Guitar Player Magazine - December 2024

In this issue

The Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward.

How to play some of the greatest guitar moments from 50 years ago.

Lessons learned, and reflections on our online future...

TURNING JAPANESE

Inspired by 1960s budget axes, Justin Abernethy's Sonic Empress THC combines vintage and modern in an offset design that's built for these times.

5 mins

POP ART

With Dad Rock, Sadler Vaden crafts an album whose songs and guitar sounds recall the best days of classic rock.

6 mins

THE BIG GOODBYE

As Mr. Big calls it a day, Paul Gilbert reflects on hearing loss, his vintage Ibanez guitars and the good times ahead.

6 mins

TIPSHEET

Doing what comes naturally is at the heart of Zakk Wylde's advice.

6 mins

MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS

The Moody Blues scored a dozen top 10 hits in their five-decade prog-rock reign. Justin Hayward says these are his favorites.

6 mins

Medium Cool

Striking the middle ground between its Thinline brethren, Gibson's ES-345TD remains a versatile, if underrated, gem.

4 mins

Funk Noir

With The Black Album, Prince made his greatest-and most infamousmusical statement.

2 mins

CLOSER TO HOME

Rehearsal space, studio, vessel and abode Diego Garcia's boat is the home base for his new album, as well as his musical life as the seafaring Spanish guitarist Twanguero.

6 mins

DRAGON TALES

In a Guitar Player exclusive, Jimmy Page sheds light on the amplifiers behind his Led Zeppelin tone and how they live again in his line of Sundragon signature amps.

10+ mins

58 YEARS OF GUITAR PLAYER

As Guitar Player moves full-time to its online home, we look back at some of its greatest stories in print.

5 mins

HIGH TIME

The new MC5 album took more than 50 years to arrive. The band members have all passed on, but the celebration is just beginning.

10+ mins

MAN OF STEEL

He brought the Dobro to centerstage with his dazzling talent. As he drops his first album in seven years, Jerry Douglas reflects on his gear, career and induction in the Bluegrass Hall of Fame.

8 mins

LINE 6

POD Express

2 mins

UAFX

Teletronix LA-2A Studio Compressor

2 mins

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Guitar Player educates, empowers, and inspires obsessed guitarists to sound better and play better. Through its comprehensive print, online, and social-networking media—as well as community-rousing events such as Guitar Superstar—Guitar Player feeds a player’s passion for mastering tone, technique, gear, technology, composition, and live performance. Revered for its insightful artist interviews, multi-faceted music lessons, and trusted product reviews since 1967, Guitar Player has influenced generations of players— including some world-renowned guitar stars—and continues to encourage and motivate serious guitarists of all ages, styles, and skill levels.