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COLLINGS
SOCO DELUXE
CUSTOM

28 YAMAHA
SG1820 CLASSIC
tHe ESSENTIALS
8 NEWS
The latest guitar gear from
106 USED & ABUSED
A keenly-priced Hofner Senator
around the world archtop dating from 1958

14 ROUND-UP:
TUNER PEDALS
A decent tuner is an essential bit of
kit. Here’s our pick of what’s out there
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78 MINI TESTS
Four more handy accessories are
put through their paces
JADEN ROSE
SINGLECUT 98 LETTERS
Your comments and questions,
QUILTED with the best letter each month
HARDTAIL winning a Boss pedal

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105 PAWN STARS
The Malekko B:assmaster pedal,
inspired by an ultra-rare Maestro fuzz

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tHIs MONTH’S FEATURES
18 INTERVIEW
MATT SCHOFIELD
18 MATT SCHOFIELD
The acclaimed British blues
guitarist has retired his ’61 Strat
in favour of a new axe as he
prepares to embark on his first
US tour. We find out why
36 GLENN TIPTON
& K.K. DOWNING
We join the Judas Priest lead
guitarists to mark the 30th
anniversary of the release
of the band’s seminal heavy
metal album British Steel
54 GEM ARCHER
The former Oasis guitarist talks
to us about his career, his playing
style and his love for Vox AC30s
and Gibson Firebirds
68 ON THE RECORD: 90 VINTAGE & COLLECTABLE:
RICHARD THOMPSON
‘THE CALVARY CROSS’
Engineer and producer John
Wood describes his experiences
while recording this dark
masterpiece
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tHIs MONTH’S GEAR LINE-UP
GEAR REVIEWS
GUITARS
24 COLLINGS SOCO DELUXE CUSTOM
28 YAMAHA SG1820 CLASSIC
32 JADEN ROSE SINGLECUT QUILTED HARDTAIL
42 PR GUITARS SGR STANDARD
46 FARIDA CT-60
50 VINTAGE V1200N
AMPLIFIERS
60 LAZY J J20
64 ZT AMPLIFIERS LUNCHBOX & CLUB
80 BACKSTAGE PASS: DAVE
FOWLER/STEVE CRADOCK
In this new monthly feature,
we get the lowdown on Ocean
Colour Scene and Paul Weller
guitarist Steve Cradock’s rig from
his trusty tech, Dave Fowler
84 TECH TALK:
RADIO REMEDY
This month, we troubleshoot
the curious case of an amplifier EFFECTS & ACCESSORIES
that has started to pick up radio 72 WHIRLWIND ROCHESTER SERIES
transmissions… RED BOX, ORANGE BOX & GOLD BOX
86 TONE ZONE: 77 WAY HUGE AQUA-PUSS MKII
DIMEBAG DARRELL
Get ready to riff! We talk you
through Dimebag Darrell’s
searing Pantera tones
1959 GIBSON ES-330
A rare black-finished ES-330
helps us trace the history
and evolution of the more
cost-effective end of the Gibson sUBscRIPtIon OFFER
thinline range Get YoUR FRee GIFt FRoM RotosoUnD! P16
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