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Guitar World Magazine January 2023 Back Issue

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140 Reviews   •  English   •   Music (Practical & Playing)
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THE WILDEST GUITAR NEWS OF 2022
Our guide to the biggest and weirdest guitar news of the year — including the one about the ballsy thief who stuffed a Gibson Les Paul down his pants in Canada!

OUR FAVORITE NEW GEAR OF THE YEAR
Eight pages’ worth of the new-for-2022 gear that caught our fancy

2022'S BEST ALBUMS, RIFFS & SOLOS
A slew (we love that word) of top-notch working guitarists (players with their nose to the grindstone and their ears to the ground) choose 2022’s best guitar-centric albums and songs, plus riffs, guitar solos, new bands, new gear, the guitarist of the year and more. Featuring input from John Petrucci, Joe Bonamassa, Marty Friedman, Nita Strauss, Steve Stevens, Mark Tremonti, Kingfish Ingram, Satchel and more

OUR GUITARISTS OF THE YEAR
GW's editors round up — all in one tidy place — the guitarists who made the biggest splashes in our crazy universe in 2022

EXCLUSIVE: THE FUTURE OF EVH GEAR
In this exclusive interview, Wolfgang Van Halen and Matt Bruck discuss the future of the EVH brand and their dedication to keeping Eddie Van Halen’s visionary ideas alive
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January 2023 THE WILDEST GUITAR NEWS OF 2022 Our guide to the biggest and weirdest guitar news of the year — including the one about the ballsy thief who stuffed a Gibson Les Paul down his pants in Canada! OUR FAVORITE NEW GEAR OF THE YEAR Eight pages’ worth of the new-for-2022 gear that caught our fancy 2022'S BEST ALBUMS, RIFFS & SOLOS A slew (we love that word) of top-notch working guitarists (players with their nose to the grindstone and their ears to the ground) choose 2022’s best guitar-centric albums and songs, plus riffs, guitar solos, new bands, new gear, the guitarist of the year and more. Featuring input from John Petrucci, Joe Bonamassa, Marty Friedman, Nita Strauss, Steve Stevens, Mark Tremonti, Kingfish Ingram, Satchel and more OUR GUITARISTS OF THE YEAR GW's editors round up — all in one tidy place — the guitarists who made the biggest splashes in our crazy universe in 2022 EXCLUSIVE: THE FUTURE OF EVH GEAR In this exclusive interview, Wolfgang Van Halen and Matt Bruck discuss the future of the EVH brand and their dedication to keeping Eddie Van Halen’s visionary ideas alive


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THE WILDEST GUITAR NEWS OF 2022
Our guide to the biggest and weirdest guitar news of the year — including the one about the ballsy thief who stuffed a Gibson Les Paul down his pants in Canada!

OUR FAVORITE NEW GEAR OF THE YEAR
Eight pages’ worth of the new-for-2022 gear that caught our fancy

2022'S BEST ALBUMS, RIFFS & SOLOS
A slew (we love that word) of top-notch working guitarists (players with their nose to the grindstone and their ears to the ground) choose 2022’s best guitar-centric albums and songs, plus riffs, guitar solos, new bands, new gear, the guitarist of the year and more. Featuring input from John Petrucci, Joe Bonamassa, Marty Friedman, Nita Strauss, Steve Stevens, Mark Tremonti, Kingfish Ingram, Satchel and more

OUR GUITARISTS OF THE YEAR
GW's editors round up — all in one tidy place — the guitarists who made the biggest splashes in our crazy universe in 2022

EXCLUSIVE: THE FUTURE OF EVH GEAR
In this exclusive interview, Wolfgang Van Halen and Matt Bruck discuss the future of the EVH brand and their dedication to keeping Eddie Van Halen’s visionary ideas alive
read more read less
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