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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Hendrix Approved • This affordable compact head joins PRS’s HDRX range, which aims to reproduce Holy Grail late-60s tones with modern design and components for improved tone and reliability

Homeward Bound • The latest Epiphone release from the collection of Joe Bonamassa is based on the ES-335 he used on his first album. But what happened next?

Green Machine • An acoustic guitar where sustainability and ecological common sense are first and foremost in its design and construction. But do all these good intentions add up to a great-sounding instrument?

Dead Stinger • Take a flight of fancy into filtering, fuzz and frequency shifts with the latest from the bee-fixated boutique builders

String Along • Electro-Harmonix adds another string to its bow with this versatile emulation pedal for lush synth and orchestral tones

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 Proclaimers are back with their own signature brand of ear-worm choruses tempered with that familiar Scottish lilt

Strings & Things • Neville Marten puts a new set of pickups in his Les Paul due to noise issues, but a recent article makes him think, “Is this just nonsense?”

Under Wraps • This month Alex Bishop analyses the internal structure of an acoustic guitar soundboard, brace by brace

Telecaster Transformation • Before you buy a reissue, it’s worth considering a ‘player’s grade’ vintage guitar. Jamie Dickson explains why in part one of his Tele story…

Ambient Chords • This issue Richard Barrett looks to Eric Johnson’s ambient clean tones and discusses his use of ‘shell’ voicing

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

GREG LEISZ • The mournful sound of pedal steel is among the most evocative in the guitar world – but notoriously hard to master. Fresh from album sessions with Mark Knopfler, steel guitar master Greg Leisz tells us what it takes…

JOHN SHANKS • Grammy Award-winning producer John Shanks has worked with the A-list of pop and rock, both in the studio and on the world’s biggest stages. He joins us from Los Angeles to share the story of his guitar journey so far – plus part of his enviable gear collection

SUZANNE VEGA • The New York singer-songwriter’s albums have sold in their millions yet her music has always remained subtle, intelligent and unique. As Vega prepares to return to the UK with an album of songs from the Big Apple, we join her to talk guitars and songcraft

The Second Coming • Fender has been making Vintage Reissues since the AVR models of the early 80s. But the company has come a long way since then, and this new American Vintage II range looks set to challenge even the mighty Custom Shop

Golden Years • As Fender returns to year-specific reissues once again, we ask Justin Norvell what’s new when it comes to recreating the past

Reeling In The Years • What other beauties are there in Fender’s new American Vintage II range? We take a look at a selection from the...