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Electric Avenues

A Lowden electric? The GL-10 – originally introduced in 2018, and recreated for a red-headed, mop-topped troubadour – now gets a semi-solid sibling

Vintage Modern

Fender attempts the incredible feat of replicating the historic Bassman with a silicon heart in its latest addition to the Tone Master series

Unmasqued

An original British guitar model – beloved of leftfielders like Bernard Sumner and Julian Cope – updated, modernised and punching well above its new lowly price point

X Factor

J Rockett provides Bon Jovi guitar-slinger Phil X with a sig nature boost and overdrive pedal

Rocking On

MXR revives Tom Scholz’s fabled 80s guitar headphone-amp tone in its latest pedal

’Pauls Apart

EPIPHONE JOE BONAMASSA & GIBSON LES PAUL STANDARDS

Chef’s Kiss

This acoustic trio hails from Shropshire-based JWJ’s Select Series, essentially guitars made to a spec that luthier Rich Jones would choose himself. Let’s see how they measure up

Best Recipes

Switching from chef to luthier might seem an almost unfathomable career changeover, but JWJ’s Rich Jones insists that one work ethic really does flow into the other

Magic Touch

Boss takes the sound engine and touchscreen from its larger GX-100 and puts it in a compact, more affordable format

Introducing

West Valley Guitars Custom £2,450 (inc case)

Gas Supply

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

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ELECTRO-HARMONIX PICO 360+ LOOPER £140 Small pedals

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

Baring her soul and showcasing her fingerstyle, British singer-songwriter Mary Spender ’ s pain is our gain on this exquisite break-up album

Same Same But Different

Neville Marten meets up with an old colleague and gets to discussing how supposedly identical guitars can feel and play so differently

Up To Speed

Alex Bishop is busy in the workshop crafting acoustic guitar necks – but can he keep up with his students?

Salves For Valves

Jamie Dickson checks in with tone-meister Dan Coggins who shares his tips on getting the best from your valve amp

THREE TO GET READY

Neat little valve amps

Embellished Chords

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ANDY TIMMONS

The genre-traversing virtuoso talks Les Pauls stolen from the backseat of cars, his most incredible bargains, and a burgeoning love for vintage axes

MORE FINE TUNING

After Dave Burrluck’s ‘rant’ about the varying quality of review instruments’ setups in his ‘Fine Tuning’ piece issue 519, he’s taken to task by a reader or two

CLEANING UP

No, it’s not a device that instantly removes gunk from your guitar, but the Mars-Tronic Perfecto Clean Switch could prove handy once Dave Burrluck can work out exactly what it does…

1957 Stratocaster Restoration (Part 5)

Refretting and body buffing finally get the 1957 Strat back up and running

1960s Fender Bass VIs

The Bass VI may be the most widely heard but underappreciated of Fender’s offsets

INTERPOL

As the New Yorkers set out on the anniversary tour for 2004’s classic second album, Antics , Guitarist met Daniel Kessler to hear about early rejection, the magic of hollowbodies, and why you won’t catch him playing major chords

BATTLE ROYAL

For 51 years, Queen’s self-titled debut album was the cult curio of their fabled catalogue. Now, as the new Queen I boxset drags these lost songs into the daylight, Brian May tells us about poverty, parental disapproval, the Red Special’s first run-out – and the perils of playing through Jimi’s stack

WOMAN IN BLACK

Her surname precedes her (whether she likes it or not). But as Gibson releases a limited-edition recreation of her fabled father’s SJ-200 – alongside her new J-185 – Rosanne Cash tells us she’s comfortable in her skin and proud of her own legacy

ERIC JOHNSON

A NEW LIVE ALBUM FEATURING STEVE VA I , ERIC JOHNSON AND JOE SATRIANI DOCUMENTS A REUNION FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE ORIGINAL G3 TOUR THAT THUNDERED INTO THE WORLD BACK IN 19 96. WE CHECK IN WITH ONE THIRD OF THE TRIUMVIR ATE TO FIND OUT MORE

1928 MARTIN 0-42

Martin has become synonymous with dreadnoughts and OM models, and there were rich pickings in the small-bodied pre-war era, too

WINDING ROAD

As the world’s biggest string manufacturer, it’s fitting that the half-century history of D’Addario has plenty of twists. We speak to current chairman, Jim D’Addario, about the company’s roots, breakthroughs and next moves

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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