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58 YEARS OF GUITAR PLAYER

As Guitar Player moves full-time to its online home, we look back at some of its greatest stories in print.

RIGHT AROUND 700. That’s how many issues of Guitar Player reside in our archive, from our debut publication to our last. (We tried running the numbers several times, but we’d lose count after being distracted by some fascinating nugget from an earlier age.) As we pulled together this celebration of the magazine, we noticed that, while the artists and design styles changed over the years, one thing remained consistent: From its first issue to its last, no matter who was its editor, Guitar Player has featured the greatest guitarists. For our final issue, we present a select group of excerpts from some of our favorite interviews.

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FROM THE EDITOR
THE LAST PAGE
YOU HAVE WITNESSED a revolution. When Guitar
NEW & COOL
TURNING JAPANESE
Inspired by 1960s budget axes, Justin Abernethy’s Sonic Empress THC combines vintage and modern in an offset design that’s built for these times
ALBUMS
POP ART
With Dad Rock, Sadler Vaden crafts an album whose songs and guitar sounds recall the best days of classic rock.
THE BIG GOODBYE
As Mr. Big calls it a day, Paul Gilbert reflects on hearing loss, his vintage Ibanez guitars and the good times ahead.
TIPSHEET
TIPSHEET
Doing what comes naturally is at the heart of Zakk Wylde’s advice.
FIVE SONGS
MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS
The Moody Blues scored a dozen top 10 hits in their five-decade prog-rock reign. Justin Hayward says these are his favorites
COLUMNS
Medium Cool
Striking the middle ground between its Thinline brethren, Gibson’s ES-345TD remains a versatile, if underrated, gem
Funk Noir
With The Black Album, Prince made his greatest — and most infamous — musical statement.
Back in the U.S.S.R.
This Odessa Rhythm Solo is a remnant from when the Soviets made guitars, not war.
PLAYERS
CLOSER TO HOME
Rehearsal space, studio, vessel and abode — Diego Garcia’s boat is the home base for his new album, as well as his musical life as the seafaring Spanish guitarist Twanguero.
DRAG ON TALES
In a Guitar Player exclusive, Jimmy Page sheds light on the amplifiers behind his Led Zeppelin tone and how they live again in his line of Sundragon signature amps.
SPECIAL FEATURE
HIGH TIME
The new MC5 album took more than 50 years to arrive. The band members have all passed on, but the celebration is just beginning.
FRETS
MAN OF STEEL
He brought the Dobro to centerstage with his dazzling talent. As he drops his first album in seven years, Jerry Douglas reflects on his gear, career and induction in the Bluegrass Hall of Fame.
LESSONS
UNFORGETTABLE FIRE
A look at some of the greatest guitar moments from 50 years ago.
Pushing Forward
Lessons learned upon reflection —with an eye to the future.
GEAR
EPIPHONE
USA Collection Coronet
UNIVERSAL AUDIO
SC-1 Standard condenser microphone with Hemisphere modeling
LINE 6
POD Express
UAFX
Teletronix LA-2A Studio Compressor
HOW I WROTE
“Year of the Cat ”
Al Stewart reflects on his beguiling hit, some 10 years in the making.
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