Guitarist - June 2023

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Super 70s
The 1970s was a turbulent era for the guitar industry with instruments from major manufacturers attracting criticism from players for poor quality and incongruous design changes. But was it really that bad? Tony Bacon dons his flares and finds out…

Supreme Team

Blackstar’s latest Amped product adds built-in effects to its 100-watt head – which is small enough to sit on a pedalboard or studio desktop. And it’s set to be another game-changer

5 mins

SAMANTHA FISH

Death Wish Blues is a brand-new collaborative album from Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton and will see the pair touring the UK later this year. We invited Samantha to our studios to hear the story behind the release

7 mins

Super 70s

Compared to the hallowed 50s or the swingin’ 60s, when it comes to guitars, the 1970s has long suffered from an image problem.

10+ mins

UNEARTHED 'BURST

This undocumented one-owner vintage Les Paul recently arrived at Vintage 'n' Rare Guitars from South Africa. We take 'Sunny' for a spin...

7 mins

MARTY STUART

As he readies his first studio album in six years, the country legend reflects on being a road dog, surviving Covid, his favourite memories of Johnny Cash and why heartbreak will never go out of fashion

9 mins

True Colours

Three Grand Auditorium models from the Czech Republic manufacturer's catalogue, with price points varying from entry level to top end. What's the difference? Let's find out...

7 mins

Roll Out The Barrels

Let Paoletti transport you to the rolling hills, history and culture of Tuscany with a direct link to a classic wine or two. Oh, and the company makes rather fine guitars! Time for a taste…

7 mins

Passion Project

With small ’shop boutique makers popping up on a seemingly daily basis, what’s different about Paoletti Guitars? We ask the company’s MD, Filippo Martini

4 mins

Longtermers

A few months’ gigging, recording and everything that goes with it – welcome to Guitarist ’s longterm test report

3 mins

STRETCHING TIME

Some might say a new guitar needs a few weeks to settle in and that there’s no point in thinking about mods or the like until it has. Dave Burrluck doesn’t quite agree…

7 mins

RODRIGO Y GABRIELA

The duo that proved it's possible to rock out on nylonstring guitars returns with a new concept album, inspired by immersing themselves in the spiritual discipline of non-dualism

8 mins

GIMME SHELTER

Many British guitar heroes of the 60s started out on budget archtops, and models associated with the early careers of stars retain nostalgia-value today. But what if you thought you had found Keef's actual guitar?

4 mins

GRAHAM NASH

As the CSNY legend releases the \"most personal record\" of his half-century career, he tells us about speaking truth to power, selling his Woodstock D-45, and making up with David Crosby in his final days

7 mins

Grand Designs

Taylor has revamped its 'workhorse' rosewood and spruce 400 Series for this year to feature sunburst tops and new inlays. Then we have the innovative V-Class bracing, not to mention the ES2 electronics. A match made in heaven?

5 mins

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