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Blow Wind Blow

Rory Gallagher Was the Original Irish Guitar Hero – but His Playing Was Deeply Rooted in the Rich Soil of American Blues, Which He Studied From Boyhood. Now, on the 50th Anniversary of His Recording Debut, a Treasure Trove of Previously Unheard Tracks Sheds Light on His Rare Gifts as a Player and Lifelong Disciple of the Blues. We Lift Open the Cases of Some of Rory’s Best-loved Guitars to Learn How They Helped Him Transport Listeners a Million Miles Away…

Sink Or Swim?

Scott Sasser, head of Martin’s Custom Shop, explains why sinker mahogany is taking its place alongside some of the world’s premium tonewoods

Family Affair

Another bolt-on PRS guitar joins the ranks, but is it the bolt-on we really want? Oh, yes…

Robin Trower

The guitar legend tells tales of scary snowfall and unexpected pyrotechnics on the road…

Classic Gear - Fender Esquire

Fender’s first electric has a unique allure – and bags of tonal character

Victory The Sheriff V44

It’s interesting how much difference a few months makes, at least when it comes to Hendrix albums.

Longtermers - Shergold Masquerader SM04-SD

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

JB-2 Angry Driver

Mainstream manufacturer and boutique builder collaborate on a pedal that’s greater than the sum of its parts

Mothership 2

Fancy a close encounter of the tonal kind? Your transport to some spaced-out sounds has just landed…

Nuts...Totally Nuts!

Once upon a time we just used to fix guitars when we needed to, remembers Dave burrluck. Now we’re modding perfectly good guitars. are we nuts?

Billy Gibbons

Following the rhythmic experimentation of 2015’s Perfectamundo, the Reverend Willy G has gone back to basics with an 11-track time machine that recalls the glory of 70s ’Top. Here, the man behind Pearly Gates talks influences, gear and recalls that time BB King told him to change his strings…

Hamstead Soundworks

A pair of unsuspecting Cambridgeshire-based industrial units play host to a rising force in British hand-built guitar amplification – Guitarist pops into Hamstead HQ for a cuppa…

After The Gold Rush

We join Dan Orkin of Reverb.com to find out more about the current state of the vintage-guitar market and hear his expert tips on how to get a great deal on your next second-hand or vintage guitar – and avoid expensive mistakes…

Gear Of The Year

Welcome to another grand reckoning of the great and the good in gear that Guitarist has tested over the past year. Some years are more replete with interesting guitars than others and, happily, 2018 has been a vintage year.

Oz Noy

He’s one of the most incisively inventive players working today, welding jazz to jagged blues with quicksilver deftness of touch. We join Oz for a rut-breaking lesson...

Pocket Rocket

The Helix family expands with its smallest member yet – a true stompbox that will easily fit on your pedalboard

Dave Davies

The Kinks guitarist recommends keeping your bandmates close and your audience happy…

Raising The Tone Green And Pleasant Brand

Jamie Dickson explores the magic of celestion’s fabled Greenback speakers – and helps find the best fit for your rig

Family Matters

After four decades of guitar making, Godin still seems like a ‘new’ brand. Why is that and who exactly is Robert Godin? We catch up with the enigma in Québec

Taste Of The Xotic

The quality pedal manufacturer from Van Nuys, California dives into the electric guitar market, taking inspiration from down the road in Fullerton

Royal Jelly

Honey-smooth Overdrive and stinging fuzz blended in a single pedal

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

Atkin Guitars

This month, we head to Canterbury and the workshops of one of the UK’s fastest growing acoustic guitar builders…

Longtermers

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

Box Of Tricks

Supros Black Magick gets a spring-loaded upgrade. We check the shimmer

Session Diary Life In The Slow Lane

Having had a break (and not in a good way) Adam Goldsmith decides to take it down a notch.

Kee Marcello

Its the final countdown for the ex-Europe guitar man as he answers the 10 questions we ask everyone.

Rich Robinson

The Magpie Salutes main man on keeping it real on stage and remembering your reading glasses

Silvertone 1423

Those who dont believe an instruments component and build quality have any impact on the sounds will often say: its all in yer fingers. But, if that was the case, we wouldnt need to spend vast sums of cash on our gear, would we?

Grand Canyon

EHX’s latest goes deep to offer a comprehensive multi-function delay.