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100 Greatest Guitar Things Of The Last 25 Years
Will you agree?
Guitarist magazine, Tue 24 Nov 2009, 10:53 am GMT
Guitarist magazine celebrates its 25th Anniversary this issue with a special Collector's Edition, on sale now.
The bumper magazine comes in a special wallet, containing a stunning fold-out cover featuring some of best gear of the last 25 years. Want to see how they did the cover? Check out this behind-the-scenes video:
The cover feature is The 100 Greatest Guitar Things Of The Last 25 Years – a massive 18-page celebration of gear, artists, albums and more. MusicRadar and members of The Guitarist team will be revealing parts of the list throughout the week. Read on for the first 10 excerpts we've chosen to whet your appetite…
10 things from the list
92. The Apple iPhone
IT, phone home
The myriad applications for Apple's wonder gizmo include interactive chord dictionaries, guitar tuners and much, much more. With an integrated iPod it'll even play mp3s for your backing tracks too.
87. Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi
Giving rock a good name
The New Jersey quintet shot into the stratosphere back in August 1986 with this album. Two chest-thumping anthems, a tear-jerking ballad and a ditty about steel horses helped Bon Jovi bring rock back to the masses. Richie Sambora rebirthed the talk box and went pinch-harmonic potty.
