Guitar Player Magazine - October 2022

In this issue

Terry C. McInturff Spellcaster.

Joe Satriani’s Top 10 Tips.

MAGIC ACT

With electronics inspired by a famed 1970s studio console, Terry C. McInturff's Spellcaster sounds like a Telecaster from your favorite classic rock album.

5 mins

STRANGE BREW

Bartees Strange cooks up a heady, dynamic indie-rock concoction on Farm to Table.

6 mins

TIP SHEET

Joe Satriani shares 10 pointers to improve your practice, playing and performance.

5 mins

ZERO THE HERO

On Shinedown's latest, Zach Myers does more with less and finds an elusive amp tone in a Kemper.

3 mins

The Blues Had a Baby

Elvis Presley's Sun Sessions is the sound of rockabilly's accidental birth.

2 mins

Fast Track

From inside his home studio, Kurt Vile reveals his working methods. Writing songs, playing guitar - it's all about capturing a "perfect moment."

9 mins

IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING

With King Crimson on perhaps permanent hiatus, the notoriously interview-shy Robert Fripp does the unthinkable and sits down for a lengthy talk about his musical beginnings, Crimson's history and the guitars with which he's created some of prog-rock's finest moments.

10+ mins

THE BUD POWELL OF JAZZ GUITAR

One of the most gifted and musical jazz guitarists of today, Pasquale Grasso takes inspiration not from his six-string brethren but from the genre's legendary ivory ticklers.

10+ mins

UNCOMMON THREAD

Peter Rowan's remarkable career connects bluegrass legends from Bill Monroe, Jerry Garcia and Tony Rice to Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle, both of whom join him on his new album, Calling You From My Mountain.

8 mins

Peter Rowan – 'Panama Red'

Peter Rowan reveals the origin of his signature song - and explains how to play it.

3 mins

VALCO

KGB DIST distortion pedal

3 mins

JACQUES

Prisoner BBD - Analog Delay

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.