Guitar Player Magazine - September 2023

In this issue

Stevie Ray Vaughan.

The Milk Carton Kids.

Dave Hunter’s Classic Gear - Yamaha SG-2000..

WEATHER CASTER

How climate extremes led Gene Baker to re-envision the acoustic-electric with b3 Guitars' Cielo Deluxe.

5 mins

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

On Double Exposure, Vinnie Moore unites both spheres of his rock guitar influences.

6 mins

TIP SHEET

Nili Brosh shares hard-earned wisdom from her years as a solo and supporting guitarist.

5 mins

When Japan Was the Future

Intended as a Les Paul killer when it bowed in 1976, Yamaha's SG-2000 appealed to players fed up with declining U.S. quality.

4 mins

After the Flood

Devastated by his partner's death, Alexandre Lagoya reclaimed his life and artistry on his own.

2 mins

HOLIDAY IN THE SONS

With a new Rival Sons album in the charts, Scott Holiday is back in the spotlight following a four-year absence.

8 mins

SHINE A LIGHT

As Greta Van Fleet prepare for a massive tour and the release of Starcatcher, Jake Kiszka talks tone, gear...and what everyone gets wrong about his 1970s hard-rock approach to guitar playing.

10+ mins

DRIVE SHE SAID

As she drops her latest album, Mother Road, Grace Potter reveals what she learned from playing on nylon strings - and why a Flying V is still the best rock and roll guitar.

9 mins

FORCE of NATURE

Faced with a choice between David Bowie and his own band, Stevie Ray Vaughan took a bet on the blues and unleashed a torrent 40 years ago with his debut album, Texas Flood. Double Trouble’s Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton fill in the details.

10+ mins

THE GYPSY IN HIS SOUL

As he wraps the 20th installment of his celebrated Django A GoGo Festival, Stephane Wrembel reflects on the guitarist whose musical essence inspires his own.

7 mins

Open Source

The world of open tunings, according to Peppino D'Agostino.

2 mins

TAYLOR

Builder's Edition 814ce

4 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.