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THE POWER OF CHANGE

Guitar Player • Vol. 58 No. 5 MAY 2024

ENGLISH CHANNEL • Carr’s new Bel-Ray combo packs the essence of classic British amp tone together with a tremolo that’s out of this world.

JANE GETTER CAN SHRED • But she’d rather bring soul and feeling to her guitar work. And she does, on Division World, her latest album of genre-splicing creations.

‘I’VE CHILLED OUT’ • Famous for her fierce shredding on an eight-string Strandberg, Sarah Longfield aims for the middle ground on her forthcoming album.

TIP SHEET • He’s played for countless artists. These are the guitar practices John 5 considers most important.

AMERICA AT THE CROSSROADS • A new exhibit at The MAX explores the guitar’s cultural impact through 40 historic instruments.

MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS • “Putting a song together can be quite painful.” Peter Frampton reveals five tracks that were worth the hurt.

The Pink of Health • This 1989 PRS Custom 24 “Bonni Pink” Signature is a testament to the early success of Paul Reed Smith’s shop.

West Coast Funk… With Legs • Fifty years on, Betty Davis stands up to repeat listens.

‘I HAD TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT SOUNDS’ • Electric guitar ace Tinsley Ellis feared he would lose his chops during the pandemic. Constant practice led to his new — and, surprisingly, solo acoustic — album.

BLUES BREAKER • With his new album, blues guitarist Gary Clark Jr. shows a dizzying range — from jazz-pop to funk to shred. But as he tells Guitar Player, he was never a blues guy to begin with.

FUNK BROTHERS • As the Black Keys release Ohio Players, Dan Auerbach reveals how Beck, Noel Gallagher, Tom Bukovac and “an embarrassment” of guitar gear helped create the album’s fun — and funky — primal garage-soul.

THE INNER LIGHT • A gifted improviser with a love for Allan Holdsworth and progressive metal, Max Light reveals the six-string influences that fire up his avant-garde jazz excursions.

FIELD GOAL • Marshall Crenshaw made the guitar album of his dreams. But critics panned its production, halting his rising career. Forty years later, Field Day is finally getting the respect it’s always deserved.

ACOUSTIC INTEL • Guitar Player gets the 411 on some of the most inspiring acoustic gear for 2024.

ADVENTURES IN FINGERSTYLE ROCK GUITAR, PART 2 • The last of our two-part lessson in letting go of the pick to find new techniques and textures.

Old Glory • Richard Hoover expounds on the beauty of old wood.

PRS • SE CE24, SE Custom 24 Quilt and SE Swamp Ash Special

STEDMAN • PureConnect GP-2 and PK-3 Cleaning Kits

DR. Z • Z-80 Head

KLOS • Grand Cutaway Mini

DONNER/THIRD MAN HARDWARE • Triple Threat

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“Day of the Eagle” • Fifty years since he wrote it, Robin Trower still gets a lift from his signature track off 1974’s Bridge of Sighs.