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Passing The Torch

Editor’s Highlights

Guitarist

Then Play On • The second iteration of this affordable, ever-faithful Mexican-made line-up has landed, with improved hardware, custom colours, and maple or proper rosewood fingerboards

Make The Cut • The flagship amp from Boss’s latest iteration of the Katana series boasts some impressive-sounding features, for use from sofa to stage

Numbers Game • A new series of short-scale acoustics joins the ranks at Auden and we couldn’t wait to dive in and take a closer look

Fair Play • J Rockett’s latest offering for your ’board takes its inspiration from a legendary compressor from the 50s

Play It Cool • Blackstar presents a USB audio interface that it proudly proclaims has been “designed by guitarists for guitarists”

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 • Back for another monster of a record with his band, Tyler Bryant is swapping Strats for Teles and tuning into a special kind of amp

Jobsworth! • Neville Marten recalls how a careers advisor tried to steer him down a very different path to the one he’s walked these past few decades

Restoration Station • This month Alex Bishop brings an Arabic oud back from the brink of musical instrument purgatory

Cheap Thrills • Forget boutique amps – these affordable alternatives pack in nearly as much tone for much less cash, writes Jamie Dickson

Names For Sounds • Richard Barrett delves into 6/9 chords to uncover the meaning behind their name – and their usage

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

JOHN MAYALL 1933 – 2024 • We remember the renowned ‘Godfather of British Blues’, a gifted pianist, guitarist and harmonica player, best known for his groundbreaking Bluesbreakers band

ANI DIFRANCO • Percussive and heavily processed, the US troubadour’s new album, Unprecedented Sh!t, burns the playbook of acoustic folk. Guitarist called her to hear about driving a song, working a crowd, and “living in the hairline between a whisper and a scream”

DEF LEPPARD • OVER 40 YEARS ON FROM 'PYROMANIA', PHIL COLLEN'S FIRST RECORDING WITH DEF LEPPARD, THE GUITARIST'S ENTHUSIASM FOR THE BAND REMAINS AS STRONG AS EVER, POWERED BY NEW MUSIC FEATURING TOM MORELLO AND A BRAND-NEW STAGE SET FOR THEIR SUMMER MEGA-TOUR

FINAL BOW • Rory Gallagher’s 1961 Stratocaster is one of the most recognisable guitars in the world. So closely bound with his own family history and that of Irish music itself, it seemed unlikely the guitar would ever be sold. Now, nearly 30 years after Rory’s death, we join Rory’s brother Donal to find out why it’s time to let go

ECLECTIC COLLECTOR • Rory’s taste in guitars, amps and effects was wide ranging and often driven by the demands of stage performance – but more than a little hero worship, too, as Donal Gallagher explains

1961 FENDER STRATOCASTER • Rory’s iconic Strat is one of the most storied guitars in the world. But the day Rory, with untold thousands of gigs...