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2018 Digital Issue 02 February
$3.99$0.99Premier Guitar February 2018: Our cover story this month tackles the gargantuan task of highlighting the guitars, amps, and effects—and associated players—that epitomize the movements in rock ’n’ roll during each decade, going back to its birth in the 1950s. New artist interviews include chats with Joe Satriani, Dhani Harrison, Chelsea Wolfe, Bruce Cockburn, Victor Wooten, and Pat Martino. We also take a look at what everyday guitarists and bassists can do to be more mindful of the environment in their day-to-day habits as players. Gear reviews this issue include the Epiphone Les Paul SL, MXR’s Booster Mini, Epigaze Audio’s Civic Crown, the SoundBrut DrVa, Vox’s Adio Air BS, the Catalinbread Belle Epoch Deluxe, Warwick’s RockBass Corvette Basic 8, EarthQuaker Devices’ Data Corrupter, Martin’s 2017 D-28, the Boss MD-500, G&L’s Doheny, the API TranZformer LX, and ValveTrain’s Thunder/Train. We’ve also got three song tabs (print edition only): Maren Morris & Vince Gill’s “Dear Hate,” Mahavishnu Orchestra’s “Birds of Fire,” and Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition.”
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2017 Digital Issue 05 May
$3.99$0.99Fender’s Jaguar and Jazzmaster are experiencing something of a resurgence of late, but many players still consider them wonky and difficult to work with. Our cover story this month demystifies the process of setting up these stellar instruments’ unique hardware and physiognomy so that you can get yours performing the way Leo intended. Other features this month include a how-to on refinishing your guitar at home, interviews with killer players—including Morrissey sideman Boz Boorer, Valerie June, Once Human’s Logan Mader and Max Karon, and Norman Blake—and a Forgotten Heroes piece on the mighty hill-country legend R.L. Burnside. We also talk to 26 guitar and bass notables—including Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson, Together Pangea’s William Keegan, Jennifer Batten, and Donna Grantis—on the most life-changing album in their collection. Our 13 guitar and bass reviews this month include looks at Taylor’s Academy 10e, the Marshall 2525C Mini Jubilee, Gibson’s EB 4, the TC Electronic Rusty Fuzz, the Universal Audio Apollo Twin MkII, the Rivolta Combinata, Reverend’s Mike Watt Wattplower, and more.
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2017 Digital Issue 07 July
$3.99$0.99In addition to our usual crazily diverse lineup of gear reviews and artist interviews, this month we’ve got an array of acoustic-oriented coverage—from a roundup of three unique flattops from Art & Lutherie, Guild, and Cort, to a review of the new AER Compact 60/3 TE, an interview with singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, and profiles of luthiers Dana Bourgeois, Kathy Wingert, Fylde Guitars’ Roger Bucknall, Kevin Ryan, and Isaac Jang. We also interview Juan Alderete and suGar Yoshinaga from Halo Orbit, Body Count’s Ernie C and Juan Garcia, Warren Haynes, and Rhys Chatham. In the print edition, song transcriptions this month are Muse’s “Psycho,” Chris Stapleton’s “Parachute,” and Dropkick Murphys’ “I’m Shipping up to Boston.” Meanwhile, the rest of the review section includes close-looks at the Way Huge Russian Pickle, Rainger FX’s Dr. Freakenstein Dwarf Bass, the GFI Specular Reverb, Greg Howe’s Lick Box from Carl Martin, the Prestige NYS Deluxe MC, Doug Kauer’s Titan KR1, the Fuchs ODS Classic, Stomp Audio Labs’ Octopus, the Fender American Professional Jazz bass, and Trace Elliot’s ELF bass head.