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!

Love And Fate

Guitarist

River Cruise • With the addition of the sustain-enhancing Chesapeake vibrato system to the Kenai blueprint, Knaggs adds versatility and a refreshing feel to its most popular solidbody design

Screaming Blue Murder • The legendary Green Day frontman’s new amp – will it be the Time Of Your Life or a Basket Case?

Eagle’s Flight • A big-voiced workhorse with vintage vibes and star appeal for a sensible price

Joy Ride • DOD builds on the legacy of its Rubberneck with a new analogue delay that’s sure to get your attention

Leaps & Bounds • Named after a huge antelope, the colourful new ThorpyFX drive pedal is a versatile tone-enhancer designed for stacking

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 • As Mastodon release their first album following Brent Hinds’ death, Bill Kelliher reveals the heartache and freedom of their new dynamic

El Greco • Neville Marten recounts a tale about his recent bar gigs in Greece, and how a chap he’d never even met came to the gear rescue

Social Skills • This month Alex Bishop reshapes his electric guitar model, and raises the hackles of the online guitar community…

Chord Vocabulary (PART 1) • Richard Barrett guides you around the fretboard, finding different chord shapes to suit a variety of scenarios

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

DOLLY PARTON 1946 – 2026 • The country queen leaves a rich legacy. From her quick wit to her remarkable fretting hand, there will never be another like her

Martin Simpson • Toasting his 50th anniversary as a recording artist with a wishlist-fulfilling new album, the folk giant tells us about oddball electrics, the epiphany of Pentangle, and why making people cry is a noble profession

RORY GALLAGHER EDGED IN BLUE • Rory Gallagher was a man of destiny. Music was his first and last obsession, the passion that saw the Irish guitarist become one of the most influential players of all time. But the endless miles of road he toured and the burning zeal he had for music also led to his tragically early death. Now, for the first time, that poignant and extraordinary story has been committed to print in a fully authorised account of his life, as seen through the eyes of his brother, Dónal. We joined him to find out what walking on the hot coals of a relentless life in music with Rory felt like, from boyhood to the great stages of the world.

RORY GALLAGHER SCENES FROM A LIFE • In the following extracts from Edged In Blue, we gain a behind-the-scenes look at Rory’s remarkable life and career. From buying the famous ’61 Strat at Crowley’s in Cork to the festivals, tours and meeting and playing with his heroes, Dónal Gallagher was at his brother Rory’s side. The book details the perils of the early gigs, before the behemoth trucks and hundreds of deck hands that feature in today’s touring arsenal had become the accepted norm. Just van life and hundreds of miles between venues. But out of all the chaos, a legendary figure in the guitarscape would emerge, his profound influence still in place...