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

Premium Economy • Readied for takeoff, Guild’s impressive new retro rocker offers first class thrills at cattle class prices. Please fasten your seatbelts

GUILD NEWARK ST COLLECTION STARFIRE 1 JET90

Moving On Up • Two decades on from its single-model inception, PRS’s SE range is out-selling the USA Core models by quite some margin. Let’s drop in on a pair of grown-up 2021 models

UNDER THE HOOD • How the SE circuits measure up

PRS SE CUSTOM 24

PRS SE CUSTOM 24-08

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

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

THE LINEUP Tones Behind The Tracks • Slidemeister, tone guru, master songwriter and all-round dude, Ariel Posen offers us the lowdown on his newly released album

Back With The Band • Adam Goldsmith revels in setting foot on a real stage again for a livestreamed gig from Ronnie Scott’s in Soho

’Board To Tears • Neville Marten demonstrates his natural genius at pedalboard setup, and also decides on a small but perfectly formed wah-wah pedal

GAS OF THE MONTH • Whacka-Chacka Wah

Mindful Maintenance • This issue Alex Bishop considers the therapeutic qualities of taking up guitar making and repair, and the joyful escapism it can offer

TIP OF THE MONTH • Essential Tool Checklist

The 4-Cable Fix • The GigRig’s Daniel Steinhardt tells Jamie Dickson how the ‘4-cable method’ is a simple way to keep delay pedals sounding lush

THREE TO GET READY • Three pedals to keep in the ’loop

Open G Tuning • While Keef may be content with five-string open G-tuned licks, he’s missing out on that sixth string goodness, says Richard Barrett

STAR LETTER • VIVE LA DIFFERENCE!

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TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN • Nashville’s blues-rock sensation joins us to talk meaningful solos, recording during a pandemic, and how – even though it’s Tyler’s name above the door – each member has “the same voice and weight”

THE NEW BREED • If you need tools to revive your musical spark, a new generation of gear could hold the answer…

ELECTRICS

PURPLE HAZE • Brazil-born instrumentalist Lari Basilio unveils her Ibanez signature model, complete with tonewood exotica, glow-in-the-dark fretboard and lipstick-inspired finish

ACOUSTICS

WISH, YOU ARE HERE • A new duo of David Gilmour acoustics is one of the most exciting launches to come out of NAMM. Martin’s Fred Greene explains how a fresh take on the classic D-35 made the final cut

AMPS

BONES SHAKER • As the sonic architect behind alt-rockers Bones UK and co-writer with the mighty Jeff Beck, Carmen Vandenberg now has a valve combo that is as unique as she is

EFFECTS

MAKING THE SWITCH • Dan Steinhardt is the tone expert behind The GigRig and ‘That Pedal Show’ – he tells us all about The GigRig’s...