Robbie McIntosh talks through and plays the acoustic guitar and resonators on Turn Up For The Books

Macca and Mayer sideman in conversation Gear demos playlist: http://goo.gl/30cAf Subscribe for more from Guitarist: http://goo.gl/2PRXE This guy has played to 184,000 people in Rio de Janeiro with Paul McCartney. For over 30 years, he's stood beside artists including Chrissie Hynde, Norah Jones, Mark Knopfler and John Mayer, chosen for his innate musicality, versatility as a player and of course, genuine nice-guy persona. When he's not on the road or in the studio with the glitterati, however, you'll find him at home in the rolling hills of Dorset, writing and recording his own, solo and band material. Robbie McIntosh's latest release is Turn Up For The Books, a collection of songs that brings together his predominantly blues and country influences on electric and acoustic six-string. "A song might present itself, y'know, mucking about with different guitars," he says in typically unguarded fashion as we go over the motivation and inspiration for the record. "Guitars inspire songs, they absolutely do - they usually come from the tone of the guitar." Here, Robbie shows us the acoustic guitar and resonators that feature on Turn Up For The Books. See him talk and play through the electric guitars on the album here:    • Robbie McIntosh talks and plays through th...   Guitarist on Apple Newsstand: http://goo.gl/c0aR3 Subscribe to Guitarist magazine: http://goo.gl/UJ0cu Visit our website: http://www.guitarist.co.uk Facebook:   / guitaristmagazine   Twitter:   / guitarist_mag