Guitarist
Pure Custom
Veteran Guitar Maker Chris George Is The Epitome Of The Solo Luthier, Crafting Both Electric And Acoustic Models To Your Taste. We Check Out His Latest Vision…
5 min |
September 2019
Guitarist
Seth Baccus Guitars
Last Issue, We Reviewed One Of Seth’S Nautilus Guitars And Were So Impressed We Decided It Was High Time We Headed Off To Cornwall To Meet The Man Himself…
8 min |
September 2019
Guitarist
The Other Guys
If You Can’T See Past The Teles And Strats In The Fender Catalogue, Check Out The Latest In The Offset Bloodline, With Their Vintage Looks And Modern Playability
6 min |
September 2019
Guitarist
Super Natural
Boutique Feel And Features At A Midmarket Price? We Find Out If Auden’S Poised And Polished Guitars Are Giant Slayers In The ‘Serious Acoustic’ Stakes
6 min |
September 2019
Guitarist
Special Relationship
Vox Adds A Limited-Edition Ac15 Featuring A Us Warehouse Loudspeaker To Its Roster. A Different Flavoured Classic? We Find Out…
4 min |
September 2019
Guitarist
Lloyd Cole
If Elvis Had Taken A Philosophy Degree, He Might Have Emerged Making Music Like Lloyd Cole’S. Underpinned By The Brash Voice Of His Telecaster, Cole Had A String Of Hits With The Commotions In The 80S And His Thoughtful Journey Into Songcraft Has Only Deepened Since Then. We Join Him To Talk About His New Album, Old Guitars And Lost Weekends
10+ min |
September 2019
Guitarist
Dave Hill
Dave Hill Shot To Fame In The 70S With National Glam-Rock Treasures Slade As They Exploded In The Uk Charts With No Less Than 13 Top 10 Singles. He Acquired His First Guitar In 1959 At Age 13, And This Year Marks The 60Th Anniversary Of Dave Hill The Guitarist – A Man Who, While Touring With Slade To This Day, Is Still Very Much Feeling The Noize. We Caught Up With Dave On Home Turf In His Native Black Country To Reflect Upon The Glam, The Glitz And The Guitarz…
9 min |
September 2019
Guitarist
Good Enough For Jazz
With The Jazzmaster’S Underdog Image Rapidly Fading Into The Past, Guitarist Takes A Step Back In Time With Fender Historian Terry Foster, And Catches Up With Mike Long, Proprietor Of Vintage Specialists Atb Guitars In Cheltenham, To Touch On Its Future…
9 min |
September 2019
Guitarist
50 Years After
At 8.15Pm On Sunday 17 August 1969, Ten Years After Took To The Stage At Woodstock To Perform A Set That Would Change The Band’S Fortunes Forever And Propel Alvin Lee On To Guitar Superstardom. This Is The Story Of That Night And Of ‘Big Red’, The Iconic Es-335 That Alvin Bought In A Nottingham Music Shop For A Mere £45 (With Case)…
8 min |
September 2019
Guitarist
Session Diary - Better The DI You Know
When it comes to relying on a hired backline, Adam Goldsmtith learns a few lessons the hard way…
3 min |
Summer 2019
Guitarist
Molly Tuttle
Still only in her mid-20s, Molly Tuttle is already festooned with awards for her songwriting and incredible guitar playing. Guitarist caught up with her during a recent UK tour to talk about her new album and record a special video masterclass
8 min |
Summer 2019
Guitarist
Semi-Precious (Part 2)
Cleaned up and checked over, our already modded 80s ibanez as-50 is playing well – so it’s time to delve deeper and consider the electrics. Dave Burrluck has some words of caution…
4 min |
Summer 2019
Guitarist
Richard Fortus
From antique Martins and golden-era Gibsons, to high-spec custom builds and mods, the Guns N’ Roses veteran talks hunting down guitars, nailing his tone and sharing a stage with Slash
8 min |
Summer 2019
Guitarist
