Guitar Player
GUY TALK
As he prepares to exit the world stage, blues guitar original Buddy Guy entertains Guitar Player with a dozen tales from his nearly 70-year career.
10+ min |
June 2023
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Take a Stand
Inspirations for upping your stand game (you know you need it!).
2 min |
June 2023
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IN THE NAME OF LOVE
When it came to remaking 40 classic U2 tracks for Songs of Surrender, The Edge was guided by his heart and one grand idea: “to make intimacy the new version of punk rock.”
10+ min |
June 2023
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PEAK PERFORMER
Martin Guitar’s SC line reaches its zenith with the limited-edition Custom Shop SC-2022, a masterful combination of form and function.
4 min |
June 2023
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SOUND & VISION
Timeless in tone and style, yet built with advanced luthiery techniques, Furch Guitars deserves your serious attention. We travel to the Czech Republic to find out more.
7 min |
June 2023
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American Dream
José Feliciano filtered pop through Spanish Harlem roots on his 1968 debut.
3 min |
June 2023
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LINE DANCE
He moves between Def Leppard and Last in Line without missing a step. But Vivian Campbell says he put the wrong foot forward with Ronnie James Dio.
7 min |
June 2023
Guitarist
UNEARTHED 'BURST
This undocumented one-owner vintage Les Paul recently arrived at Vintage 'n' Rare Guitars from South Africa. We take 'Sunny' for a spin...
7 min |
June 2023
Guitarist
MARTY STUART
As he readies his first studio album in six years, the country legend reflects on being a road dog, surviving Covid, his favourite memories of Johnny Cash and why heartbreak will never go out of fashion
9 min |
June 2023
Guitarist
Super 70s
Compared to the hallowed 50s or the swingin’ 60s, when it comes to guitars, the 1970s has long suffered from an image problem.
10+ min |
June 2023
Guitarist
Longtermers
A few months’ gigging, recording and everything that goes with it – welcome to Guitarist ’s longterm test report
3 min |
June 2023
Guitarist
GIMME SHELTER
Many British guitar heroes of the 60s started out on budget archtops, and models associated with the early careers of stars retain nostalgia-value today. But what if you thought you had found Keef's actual guitar?
4 min |
June 2023
Guitarist
Supreme Team
Blackstar’s latest Amped product adds built-in effects to its 100-watt head – which is small enough to sit on a pedalboard or studio desktop. And it’s set to be another game-changer
5 min |
June 2023
Classic Rock
LANDS OF HOPE AND GLORY
Rising Canadian hopefuls Crown Lands are modern proggers taking threads from the genre's illustrious past and weaving them into the present
7 min |
June 2023
Classic Rock
BRAVE NEW WORLD
With a new album that's their heaviest, rockiest yet, Rodrigo y Gabriela are boldly taking metal and rock to where no one has so successfully taken it before
5 min |
June 2023
Classic Rock
AMERICAN BANDSTAND
They sold out Shea Stadium faster than The Beatles. In the early 70s, no American hard rock band was bigger than Grand Funk Railroad. Singer/guitarist Mark Farner looks back
9 min |
June 2023
Classic Rock
'MAEL SUPREMACY
Since their dramatic arrival in the UK via TV screens in the early 70s, Sparks have continued to make extraordinary music on their own terms. Now they're enjoying a late-career renaissance
10+ min |
June 2023
Classic Rock
ANDY SUMMERS
The unfeasibly young-looking 80-year-old talks about conquering the world alongside two total arseholes” in The Police, his apprenticeship’ with Zoot Money and others, life after The Police, the reunion, his long-time passion for photography, and much more
10+ min |
June 2023
Classic Rock
Alice Cooper
The godfather of shock-rock on the Hollywood Vampires, having a stress-free life, and never expecting to live past 30
4 min |
June 2023
Classic Rock
bloody hell
Write some songs, get into studio, come out with an album. It worked before. But when it came to making the follow-up to Vol. 4, Black Sabbath couldn't even get started. \"We'd spend all day farting about and end up with nothing usable.\" This is the story of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
10+ min |
June 2023
Classic Rock
George Harrison My Sweet Lord
Written after the former Beatle had been inspired by an old gospel song, it’s remembered as much for the plagiarism legal battle it led to as it is for just being a lovely song.
4 min |
June 2023
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RODRIGO Y GABRIELA
The duo that proved it's possible to rock out on nylonstring guitars returns with a new concept album, inspired by immersing themselves in the spiritual discipline of non-dualism
8 min |
June 2023
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Roll Out The Barrels
Let Paoletti transport you to the rolling hills, history and culture of Tuscany with a direct link to a classic wine or two. Oh, and the company makes rather fine guitars! Time for a taste…
7 min |
June 2023
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Passion Project
With small ’shop boutique makers popping up on a seemingly daily basis, what’s different about Paoletti Guitars? We ask the company’s MD, Filippo Martini
4 min |
June 2023
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Grand Designs
Taylor has revamped its 'workhorse' rosewood and spruce 400 Series for this year to feature sunburst tops and new inlays. Then we have the innovative V-Class bracing, not to mention the ES2 electronics. A match made in heaven?
5 min |
June 2023
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SAMANTHA FISH
Death Wish Blues is a brand-new collaborative album from Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton and will see the pair touring the UK later this year. We invited Samantha to our studios to hear the story behind the release
7 min |
June 2023
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True Colours
Three Grand Auditorium models from the Czech Republic manufacturer's catalogue, with price points varying from entry level to top end. What's the difference? Let's find out...
7 min |
June 2023
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STRETCHING TIME
Some might say a new guitar needs a few weeks to settle in and that there’s no point in thinking about mods or the like until it has. Dave Burrluck doesn’t quite agree…
7 min |
June 2023
Guitarist
GRAHAM NASH
As the CSNY legend releases the \"most personal record\" of his half-century career, he tells us about speaking truth to power, selling his Woodstock D-45, and making up with David Crosby in his final days
7 min |
June 2023
Classic Rock
Arielle 6 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT...
The guitarist and singer-songwriter on choirs, clowning and heartto-hearts with Brian May, ahead of her game-raising new album
3 min |