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Teenage Engineering PO 170 £399

This stylish monosynth looks the part but, as Si Truss discovers, look closer and there are significant issues

Teenage Engineering PO 16 £199

The smallest entry to Teenage Engineering’s modular range is a compact four-track sequencer. Si Truss checks it out

SoundToys Effect Rack

With this popular virtual-analogue effect suite free for a limited time, let’s explore some of its little-known uses

Ital Tek

Over the past decade, Alan Myson’s Ital Tek has become one of the UK’s most unique and inspiring electronic acts. Danny Turner delves into the inner workings of his sixth long player, Outland

Indie dance (etc)

How do you define this range of hybrid genres blending dance music with rock, funk and punk influences?

Hodge

With his debut LP, Shadows In Blue, Jacob Martin cements his reputation as one of the UK’s most innovative producers. Si Truss catches up with him to talk synths, sci-fiand the challenges of writing an album

DJ Fresh Escape From Planet Monday

Breakbeat Kaos, 2006

Anthony Baldino

Hollywood’s trailer soundtrack artist du jour talks to James Russell about hanging with soundtrack royalty, working on his special edition Nebulae module and happening upon an ARP 2600 with a story to tell…

ACROSS THE TRACKS

Polyend’s new sampler brings the cult ‘alt-DAW’ format to the hardware realm. But what actually is a tracker, and how do they work?

9 Ways To Transform Your Tone For Less

Improve your sound and you’ll upgrade your playing. Simple! Here’s how to do it on a budget…

Zoia

This box of tricks could change the way you think about effects…

Michelangelo Overdrive Plus

The Italian maker presents a trio of voices for valve-style drive

GIBSON L-5

We take a look back at the history and evolution of Gibson’s seminal f-hole jazzbox, the L-5, with archtop historian Thomas Van Hoose and examine how this watershed design set a benchmark in guitar building

McCarty's Legacy

Always in the shadow of the Custom, the now 26-year-old McCarty was PRS’s first ‘vintage-aimed’ model. We take a look at this ever-evolving guitar in its 2020 guise

New Romantic

Eastman might be better known in recent years for its solidbody range, but this Romeo calls on the brand’s archtop heritage. Love at first sight?

OUTSIDE THE BOX

Innovation, artistry and elbow grease – how women luthiers are rewriting the rulebook

Mako D1 High-Fidelity Stereo Delay

A new range from Walrus kicks off with a compact but potent delay

Celebrate In Style

One of three special PRS models to commemorate the brand’s 35th anniversary, this S2 offers expanded sounds for half the price of the Core Custom

CORY WONG

If you haven’t experienced Cory Wong’s amazingly funky rhythm style with the bands Vulfpeck and The Fearless Flyers, we’d invite you to check out the video Introducing The Fearless Flyers on YouTube before reading any further. It’s okay, we’ll wait…

A DESIGN FOR LIFE

When the first Paul Reed Smith guitar found its way into the Guitarist office many, many years ago we knew we were looking at something really special. Suddenly, there was a new kid on the block and, boy, could he make guitars… Coming back up to date and that passion for design and sonic excellence continues apace as the brand celebrates its 35th anniversary…

Fretboard fluency

For the ninth part in his series on the Harmonic Minor scale and its modes, Martin Goulding looks at how the Phrygian Dominant works in jazz.

The Clash

This month Martin Cooper examines the pioneering punk and new wave sounds of Mick Jones and Joe Strummer’s The Clash.

Hot Country! 30 Great Licks Nashville style...

In this special feature Stuart Ryan brings you a whole new lickbag of barn-burning licks straight out of Music City. Add them to your arsenal and beef up your repertoire today!

Ocean Colour Scene

This month RGT’s Simon Barnard explores the playing style of guitarist Steve Cradock from Brummie Brit kings, Ocean Colour Scene.

Syncopation

In this, the final lesson in his series on acoustic fingerstyle blues Joseph Alexander is going to look at the important issue of syncopation.

Jennifer Batten Interview & masterclass

After 30 years on the road, Jennifer found time away from her deliriously busy touring schedule to talk to Dave Mead about her musical life, and deliver a masterclass that is a technique thriller!

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: one of jazz-fusion’s founding fathers, Al Di Meola.

Diminished Sounds

John Wheatcroft shows how to broaden your harmonic horizons, adding intrigue and sophistication using Diminished sounds.

Buddy Whittington

This month Phil Short delves into the styles of the versatile ex-John Mayall guitarist: Texan blues and country picker, Buddy Whittington.

Your 30-Day... Lockdown Workout

Jon Bishop has 30, targeted and graded exercises, designed to be practiced one per day for a month. Follow them closely and in just 10 minutes a day your chops are guaranteed to improve.