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Hugar

Hugar are the latest in a long line of visionary artists to emerge from Iceland’s neo-classical/ ambient scene. Danny Turner explores their vintage studio

Cut Copy

With its overt nod to climate change, Cut Copy’s sixth album Freeze, Melt is their most contemplative to date. Danny Turner delves into its making

Denon DJ Prime Go £930

The ever-growing Prime range gets a truly portable, go-anywhere setup. Si Truss gets in the mix…

Arturia PolyBrute £2,259

The French brand mark their anniversary with a new flagship polysynth. Si Truss attempts to tame the beast…

Antelope Zen Tour Synergy Core €1995

Fancy a compact premium interface with onboard DSP? Jon Musgrave sizes up Antelope Audio’s latest release

George Friedric Handel How Beautiful Are The Feet

This month Bridget Mermikides arranges and transcribes this beautiful aria from The Messiah, for solo guitar.

Joachim Pastor- Right Now

Armada Music, 2020 While Versailles is famous for being the home of Louis XIV’s opulent royale palace, it boasts another ex-resident who also enjoys the finer things in life: Armada Music’s Joachim Pastor, whose eclectic style covers everything from whimsical Gallic-flavoured synth-pop to minimal techno and accessible deep house flavors. We caught up with Joachim to discuss how he created his summer slammer Right Now, and find out more about his considered approach to making music.

The Wishlist

Dream gear to beg, borrow and steal for...

Longtermers

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

The Players

The latest news, views, and happenings from the world of your favorite guitarists

THE ACOUSTIC ISSUE

To play an acoustic guitar is to experience the instrument in its purest form – and it will make you a better all-round musician, too. Here’s why...

Switching Gears

After five months at home, Adam Goldsmith hits the music studio – as well as the television studio – for some well-earned adrenaline

Boutique To Go

Laney’s new combo blends cool looks and boutique tone at a price you really can afford

LARKIN POE

Southern siblings Rebecca and Megan Lovell have reinvigorated the roots scene as Larkin Poe. They tell us about hitting hard, the importance of writing bad songs, the battle for equality and rock ’n’ roll’s post-pandemic fightback

More Than A Maker

Reflecting on the experience of lockdown, Alex Bishop muses on the difficulties of ‘making it’ as a luthier in 2020

Minim

Palindromic ambience machine puts a reverse spin on your sound

And So It Began…

If the world doesn’t have enough vintage-style Telecasters already, here’s another one. The trouble is, it’s rather good

What Does 5G Mean For Music?

5G is the next generation of mobile cellular technology. Before you ask, it is not just faster 4G (although it can be up to 20 times quicker). 5G brings with it lower latency figures and higher bandwidths – that is, more data and quicker – and it’s more about what you can do with this extra girth that counts. 5G will mean some obvious improvements – like better sound quality for your streaming music and being able to play properly in time with other musicians online – but there are some other less obvious, yet far more exciting 5G musical possibilities. From enjoying a virtual band on stage to accessing a recording studio on your phone, 5G will transform the way we make and enjoy music, and it might just save the live music industry as we know it.

INSTRUMENTAL inquisition!

Guitar instrumentals have supplied some of music’s most evocative moments. We asked some top guitarists for their take on this iconic movement. This month: that stunning American virtuoso in all styles, and super wit to boot, Greg Koch.

Peter Frampton

This month Martin Cooper ‘shows you the way’ to play the classy and highly melodic bluesrock style of this legendary singer-guitarist.

SESSION shenanigans

The studio guitarist’s guide to happiness and personal fulfilment, as related by session ace Mitch Dalton. This month: Catch 23.

Paul Weller

Simon Barnard looks at the guitar style of one of the UK’s most successful musicians, who’s had hit albums in every decade since the 1970s.

JS Bach Two-Part Invention BWV 784

Bridget Mermikides creates a guitar duo arrangement of Bach’s incredible two-part Invention In A Minor. Learn either part, or both, and play along!

In The Woodshed

Charlie Griffiths shows you how to traverse the strings using a trademark picking technique that, to this day, bears a country legend’s name.

Half-Whole Diminished

In his final lesson Jens Larsen looks at the lines you can create by using the Half-Whole Diminished scale over the Dominant 7th chord.

Record Your Electric Guitar

Recording your guitar doesn’t have to be a brain-melting experience. With the help of legendary producers, we take the pain out of capturing the sounds of your electric guitar...

FOOD FOR thought

Justin Sandercoe of justinguitar.com lends GT his insight as one of the world’s most successful guitar teachers. This month: Ukulele For Guitarists.

Eric Gales

This issue Phil Short checks out a veritable force of nature, a modern day blues guitar legend who’s turning heads and blowing minds.

How To Play A Great Solo

Join John Wheatcroft as he looks at ten simple but hugely effective steps you can take to make your solos stand out from the crowd.

Thys

Following the breakup of Dutch bass trio Noisia, former member Thijs de Vlieger is about to release his debut Thys EP and make plans for a career in soundtrack production. Danny Turner finds out more