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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Tranquil Spirit • Lowden’s koa and spruce combination offers a recipe for a light and airy tone and a response that will suit a gentle fingerstylist

LOWDEN F-34

Tone To Go • Vox’s latest amp is perfect for al fresco performance, with mains or battery power and a host of onboard extras for practically endless fun and inspiration

VOX MINI GO 50 COMBO

Raw Power • We all love our vintage-spec Stratocasters, but if you need to go up a gear or two, the Fender-owned Charvel brand is becoming the place to look

UNDER THE HOOD • A closer look at the heart of this Charvel

CHARVEL PRO-MOD DK24 HSH 2PT CM MAHOGANY

the Wishlist Dream gear to beg, borrow and steal for... • Gibson Tom Petty Wildflower SJ-200 £8,799

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 • Kirk Fletcher found inspiration for his latest long-player in a musical pilgrimage to the roots of the blues

Ticket To Buy • Just like the rest of us, Adam Goldsmith is no stranger to the lure of GAS. But can new gear really improve your playing?

Drive Time • This issue, Guitarist’s Tone Lounge meets That Pedal Show as Neville Marten hits the studio for some quality loud-time

GAS OF THE MONTH

Lending Support • Alex Bishop peeks behind the curtain to unveil the mysterious world of acoustic guitar bracing, and what makes it so important

The Birth of Jimi’s Sound • Effects pioneer Roger Mayer tells Jamie Dickson that Hendrix’s gear choices were shaped by budget as much as tone

THREE TO GET READY • Jimi-themed effects for your ’board

Lydian Moods • Chords that contain a #4th evoke a characteristic feel and are often heard in film soundtracks. Richard Barrett explains more

STAR LETTER • KAY TO SUCCESS

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

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Gwenifer Raymond • Welsh-born guitarist Gwenifer Raymond recently released her second album, Strange Lights Over Garth Mountain, recorded during lockdown. With that challenge firmly out of the way, she speaks to us about her love of American primitive guitar, the magic of the blues, and how she has evolved as a player in her own right

TALES OF TUNINGS

IDA MAE • We take a look at the tones of the husband-and-wife duo’s new sophomore album, Click Click Domino, track by track, with guitar sensation Chris Turpin

THE FUTURE BITES BACK • GUITAR-BASED MUSIC CONSIGNED TO MUSEUM STATUS, ALBUMS NOTHING MORE THAN ARTIST-CURATED PLAYLISTS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA ALTERING THE COURSE OF EVOLUTION ... WHAT THE FRIGGIN ' PROG IS GOING ON, MR WILSON ?

DIVINE INSPIRATION • Iain Henderson, owner of London-based guitar hire firm God’s Own Guitars, explains how he has turned instrument collecting into a niche business by sharing his love for the guitars of the greats

THE PEDAL CLUB • Paul Bannister of Sound Affects in Ormskirk explains how the firm’s new offshoot – The Pedal Club – is helping guitarists get hands on with more effects in the golden...