Guitarist

Guitarist is the longest established UK guitar magazine. You'll find authoritative gear reviews, artist interviews, technique lessons and advice. Plus, Guitarist's digital edition now includes all of the same audio and video content as the print edition; available to download from a special area of the Guitarist website!

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Editor’s Highlights

Guitarist

Gifts this issue • To celebrate our 500th issue, this edition contains some unique goodies, downloads and collectibles. Here’s what you get, we hope you enjoy them!

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Working Class Hero • Flag-waving Les Paul Junior lover Billie Joe Armstrong gets a new signature in typical showman style and with a fresh pickup design that dates back to the late 50s. Let’s plug in!

First Rate • Blackstar takes a break from floorboard amps and effects and expands its affordable practice amp range for gigging guitarists

Boutique Beater • Harley Benton is celebrating its 25th with a slew of high-spec, lowly priced Anniversary models. We take one for a spin

Build It Yourself • You won’t put assembly-line workers out of a job, but you will get some cool sounds from Korg’s Nutube-powered pedal kits

New Dimension • Beetronics takes the chorus effect and sweetens it with an extra layer of pitch shifting to offer an endlessly creative tool

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 • Nuno Bettencourt tells us about the “torture” of recording Six, the return of rock ’n’ roll mythology, and the solo that set the guitar world ablaze

Count Your Blessings • As Guitarist magazine celebrates its 500th issue, Alex Bishop approaches the completion of his 50th hand-built guitar

Chord Vocabulary (PART 1) • Richard Barrett explains how exploring different chord voicings can help bring ease to your own arrangements and accompaniments

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

500 issues THE MUSIC OF TIME • As we celebrate the incredible landmark of publishing 500 issues of Guitarist, esteemed editors of our tome, past and present, share their favourite – and sometimes most embarrassing – memories of working for the magazine

CAROL KAYE • If you’ve ever wondered what connects Frank Zappa to Frank Sinatra, Burt Bacharach to The Beach Boys or Ray Charles to The Righteous Brothers, the answer is simple: Carol Kaye. We discover the story behind the legendary bassist’s iconic sound

Messin' WITH THE RIG • Three decades since his death, Rory Gallagher remains the ultimate road warrior. As we rebuild the exact rigs from the late Irishman’s most famous live periods, using historic gear loaned by his estate, Daniel Gallagher looks back over his uncle’s lifetime on the boards

ROCK Of AGES • YouTube guitar maven Pete Thorn and racing driver James Cole have brought rock’s greatest riffs to the stage in their stunning Classic Rock Show, powered by an enviable collection of vintage and custom guitars. We join them to find out how they’ve nailed the sound of legendary hits from the 70s and beyond – and are having a blast doing it

Spill The T • After a year of speculation, PRS launches not one but two new bolt-on solidbodies inspired – it would seem – by the first production electric guitar. Just don’t mention the T word!

UNDER THE HOOD • What’s going inside these different-sized...