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!

Shades Of Gary…

Editor’s Highlights

Guitarist

Junior Senior • Decked out in tooled western-style livery with a saddle bag’s worth of speaker and circuit upgrades, this anniversary edition stands strong in the lineage of the classic benchmark combo

Gloves Off • Known for its finely made production-led UK builds, PJD Guitars is now aiming for the mainstream with a range of Indonesian-made solidbodies and its lowest price points yet

Travellin’ Light • The latest travel guitar from the renowned Czech builder may look small, but it packs a punch and benefits from some revolutionary new technology

Flex Factor • The little green pedal loved by Nashville session players gets a reboot with added versatility

Xero Hour • Walrus Audio’s new stompbox looper offers a smart option for unlocking your creativity

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 • When two prog giants collaborate, you know you’re in for a mesmerising experience. Bioscope’s Steve Rothery shares the story of Gentō

The Learning Curve • Neville Marten bemoans his lack of music-reading skills as he and some ‘old’ mates attempt to compile songs for an upcoming gig

Shape Up • Alex Bishop reshapes a guitar neck this month – but will he destroy a pristine new guitar in the process?

A Little Pick Me Up • Michael Watts explores solutions to the challenge of amplifying acoustic guitars over the decades – are we nearly there yet?

Third Inversion Chords • In the third instalment of this series, Richard Barrett demonstrates how third inversion and slash chords can lead the way in popular music

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

BIFFY CLYRO • WITH THEIR 10TH ALBUM, ‘FUTIQUE’, BIFFY CLYRO REMIND US EXACTLY WHY THEY ARE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ROCK BANDS OF THE MODERN AGE…

GARY MOORE THE FINAL ENCORE • NEARLY 15 YEARS AFTER HIS PASSING, THE LAST OF GARY MOORE’S GUITARS WILL GO UNDER THE HAMMER IN NOVEMBER, INCLUDING HIS ICONIC ‘RED STRAT’. HERE, WE EXPLORE THE FINAL TREASURES OF GARY’S COLLECTION AND WHAT THEY TELL US ABOUT THE MUCH-MISSED KING OF BLUES-ROCK AND HIS MUSIC

BACK ON THE STREETS • Almost 15 years on from his death, the last of Gary Moore’s guitars are set to go under the hammer. We join Claire Tole-Moir of Bonhams and Neville Marten, former Guitarist editor and friend to Gary, to examine his extraordinary collection of instruments

1960 FENDER STRATOCASTER • Gary’s iconic early custom colour Strat is a fascinating timepiece forever linked to that blazing Fender anniversary performance of Red House

1959 LES PAUL STANDARD AKA ‘STRIPE’ • After the fabled ‘Greeny’, this was Gary’s go-to ’Burst

1963 FENDER TELECASTER • The only other Fender in The Final Encore collection is this modded firecracker of a Tele

GIBSON 1963 ES-335TD • Gary Moore was a master at coaxing tone from this workhorse semi

GIBSON 1960 ES-355TD • Serial number A33857, this stunning semi was top-of-the-line in its...