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A rule-breaker breaks through

On the heels of her 2021 number-two album, blues phenom Ally Venable steps up to the big leagues with Real Gone.

PAST PLEASURES FUTURE SHOCKS

As he releases his expanded Star Fleet Project box set, Brian May expounds on Eddie Van Halen's role in it, the future of Queen and the dangers Al poses for music in the coming year.

Thick and Thin

Pick pointers with bluegrass master Gary Brewer of the Kentucky Ramblers

PEAVEY

6505 1992 Original

A TELE TRIBUTE WITH A TWIST

To build his hollowbody Tribute, Tim Bram turned to a vintage Fender from his youth. The result is a remarkably versatile jazz box.

THE DRAGON TAMER

Simon McBride's fire-breathing tube tones power a new era of Deep Purple.

BREWER'S CHOICE

To cut House of Axes, bluegrass ambassador Gary Brewer picked a half-dozen vintage Martins from his collection of more than 100 - including a 19th century model among the rarest of the rare.

EARTHQUAKER DEVICES

Ledges Tri-Dimensional Reverberation Machine

SEVEN STRINGS TO SWING

As he drops Stage & Screen, John Pizzarelli celebrates his 40th year of recording and reflects on the lessons he learned from his father, Bucky.

ON FIRE

Van Halen might not have been the same group without Ted Templeman, the producer who discovered and signed them, then produced their greatest albums. He tells Guitar Player how it all began with a friendly tip: \"Ted, these guys are hot!\"

Mail-Order Pride

Launched as a post-WWII startup, Carvin Guitars grew into a guitar gear giant, one catalog sale at a time.

A Love Supreme

Julian Priester Pepo Mtoto's Love, Love defines a moment with deeply spiritual power.

RISING FORCE

As she drops The Call of the Void, her unapologetically shred sophomore album, Nita Strauss riffs on stress, solos and the importance of heeding Yngwie.

TIP SHEET

From breathing to talking - Eddie 9V reveals the advice that made him blues-rock's new guitar star.

EPIPHONE

1958 Korina Flying V and Explorer

150 Years Of Epiphone

Luxury archtop maker, budget brand, rock icon. Epiphone has been so many things to so many people over the years that discovering its true soul as a guitar maker is a difficult task. That's why, as Epiphone celebrates a century-and-a-half in business, we've enlisted the help of vintage-guitar experts, leading artists and Gibson's own archivists to tell its harlequin history. For, when you look beneath the patinated surface of the brand's heritage, there is much that shines

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MATTEO MANCUSO

Steve Vai has called him 'the evolution of the guitar' while Al Di Meola said his playing was light years ahead'. Is it something they put in the water in Sicily, we ask, as we meet the young guitarist redefining virtuosity

Skinted Or Minted?

Pro guitarist Stuart Ryan owns both a cheap 90s Epiphone and a high-end Gibson 'Murphy Lab' ES-335. But which is better?' asks Jamie Dickson

Fretbuzz

A monthly look at must-hear artists from all corners of the guitar world, from the roots of their sound to the tracks that matter most

1958 GIBSON FLYING V

Gibson only made 98 Flying Vs during the 1950s, so when Wiltshire auctioneers Gardiner Houlgate told us it had a 1958 example, we dashed straight over

Future Moves

It's been a busy year so far for PJD Guitars, setting up a new workshop, designing and redesigning guitars, creating and winding in-house pickups... We drop in for a chat

Road Runner

Originally designed by Trev Wilkinson, the Eclat single-cut gets a makeover for 2023 and a signature tie-up with Brit virtuoso Paul Rose

Tones Behind The Tracks

From playing shock-rock with Alice Cooper to landing an explosive second solo album, Nita Strauss talks us through her shred-heavy sound

WALK ON THE FYLDE SIDE

Awarded an MBE for services to the music industry back in 2016, Roger Bucknall has cause for further celebration this year as Fylde Guitars reaches its momentous half-century milestone

KAVUS TORABI

The frontman of psychedelic prog legends Gong and The Utopia Strong says he's pretty monogamous' when it comes to guitars but nonetheless he's owned an eclectic mix over the years...

Back To The Source

Marshall adds another amp to its popular Studio collection, alongside compact recreations of classic designs such as the 25/50 Silver Jubilee, JCM800 and 1959SLP

Modern Icon

EVH adds a compact newcomer to the affordable Iconic series with this 15-watt 1x10 combo

Slap Happy

Electro-Harmonix resurrects a rare pedal from 1978 and puts it into a modern, 'board-friendly format

Track Mate

It's not a pedal, but the latest from Walrus Audio can still help change the sound of your guitar