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Guitarist, 18 Sep 2026

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Guitarist is a monthly music magazine dedicated to guitar players and enthusiasts. First published in 1984, it’s the longest-established guitar magazine in Europe and remains one of the best-selling titles of its kind in the UK. Each issue focuses on gear reviews, artist interviews and playing technique, combining expert insight with practical guidance for musicians of all levels. Readers can find detailed reviews of new guitars, amplifiers, pedals and recording equipment, helping musicians make informed decisions about their instruments. The magazine also features interviews with famous guitarists and emerging players that often explore their playing styles, equipment choices and musical influences. In addition to industry news and feature articles, Guitarist provides practical learning resources such as technique guides, lessons and tablature that help readers develop their skills. Many issues also include accompanying audio or video demonstrations to support the instructional content. Available on PressReader, Guitarist magazine offers readers informed reporting and practical insight that supports learning, creativity and musical discovery.

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ArticleLove And Fate

Mak­ing this month’s cover story about the life of DOnal Galla­gher and his brother Rory – one of the most influ­en­tial gui­tar­ists of our time – is a poignant moment. As the fea­ture explains, I was for­tu­nate enough to aid DOnal with writ­ing the...

Love And Fate

ArticleRichard Thompson

Bril­liant, some­times bleak, but always inspired, Thompson’s music is one of our great treas­ures – he joined us to talk about his latest album on

Richard Thompson

ArticleMar­tin Simpson

Bri­tain’s folk-gui­tar maes­tro reflects on 50 years in the busi­ness and shows us round his extraordin­ary col­lec­tion of hand-craf­ted acous­tics

Mar­tin Simpson

ArticleMalina Moye

One of the most ener­gised and excit­ing per­formers in blues-rock joins us to talk about her brand-new Kramer elec­tric on

Malina Moye

ArticleVIDEO & AUDIO

To enjoy all of the video and audio con­tent in this issue, type the fol­low­ing link into your browser and fol­low the instruc­tions in the post entitled ‘Gui­tar­ist video and audio’: http://bit.ly/gui­tar­is­tex­tra

VIDEO & AUDIO

ArticleMar­shall 1959BJA Bil­lie Joe Arm­strong Sig­na­ture

For any­one who grew up watch­ing MTV in the 2000s, the deluge of mega-hit singles from Green Day’s Amer­ican Idiot was ines­cap­able. The world was enthralled by the song­writ­ing, atti­tude and visu­als of the title cut, Hol­i­day, Wake Me Up When...

Mar­shall 1959BJA Bil­lie Joe Arm­strong Sig­na­ture

ArticleBlues Head­lines with Richard Bar­rett

Tutor Richard Bar­rett | Gear used Fender Stra­tocaster, Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer & Mar­shall JTM45 MkII Reis­sue Dif­fi­culty | 20 mins per example ERIC JOHNSON is one of those rare artists who has cre­ated a unique style from clas­sic ele­ments of...

Blues Head­lines with Richard Bar­rett

ArticleMar­tin Shawn Mendes 000-10E

WHAT IS IT? Mid-priced Aud­it­or­ium-size elec­tro sig­na­ture model

Mar­tin Shawn Mendes 000-10E

ArticleDOD Drag Ana­log Delay

WHAT IS IT? Ana­logue delay pedal with added per­form­ance fea­tures

DOD Drag Ana­log Delay