In this issue

PETER GREEN & PAUL KOSSOFF
This issue is a special commemorative doublecover edition, paying tribute to the life and work of Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green, plus a detailed look at Kossoff’s historic ‘Stripped Top’ 1959 Les Paul Standard.

Dynamic Duo

Revv’s high-gain head comes loaded with Two Notes Torpedo making it perfect for stage and studio – a small footprint with a huge sound

5 mins

Cort & Spark

An all-solid OM acoustic that comes Fishman-powered and feature-packed. And the price won’t break your heart, either…

6 mins

BIBI MCGILL

Bibi McGill – the former lead guitarist and musical director for R&B icon Beyoncé – is also a producer, DJ, masterclass mentor and yogi. We check in with the American guitar guru mid-lockdown to talk music making, inspiration and finding inner peace…

10 mins

LOOKING BACK

On 25 July this year the world lost a music icon. Peter Green’s legacy goes far beyond what words can convey – and yet words are all we have. In the following pages, people who knew Peter, worked with him or saw him play during his rise to prominence in the late 60s offer their impressions of a humble master of the blues

10+ mins

DION

Coming up on the Bronx’s mean streets as the poster boy of 50s doo-wop was just the start for Dion DiMucci. Spared from the 1959 plane crash that killed tour-mate Buddy Holly, then seduced by the blues, his six-decade path has led through treacherous Southern juke joints, crippling addiction, rebirth and his late-period status as a rock ’n’ roll founding father. Now, with the release of new solo album, Blues With Friends – its all-star tracklisting featuring guitar luminaries from Jeff Beck to Joe Bonamassa – the 81-year-old New Yorker’s influence and legacy are beyond doubt.

10 mins

Good Ol' 55

Inspired by the Gibson Les Paul Junior – and a great song by Tom Waits – Eastman’s SB55 is a tribute to a 66-year-old guitar that just refuses to retire

6 mins

Communication Breakdown

Two classic ‘tone-bending’ fuzz flavours side by side

4 mins

LESS CAN BE MORE

It’s a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world reckons Dave Burrluck (via Ray Davies). When did cheap guitars get so good? We put one under the Mod Squad microscope…

8 mins

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