Dark Sun
Delay and reverb ambience designed with Periphery’s Mark Holcomb
3 min |
Summer 2019
Guitarist
Made To Measure
We consider the pros and cons of buying a guitar from a small independent maker. It’s not for everyone…
5 min |
Summer 2019
Guitarist
Hot Mods
CUSTOMISING YOUR GUITAR HAS THE POTENTIAL TO TRANSFORM IT FROM A WORKHORSE INTO A THOROUGHBRED. WE ASKED SOME OF THE WORLD’S FINEST CUSTOMISERS TO SHARE THEIR PRO TIPS ON HOW TO UPGRADE YOUR GUITAR’S TONE AND MAXIMISE ITS MOJO…
10+ min |
Summer 2019
Guitarist
George Benson
While the jazz legend’s latest album may’ve felt like a departure from his famed style, we discover how rock ’n’ roll is deeply rooted in his legacy – and that it’s really all about the audience
9 min |
Summer 2019
Guitarist
Crystal Gazing
A reader wants to know whether it’s worth modding his Strat. Now, there’s a question…
2 min |
Summer 2019
Guitarist
Bare Knuckle ‘T-Top' Humbucker
Continuing this issue’s customisation theme, deputy editor David Mead heads off to Bare Knuckle Pickups in Cornwall to try his hand at the deceptively difficult art of winding pickups, embarking on his very own PAF to enlightenment…
8 min |
Summer 2019
Guitarist
Raising The Tone - Pain In The Neck
In His Second Article On Frets, Editor Jamie Dickson Finds Out What To Do When Your Frets Get Damaged Or Worn Out.
4 min |
August 2019
Guitarist
What Is TCI?
Paul Reed Smith admits that part of his latest pickup and the concepts behind it came from an illustrious artist: “John Mayer came after my ass…” We find out more
4 min |
July 2019
Guitarist
Tal Wilkenfeld
Top bassist on the reviving qualities of tea and a ghastly experience at 35,000ft
5 min |
July 2019
Guitarist
SE: The Affordable PRS
It’s been 18 years since the first ‘offshore’ SE was introduced to the PRS range. Making guitars in Asia, however, hasn’t always been as straightforward as it might seem…
5 min |
July 2019
Guitarist
Longtermers
A few months’ gigging, recording and everything that goes with it – welcome to Guitarist’s longterm test report
3 min |
July 2019
Guitarist
Purple Reign
In spring 2019, anticipation of a new Royal baby reached fever pitch. And here it is: the majestic new collaboration between Dream Theater’s John Petrucci and Music Man. Awwww…
3 min |
July 2019
Guitarist
Labour Of Lovetone
25 years after Lovetone’s first pedals launched, designer Dan Coggins explains how this tiny British brand’s effects ended up on U2 and Radiohead hits and acquired legendary status among tone heads...
9 min |
July 2019
Guitarist
Guitar Man
On the eve of JJ Cale’s first posthumous album, his widow and former bandmate, Christine Lakeland, gave us a tour of his guitar collection. This is the truth behind the legend’s one-off models, his refusal to release a signature guitar – and the gig that meant he never trusted a tech again…
9 min |
July 2019
Guitarist
King Of The Mods
With the release of PRS’s Paul’s Guitar, evaluated elsewhere in this issue, Dave Burrluck wonders if Paul Reed Smith is actually the ultimate modder…
5 min |
July 2019
Guitarist
ESP USA
What happens when you take exacting Japanese guitar design and craft it in California, the spiritual home of the electric guitar? We meet the elite luthiers of the ESP USA workshop to find out…
9 min |
July 2019
Guitarist
Ariel Posen
With his long-awaited debut album, How Long, now out in the wild, the Canadian songwriter joins us for his second Guitarist masterclass, sharing the tricks of his well-stocked pedalboard and his go-to guitar tunings
8 min |