Guitar Player Magazine - January 2023

In this issue

The New Breed of Blues.

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram.

Grez Guitars Mendocino DC..

RED ALERT

Salvaged old-growth redwood finds new life in Grez Guitars models like this Mendocino DC.

4 mins

CARDINAL VIRTUE

As he puts his old band back together for their debut album, blues guitarist Chris Buck emphasizes playing for the song.

5 mins

TIP SHEET

Slide virtuoso Sonny Landreth delivers 10 pointers for everyone from beginners to pros.

5 mins

MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS

With more than five decades of road behind him, George Thorogood picks a handful of tunes that brought smiles to the miles.

8 mins

You Dirty Rat

Introduced in 1979, the ProCo Rat Distortion Pedal is the OG overdrive.

3 mins

Raw Power

The Beatles' 1970 swan song finds its groove in this 2003 redux.

2 mins

PLAYING by the RULES

Known his work as a guitarist, writer and producer with artists like Kacey Musgraves and Brett Eldredge, Daniel Tashian follows three guidelines on his newest solo set. The result is an album's worth of gems.

10+ mins

LEARNING TO BREATHE

Eight years into his career, Marcus King has shown he has what it takes to go the distance. With Young Blood, his latest solo excursion, he does it with all six strings blazing.

9 mins

SIX OF ONE

Marcus delivers a half-dozen tips to help you become a singular guitarist.

3 mins

SOMETHING IN THE WATER

Hailing from Clarksdale, Mississippi, Christone \"Kingfish\" Ingram is a born and bred blues guitarist. Just don't call him a purist.

8 mins

TAKE FIVE

Kingfish delivers his top guitar tips.

3 mins

RIFFING ON CLASSICS

Rebecca and Megan Lovell reveal the secrets behind Larkin Poe's alchemical magic for turning classic blues riffs into modern fuzzed-out blues-rock hooks.

10 mins

GOING HORIZONTAL

Want to give the lap steel a go? Here are Megan Lovell's four tips to help you get started.

1 min

THE LORDS OF LO-FI

GA-20's stripped-down, lo-fi approach has propelled them to the top of the blues charts. As they release their latest album, Crackdown, guitarists Matt Stubbs and Pat Faherty show us the gear that fuels their authentic blues-rock tone.

6 mins

THE EVOLUTION OF JIM LAUDERDALE

His main goal has always been to write great songs. As he drops his 35th album, Game Changer, the Americana stalwart is learning to be a better guitarist.

10 mins

GAME ON

Chris Scruggs and Craig Smith explore the licks that make Game Changer a winner.

2 mins

FLYING HIGH AGAIN

On the 40th anniversary of Randy Rhoads' death, we celebrate his metal mastery with a lesson devoted to his genre-defining style.

6 mins

EPIPHONE

Joe Bonamassa 1962 ES-335

4 mins

PRS - Horsemeat Transparent Overdrive, Mary Cries Optical Compressor and Wind Through the Trees Dual Analog Flanger

AFTER INITIALLY ESTABLISHING his reputation with electric guitars, and following with acoustic guitars and amplifiers, it seemed an inevitability that Paul Reed Smith would fill the missing link in the signal chain -pedals.

4 mins

VICTORY - V1 the Duchess and the Jack Overdrive

BRITISH GEAR MAKER Victory is primarily known for its well-built tube amps, but the amp-in-a-pedal sector is a growing and popular one, so it makes total sense for this company to join the likes of Bogner, Friedman and countless stompbox makers in this arena.

3 mins

BOSS - Dual Cube LX

ROLAND LAUNCHED THE Cube in 1978, and since then, the compact amp has been offered in more than 50 different models that deliver great sound and features in durable enclosures.

4 mins

EARTHQUAKER DEVICES

Special Cranker

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.