Guitarist

Guitarist is the longest established UK guitar magazine. You'll find authoritative gear reviews, artist interviews, technique lessons and advice. Plus, Guitarist's digital edition now includes all of the same audio and video content as the print edition; available to download from a special area of the Guitarist website!

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Go For Gold • When is a Telecaster not a Telecaster? When it comes with a pair of mini-humbuckers, a mahogany body and ebony fingerboard like this one!

Top Drawer Tone • Emprize combines two coveted vintage Fender voices, authentically capturing brown-panel lead tones and black-panel rhythm sounds in one amp

Royal Flash • A highly anticipated signature version of Vox’s unique Nutube micro head, approved by Brian May himself

Animal Instinct • The pedal that Electro-Harmonix could have made in the 1970s (but didn’t) is now here with some help from JHS Pedals

Preamp Glory • This classy tone-shaping boost and drive from Origin Effects is based on a vintage valve-powered preamp

the Wishlist • Dream gear to beg, borrow and steal for...

Gas Supply • Our pick of the month’s most delectable and wallet-bothering new gear

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

Albums • The month’s best guitar music – a hand-picked selection of the finest fretwork on wax

Tones Behind The Tracks • The latest album from jazz guitarist and composer Ralph Towner enchants with beautiful playing on new pieces and jazz standards

Blues For Greeny • Being invited to speak and play at the preview of Peter Green’s guitar sale at Bonhams was a huge privilege – and a worry, says Neville Marten

Under The Knife • As a last resort, Alex Bishop prepares to operate on a vintage Yamaha acoustic – but will it recover from the ordeal?

Chord Vocabulary (PART 2) • Richard Barrett delves into different voicings of the major 7th, helping you explore the fretboard via various chord shapes

Feedback • Your letters to the Guitarist editor. Drop us a line at guitarist@futurenet.com

IN THE NAME OF LOVE • When it came to remaking 40 classic U2 tracks for Songs Of Surrender, The Edge was guided by his heart and one grand idea – “to make intimacy the new version of punk rock”

Ultimate STRATS • The Strat is the most famous electric of all time – the original guitar for all seasons. But which version represents the pinnacle of its evolution? We take a deep dive into Leo’s masterpiece, in the company of experts, to try to find an answer…

STRAT’S LIFE • With more than 80 current Stratocasters in the Fender line-up, there’s a genuine Strat for everyone – here are six that stand out

VINTAGE ICON • David Davidson of Well Strung Guitars talks us through an experimental 1967 Semi-Hollow Fender Stratocaster Prototype from Fender’s R&D department made with zebrawood

STRAT MODS • From subtle upgrades to SuperStrats and full-on Frankenstrats, Fender’s finest has always been the ideal candidate for guitar modding. Here, we offer up 15 tone and maintenance tips

HEAVY TRIP • Bare Knuckle MD Tim Mills on the breakthroughs and bumps in the road behind Rabea Massaad’s seismic new Triptych Strat single coils

MIXED DOUBLES • While it’s only a Strat if it bears the Fender/Squier family name, there are plenty of three-single-coil, double-cutaway guitars out there worthy of your attention

JIMMY PAGE NON-REVERSE c.1968 GIBSON FIREBIRD III • A ’Bird in the hand could be worth more than you think – especially if it has a colourful history involving a Led Zeppelin drinking game. We ask...