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!
“One of the best guitar solos ever conceived - captured live on stage!”: Uncovering the truth about the Clapton classic that he called "wrong" but Eddie Van Halen loved
“This one is a prototype. We’re getting close to the finish line tho!”: Abasi Concepts set introduce an extended-range nylon-string to its lineup and Tosin Abasi got so excited with it he spilled his coffee
