve as a guitarist is something all of us can do

The hugely respected Nashville session player is a wise man

MusicRadar · Apr 5, 2024

"You cannot tense up, you have to be super loose" – top session guitarist Tom Bukovac returns with another great lesson and this time it's on picking

Brett Papa hosts the creative maestro for another essential tutorial

MusicRadar · Dec 18, 2023

A free chord lesson from one of the greatest guitarists on the planet

School is in session with Tom Bukovac

MusicRadar · Dec 11, 2023

Session guitar legend Brent Mason reveals the overlooked effects pedal he always has on his pedalboard – and now we want one too

The country ace sings the praises of an often unsung hero

MusicRadar · Aug 10, 2023

Tom Bukovac demoing a vintage Gibson Les Paul and Strat in a guitar shop is the best sales pitch we've heard

A '55 Gold Top and '66 Strat in very good hands

MusicRadar · Jun 23, 2023