Guitarist

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Guitarist

High Flyers • These guitars have outlines that you'll recognise, but their meagre price points surely belie the set of specs and level of build quality? Let’s find out

Talking ’Shop • Remixed and refreshed by the late, great amp-guru Mark Sampson, this Black Cat has two more valves, 10 more watts and a whole new voice

Maine Lines • The latest in Bourgeois’ Touchstone range has shades of Gibson’s J-45. Will it live up to expectations and carve a legendary niche all its own?

Swell Shaper • Electro-Harmonix takes one of the best-loved features of its POG2 and puts it into a standalone pedal

Power Up • The latest in Walrus Audio’s Canvas accessory range enables your pedalboard to run from USB power delivery

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 • Celebrating 20 years as a pro musician, singer-songwriter John Smith reimagines personal- and fan-favourite songs for his latest album

All That Jazz • Neville Marten catches up with Essex jazz-rock legends, and gets wiped out by selfie hunters at Ronnie Scott’s with Guthrie Govan

Taking ’Stock • Alex Bishop explores the art of repairing the notorious guitar headstock break, and why it’s different every time

Fit To ’Burst • Last month, Jamie Dickson got up close with seven original ’Bursts from ’58 to ’60 in London. Here’s what was learned...

Chord Names: maj9 (PART 1) • In the first of this mini-series, Richard Barrett gives you the essential tools to understand the world of complex chords

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

ACE FREHLEY 1951 – 2025 • The consummate showman and KISS’s ‘Spaceman’ guitarist dies aged 74, following a fall at his home

DANNY THOMPSON 1939 – 2025 • The fabled upright acoustic bassist leaves us with a thousand tales of misadventure and an extraordinary body of music that weaves through the rock ’n’ roll era

KEN PARKER 1952–2025 • One of the guitar world’s most visionary makers, who took the archtop guitar to unimaginable levels and also created the radical Parker Fly, has died aged 73

CHRIS DREJA 1945–2025 • Co-founder of The Yardbirds, Chris Dreja – who supported Clapton, Beck and Page on rhythm or bass guitar, then went on to become a photographer – has died, aged 79

JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR • In a journey from classical guitar via Stevie Ray Vaughan, the soulful blues-rocker explains how the blues helped her find her voice, and why Teles will always be her number one

Wolfgang Van Halen • As the son of one of the world’s most influential rock guitar players, it’s understandably taken Wolfgang Van Halen some time to feel comfortable in his own skin as the creative visionary behind Mammoth. This year’s third full-length, The End, is undoubtedly the sound of his confidence growing stronger and stronger

T-BONE WALKER How His Guitar Gave Birth To Electric Blues •...