August 2019
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Review: Martin's new DJr-10E Dreadnought Junior is the perfect acoustic for just about anyone
By Paul Riario published
This guitar ticks all the boxes for comfort, feel, playability, portability and most importantly, sound

Yngwie Malmsteen: "The pentatonic scale is extremely limiting. I thought, 'There’s gotta be more…'"
By Richard Bienstock published
The shred guitar great tells GW all about how his new "bluesy" album, improvisation and how he became the first guitarist to get a signature Strat

All that jazz: how to expand your compositional creativity and play Splendor Riot
By Julian Lage published
Julian Lage teaches you how to think outside the box with your guitar-based compositions

John 5: "I play so much guitar that it might not even be healthy - and I’m not joking"
By Mark McStea published
The Tele master on Invasion, his relationship with Marilyn Manson and the joys of self-sufficiency

Stray Cats legend Brian Setzer: "Nothing feels right after a Gretsch"
By Mark McStea published
The rockabilly icon talks big-band productions, his Stratocaster fascination and the Cats' new studio album, 40

Mike Campbell recalls Tom Petty's Damn the Torpedoes: "We were determined to make the best-sounding record ever made"
By Richard Bienstock published
The guitarist reflects on the late singer-songwriter's landmark release

Review: Fishman's Fluence Open Core Classic Humbucker Pickups deliver revolutionary, noise-free performance
By Chris Gill published
These pickups can win over even the most technophobic, tradition-loving guitarist

Inject some drama into your compositions with the sweetly painful augmented chord
By Jimmy Brown published
Learn how to use this somewhat painful- yet sweet-sounding chord to dramatic effect
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