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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Guitarist

Feelin’ Good • If ruling the world’s stadiums isn’t enough, Muse’s main-man Matt Bellamy now has his sights set on dominating the guitar world

TAKING CONTROL • We catch up with Manson’s new Mr Big, Matt Bellamy

MANSON META MBM-1

New Faithful • In among a range of copies is Maybach’s Little Wing – the company’s only original design and a rather fine slice of classic guitar craft from central Europe

MAYBACH LITTLE WING FLAT TOP CUTAWAY

Fair Cop • Victory’s new preamp pedal adds a modern twist to vintage Brit tone with spec-beating valves onboard

VICTORY V4 THE COPPER PREAMP PEDAL

the Wishlist Dream gear to beg, borrow and steal for... • Joe Doe ‘Tumblin’ Cowboys’ Acoustic £2,599

JARGON CRUNCHING

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

ALSO OUT NOW...

The Players • The latest news, views and happenings from the world of your favourite guitarists

ALSO THIS MONTH

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

START ME UP

Tones Behind The Tracks • The Philadelphian troubadour Steve Gunn shares more about his enigmatic alt-folk masterpiece The Unseen In Between

All That Jazz • Want to up your hire-ability as a session musician? Get some jazz in your repertoire, says Adam Goldsmith

Damage Control • This month Neville Marten muses upon the sorry state of his fingertips, the possibility of a new acoustic, and the prospect of gigs on the horizon

GAS OF THE MONTH • Talking of Telecasters…

Fan Club • With design, innovation and wonkiness in mind, Alex Bishop ponders the intriguing world of multi-scale guitars

Practice Made Perfect • Editor Jamie Dickson looks at creating the ideal tone-rich home practice room

THREE TO GET READY • A trio of practice-boosting looper pedals

Stretches • This issue’s selection from Richard Barrett presents a workout for your fingers with a physical examination of extended chords

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BROTHER ROBERT • Robert Johnson has been mythologised more than any other figure in modern music to the extent that it’s become very difficult to separate what few facts we know from the fiction that surrounds his story. A new book sets out to put the record straight…

HEAR ME WHEN I MOAN • A look at Gibson’s L-1 & L-00 acoustics, which were contemporaries of the legendary Robert Johnson

THE MISSING BEANO • In the summer of 1966, as Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton hit the record shops and the guitarist himself began rehearsals with his new band Cream, Clapton’s beloved sunburst Les Paul was stolen from a church hall practice room. Gone but not forgotten, the guitar left behind a mystery that has never been solved. Here, we trace the lifetime of this legendary ’Burst and ponder the chances of it ever being discovered…

YUSUF / CAT STEVENS • He’s one of the most influential singer-songwriters in the world but left fame behind to complete a journey of spiritual growth. Now he’s returned to music and joins us to talk guitars and songcraft – and explain why he decided to revisit his most famous...