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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Back To School • Fender’s student amp returns in digital guise as part of the brand’s exciting and thought-provoking Tone Master series. But can it match the real thing? We take a look

Northern Light • A new guitar-making venture in the North East of England promises some boutique-like style at everyday prices

SLO Motion • You can now get the legendary high-gain sounds of Soldano’s Super Lead amplifier at your feet

Dino Stomp • Dinosaur Jr’s J Mascis gets his own signature Big Muff based around the ’73 ‘Violet’ Ram’s Head circuitry

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 • Blazing instrumentalist Vinnie Moore found himself inspired to include vocals on a solo project for the first time with his latest album

Brand Awareness • Neville Marten recalls moments when his gear, no matter how fantastic its pedigree, was not quite enough to impress certain onlookers

Hold The Line • Alex Bishop takes extra special care to “measure twice and cut once” in the crucial task of neck joining

’Bear Necessities • Jamie Dickson asks Stuart Robson of Sunbear Pickups for advice on getting more from your magnets

Major 7th Options • Richard Barrett helps you navigate the fretboard as he demonstrates different versions of a major 7th chord

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

WIN ONE OF THREE PINEGROVE STRAPS • One of these distinctive guitar straps, hand-crafted from premium leather, could be yours

DAVID CROSBY 1941-2023 • As the architect of two 60s supergroups – and spokesman for the peace and love generation – David Crosby will be remembered for his contribution to the counterculture, not the darkness in his life

THE MAN FROM UTOPIA • A mercurial six-string psychonaut, Kavus Torabi wields his Jazzmaster in some of Britain’s most out-there bands, from fronting Gong to sharing stages with Steve Hillage and former snooker champion Steve Davis. We join him on his quest to find musical Utopia…

TONE HEAVEN • Sounding great on guitar is about bringing together two things – gear and the player – in such a way that the expressive potential of both is maximised. In the following pages, both top tone-techs and players tell you how to unite gear and technique to reach sonic nirvana…

WOOD YOU BELIEVE IT? • There’s been a kind of trending ‘flat earth’ belief in certain quarters of the internet that tonewoods have no sonic influence and that pickups define most if not all of the sound of an electric guitar. We ask Paul Reed Smith for his take on the theory…

THE FULL MONTY • Matt Gleeson of Monty’s Guitars has serviced, modded and generally fettled more guitars then he cares to remember. Here, he shares his favourite tweaks for popular electric guitars

GAIN, WITHOUT PAIN • Amp design expert and general tone guru Adrian Emsley of Orange on how to use pedals and your amp’s own gain controls together to get incredible drive sounds

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