Guitarist

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Editor’s Highlights

Guitarist

Electric Avenues • A Lowden electric? The GL-10 – originally introduced in 2018, and recreated for a red-headed, mop-topped troubadour – now gets a semi-solid sibling

SHAPING SOUND • George Lowden built his first guitar professionally in 1974. Half a century on, he’s as busy as ever – his company now a byword for supreme craft

Vintage Modern • Fender attempts the incredible feat of replicating the historic Bassman with a silicon heart in its latest addition to the Tone Master series

Unmasqued • An original British guitar model – beloved of leftfielders like Bernard Sumner and Julian Cope – updated, modernised and punching well above its new lowly price point

THE EGGLE CONNECTION • Patrick talks about the rebirth of Shergold, and the reasoning behind some of his design choices

X Factor • J Rockett provides Bon Jovi guitar-slinger Phil X with a signature boost and overdrive pedal

Rocking On • MXR revives Tom Scholz’s fabled 80s guitar headphone-amp tone in its latest pedal

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 • Baring her soul and showcasing her fingerstyle, British singer-songwriter Mary Spender’s pain is our gain on this exquisite break-up album

Same Same But Different • Neville Marten meets up with an old colleague and gets to discussing how supposedly identical guitars can feel and play so differently

Up To Speed • Alex Bishop is busy in the workshop crafting acoustic guitar necks – but can he keep up with his students?

Salves For Valves • Jamie Dickson checks in with tone-meister Dan Coggins who shares his tips on getting the best from your valve amp

Embellished Chords • Richard Barrett helps you explore more chordal opportunities in standard tuning

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

INTERPOL • As the New Yorkers set out on the anniversary tour for 2004’s classic second album, Antics, Guitarist met Daniel Kessler to hear about early rejection, the magic of hollowbodies, and why you won’t catch him playing major chords

BATTLE ROYAL • For 51 years, Queen’s self-titled debut album was the cult curio of their fabled catalogue. Now, as the new Queen I boxset drags these lost songs into the daylight, Brian May tells us about poverty, parental disapproval, the Red Special’s first run-out – and the perils of playing through Jimi’s stack

WOMAN IN BLACK • Her surname precedes her (whether she likes it or not). But as Gibson releases a limited-edition recreation of her fabled father’s SJ-200 – alongside her new J-185 – Rosanne Cash tells us she’s comfortable in her skin and proud of her own legacy

ERIC JOHNSON • A NEW LIVE ALBUM FEATURING STEVE VAI, ERIC JOHNSON AND JOE SATRIANI DOCUMENTS A REUNION FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE ORIGINAL G3 TOUR THAT THUNDERED INTO THE WORLD BACK IN 1996. WE CHECK IN WITH ONE THIRD OF THE TRIUMVIRATE TO FIND OUT MORE

1928 MARTIN 0-42 • Martin has become synonymous with dreadnoughts and OM models, and there were rich pickings in the...