So you’ve tweaked your axe, wired in some super-duper new pickups and set off for your gig, only to find your guitar doesn’t work. Dave Burrluck hopes you’ve brought a spare...
For the touring pro, or at least their techs, having spares for every conceivable situation is a given: all part of the job. But what about us weekend warriors? Of course, we’re professional so we always carry spares, don’t we?
Over a recent three-gig weekend I was frankly fed up with loading up, unloading, setting-up, breaking down, unloading, etc. Two gigs down, just under four hours of gig time, and all my gear was working just fine. But by the time of the third one, aside from being a tad fatigued, I had to load up not only my gear but also the PA, too. Normally I’d take my main guitar, another one for slide, or one that I’m Long Term Testing or just writing about, but for this third gig, a different band, I only use my Strat: my trusty well-gigged, never-let-me-down original-year Fender Road Worn, which I wedged onto the overcrowded back seat. With barely room to swing a budgerigar in my car I was about to head off when something made me think: “Hmmm, best I take a spare, just in case…”
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Sonic Shaper
Electro-Harmonix revisits the effect that launched the company with the LPB-3 Linear Power Booster and EQ
Platinum Blonde
PRS has updated its Texas-voiced David Grissom signature amp with more features, lower wattage and a more approachable price tag
TAN LINES
Many of us regard straps as a bit of an afterthought, but to find one that matches the quality of a custom or vintage guitar, Rod Boyes of Pinegrove Leather can help
ELECTRIC STRINGS
Your tone starts with your strings - strike a balance between sound, tuning and durability with six of our favourites
DIFFERENT WINDS
While there's no end to repros of all the classic pickup styles, more and more pickup makers are mixing things up to move forward - Cream T is a good example
Long termers
A few months' gigging, recording and everything that goes with it - welcome to Guitarist's longterm test report
Top Guns
Chapman's new factory move coincides with a bit of a rethink. We track down the key players all around the world
the Wishlist
Dream gear to beg, borrow and steal for...
Reach For The Star
Earlier this year Guild reorganised its 70s-era Polara range. We spent some time with this mid-range 2024 model: a modern pawn-shop prize or a copy too far?
HIGH FLYER
Adrian Thorpe of ThorpyFX remembers the flight path - and turbulence behind Chris Buck's Electric Lightning overdrive/boost, named after a fighter jet and packing a bona fide valve