GOLDEN AGE GRETSCH DUO JETS

Stealing The Scene

Reading this month’s cover story on the explosion

State Of Art

Two acoustic models from Cort’s China-based workshop that couldn’t be further apart in style, from the traditional overtones of the Abstract Delta, to the more contemporary Modern Black

GADGETS & ACCESSORIES

EVERY GUITARIST NEEDS

ELECTRIC STRINGS

Your tone starts with your strings – strike a balance between sound, tuning and durability with six of our favourites

HIGHLY STRUNG

When they get rusty, dirty or won’t hold pitch, it’s fresh string time – and putting them on correctly optimises tone and tuning

ACOUSTIC STRINGS

Wound up with your guitar strings? Sort your strummer by giving it the best foundation possible

CAPOS

Whether you’re playing acoustic or electric, a capo can unlock creativity and chord voicings

CLIP-ON TUNERS

If you’ve got 99 guitar-related problems, these gigbagfriendly essentials will ensure your pitch ain’t one

PORTABLE PRACTICE SOLUTIONS

Away from home but still want tone? Here are six feature-packed, go-anywhere solutions

HEADPHONES

From recording and practising to immersive audio, it’s all in the cans

CABLES

Quality cables will keep your rig running smoothly, so take the lead with some of our favourites

GUITAR STANDS

From single to multiple models, defy the wrath of gravity in style with a good-quality guitar stand

TOOLS OF THE TRADE

Once you know what tools and products to buy, you can add routine maintenance and setups to your guitar-related skills

MAINTENANCE

Our pick of guitar-tweaking supplies will help make maintaining your prize and joy a doddle

GUITAR CASES

Let your guitar travel in style – safe in the knowledge that it’s well protected

GUITAR STRAPS

Get strap-happy and keep your guitar safely around your shoulders

TAN LINES

Many of us regard straps as a bit of an afterthought, but to find one that matches the quality of a custom or vintage guitar, Rod Boyes of Pinegrove Leather can help

Platinum Blonde

PRS has updated its Texas-voiced David Grissom signature amp with more features, lower wattage and a more approachable price tag

Reach For The Star

Earlier this year Guild reorganised its 70s-era Polara range. We spent some time with this mid-range 2024 model: a modern pawn-shop prize or a copy too far?

Sonic Shaper

Electro-Harmonix revisits the effect that launched the company with the LPB-3 Linear Power Booster and EQ

In The Loop

Dig iTech revamps its compact looper pedal with high-definition audio performance

the Wishlist

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

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

Acid Test

When the guitarist for acid jazz/funk band Jamiroquai gets together with top luthier Patrick James Eggle, is it Virtual Insanity or will the results Blow Your Mind?

Law &Order

The last Chapman guitar we had in these pages was made in the UK. This new 2024 model is crafted in India. It’s time to catch up with this globe-trotting troupe

Top Guns

Chapman’s new factory move coincides with a bit of a rethink. We track down the key players all around the world

Heart Stompers

Laney presents the signature pedalboard versions of a pair of its finest amps

Gas Supply

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

Tones Behind The Tracks

“Driving the locomotive” in new supergroup Parlor Greens might be Seattle soul man Jimmy Scratch James’ finest hour yet

String Theory

Neville Marten discusses the merits of various gauges, and bemoans the times his fingers have been stabbed due to knotted string ends

Setting Up ’Shop

This month Alex Bishop expands into a nearby studio and moves in the heavy machinery. But luckily he has help…

Size: Does It Matter?

Neville Marten asks, what’s the optimal output power, size or style of guitar amp you need to give me the best possible live sound?

THREE TO GET READY

“My sound in a box!”

Fretboard Mastery

Richard Barrett experiments with various voicings of the same chord to enhance chord progressions and expand your fretboard knowledge

Feedback

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

Longtermers

Vintage ProShop V72 Custom Build With Dave Burrluck

JOE PERRY

Aerosmith and Hollywood Vampires’ swaggering six-stringer runs through his many exploits leading a hundreds-strong collection of unique, vintage and always usable axes

LET IT BLEND

‘Modern’ Telecaster wiring, as it is so often called, is now 57 years old. But Radioshop Pickups has come up with a new spin. Dave Burrluck puts it to the test

DIFFERENT WINDS

While there’s no end to repros of all the classic pickup styles, more and more pickup makers are mixing things up to move forward – Cream T is a good example

1957 Stratocaster Restoration (Part 3)

In his latest instalment, Huw fixes the Strat body and prepares it for finishing

1968 Fender Telecaster

When was rosewood not rosewood? The answer is whenever Bill Carson said so

Carlos Alomar

Playing professionally since his teens, Carlos Alomar was part of the DAM Trio rhythm section that backed David Bowie from the mid-70s – and now, he says, it’s time to commemorate that legendary collective

British Blues Boom

With the death of John Mayall in July, we lost one of the architects of the 60s blues boom that not only transformed Britain’s music scene but restored America’s blues guitar pioneers to their rightful place on the world’s great stages. Here we trace the story of the grass-roots movement that gave birth to rock itself

BLUES BOOM ON RECORD: MUST-HEAR ALBUMS

Take a musical crash course and work through this list of important and influential records that chart the journey blues took from its roots in the Delta to the Maya ll-Clapton masterpiece

JOE SATRIANI

As Sammy Hagar’s The Best Of All Worlds Tour scales the globe, Joe Satriani joins us to explain how he set about honouring the magic of Eddie Van Halen’s style, what gear he’s bringing along for the ride, and how the experience has shaped his own playing

HIGH FLYER

Adrian Thorpe of ThorpyFX remembers the flight path – and turbulence – behind Chris Buck’s Electric Lightning overdrive/ boost, named after a fighter jet and packing a bona fide valve

Blues Headlines

Richard Barrett is on a mission to make you a better blues player – with full audio examples and backing tracks

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