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Origin Effects
This issue, we venture to the leafy outreaches of Buckinghamshire to discover more about an effects manufacturer whose pedals are turning up on the ’boards of top players all around the world
Going For 'Gold
Designing a new guitar is one thing. Getting it made in a factory across the world is another matter entirely, even for the likes of Patrick James Eggle and the Shergold team…
70 Years Of The Telecaster From Prototype To Present
FEW DESIGNS EVOLVE FROM PROTOTYPE TO SHOWROOM FLOOR IN JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS AND THEN GO ON TO REMAIN RELEVANT – AND, IN THEIR ESSENCE, UNCHANGED – FOR THE NEXT 70 YEARS. SEVEN DECADES ON, WE PAY TRIBUTE TO THE FIRST, AND JUST MAYBE THE GREATEST, SOLID BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR: THE FENDER TELECASTER. JOIN US AS WE TRACE ITS EVOLUTION FROM SINGLE-PICKUP ESQUIRE ANCESTRY TO THE LATEST ACOUSTASONIC INCARNATION OF THIS AGELESS ELECTRIC
Are Ariana And Big Sean Back Together?
It looks like Ariana Grande and Big Sean might be getting close again, after splitting up in 2015. The duo sent fans into a frenzy last week after they were spotted leaving a recording studio together in LA.
The Greatest Showman
As prog-metal titans Dream Theater raise the curtain on their ambitious new album, talismanic guitarist John Petrucci tells us about pressure, testosterone-powered jams and camaraderie on the road with Satriani, Collen and Roth…
The Bright Side
‘My strat is too bright,’ said a forumite. But compared to what? Dave Burrluck offers some basic advice about listening before you mod
Sea Change
Guitarist gets the inside perspective on the Grand Pacific in Nashville with master luthier Andy Powers, who reveals “it’s like an entirely different thing than what we’re known for”
Careful With That Axe
Preparing David Gilmour’s Guitar Collection For Auction Is A Daunting Task, Not Just Because Of The Iconic Nature Of The Instruments – But Because Some Are Incredibly Rare Vintage Pieces In Their Own Right. How Do You Put A Value On All That? We Join Christie’s Guitar Expert, Kerry Keane, To Find Out
John Etheridge
In a short break from Soft Machine’s extensive worldwide tour schedule, John Etheridge talks us through the band’s inner workings and reveals what it’s like to be in the six-string driving seat of one of the most legendary British jazz-fusion outfits
Radioshop Pickups
Six years ago, two ex-schoolteachers with a mutual love for great guitar tone went into business building pickups with a few twists that are uniquely their own…
On The Turning Away
It Is, Undoubtedly, The Guitar Sale Of The Century. On 20 June, David Gilmour’s Most Prized Guitars, Including The Celebrated Black Strat, Go Under The Hammer In New York. We Join Gilmour To Hear Why He’s Letting Go Of So Many Of His Most Cherished Guitars – And Examine Some Of The Icons On Sale
Longtermers
A few months’ gigging, recording and everything that goes with it – welcome to Guitarist ’s longterm test report
Hail To The King
With a design that looks back to the 50s and some futureproof internal additions, Supro’s latest has some surprises under the hood and a rather attractive price
1958 Gibson Les Paul Custom
Vintage guitar veteran David Davidson of Well Strung Guitars and the Songbirds vintage guitar museum retraces the history of the Les Paul Custom as we take a close look at this stunning 1958 Black Beauty…
What's Goin' On
All the best guitar events you need to put in the diary...
Swiss Things
Pedalboard management from the Swiss Army knife of stompboxes.
Raising The Tone - Factory Fresh Tone
The Final Part Of Our Feature On Tone Sees Adrian Emsley Explaining How To Choose New Valves For Your Amp.
Preamp Live
Mooer’s latest packs multiple-preamp power for your ’board.
Mercury Rising
BluGuitar reboots its award-winning portable head with an extended range of sounds and a studio-worthy new reverb.
Lenny Kravitz
Now 30 years into a multi-million-album-selling career, serial Grammy winner Lenny Kravitz credits his success with hits such as Are You Gonna Go My Way and Always On The Run to instinctive, from-the-gut riffing and a ‘first take’ recording philosophy. Here, he looks back on his lifelong love of guitar, the virtues of vintage Gibsons, being schoolmates with Slash and how his greatest riff was recorded with another band hammering on the studio door…
Joanne Shaw Taylor
The first lady of British blues reflects upon Bulgarian kazoo players and the wisdom of keeping a corkscrew handy at all times…
Grand Canyon
EHX’s latest goes deep to offer a comprehensive multi-function delay.
Gas Supply
Our pick of the month’s most delectable, wallet-bothering new gear.
Barrie Cadogan
Squeezing us in between tour dates and many other musical commitments, the Little Barrie frontman drops by the Guitarist studios for a catch-up and to deliver a video masterclass…
All White Now !
Neville Marten Revisits A Past Life To Upgrade A Modest Strat To Custom Spec.
Longtermers
A few months’ gigging, recording and everything that goes with it – welcome to Guitarist ’s longterm test report
Brandy Row
If Ronnie Wood had joined The Clash he might have sounded something like Essex rebel-rouser Brandy Row. We join this tattooed neo-troubadour,who’s a veteran of Denmark Street’s Tin Pan Alley, to discuss taking on the world with a fistful of battered old guitars...
KT Tunstall
The singer-songwriter reflects on backstage cuisine and how finding the correct earplugs changed her life…
Pickup Artist
We catch up with Fender’s pickup guru Tim Shaw in his Nashville lair to learn more about the process behind the American Performers
One For All
A complete kit of parts for putting your pedalboard together. Everything you need, bar the pedals