Guitarist magazine celebrates its 25th Anniversary this issue with a special collector's edition, on sale now.
The cover feature is The 100 Greatest Guitar Things Of The Last 25 Years - a massive 18-page celebration of gear, artists, albums and all the things that make being a guitar player today such a pleasure.
As you can see, we've compiled a fold-out cover that packs in all sorts of weird and wonderful gear highlights. With the help of the industry, our friends and contributors, and various peoples' dads, we've sourced a smorgasbord of the most iconic gear from the mag's history.
For your viewing and listening pleasure, and in fact just as an excuse for a trip down memory lane, here's a video showing how we put the cover shoot together...
Also in the issue:
INTERVIEWEDSteve Vai and Steve Hackett - full interviews!
THE BEST GEAR FIRST Exclusive review of the new Marshall MA series amps; P-90 'soapbar' electric guitar round-up, the Taylor T5, and much more
FIRST REVIEW! Line 6 M9 Stompbox Modeler
Plus all your Guitarist regular news, views, guitar lessons, maintenance advice and more.
Guitarist issue 323, December 2009. On sale now!
“We actually pooled all our money, the whole band fund, and we were able to afford one cabinet and one amp to share – even the guitar was borrowed!”: The Offspring’s Dexter Holland recalls recording the landmark Smash on its 30th anniversary
“You’ve only got to look at the dynamic potential of 10 fingers on a keyboard compared to 10 fingers on a guitar ”: Steve Howe on six-string explorations and how a Novation Summit opened a window into fresh chord voicings on his new solo album
