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DÉJÀ NEW • Bunting Guitar’s Amarok looks, plays and sounds like an old familiar friend.

TEEM SPIRIT • With three solo albums in two years, Steve Dawson hasn’t let a worldwide health disaster slow him down.

MIAMI VICE • Nile Rodgers riffs on his famed Hitmaker Stratocaster as Fender releases a limited-edition replica.

DEEP DIVING • How Universal Audio crafted the ultimate vintage tones for its UAFX pedals

MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS • As The Police — Greatest Hits returns in a deluxe edition, Andy Summers reflects on five classic tracks from the band’s timeless catalog.

Synthfully Good • For guitarists seeking sonic extremes, nothing hit the spot like Roland’s GR guitar synthesizers.

If Hooks Could Kill • Roy Lanham slayed listeners the old-fashioned way: with his bare hands.

One-Night Standel • Despite a brief flirtation with some big names, Standel guitars, like this 1967 Custom, never got the love.

AUSTIN POWER • From chunk to chicha, Beto Martinez is the new king of Latin rock guitar.

CINCO DE BETO • Check out these pivotal tracks from Martinez’s diverse catalog

SHRED WHITE & BLUE JACK WHITE • HAS PUT HIS SIGNATURE STYLE ON GEAR — FROM ITS SOUND TO ITS LOOK. AS HE DROPS HIS LATEST ALBUM, FEAR OF THE DAWN, HE GIVES GUITAR PLAYER AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT THE GUITARS, PEDALS AND PASSION BEHIND HIS BLUE PERIOD.

TRACKING JACK • HOW WHITE & CO. NAILED THE EXPLOSIVE SOUNDS ON FEAR OF THE DAWN.

TURNING JAPANESE • INSIDE JACK WHITE’S PENCHANT FOR USING — AND CREATING — PECULIAR PEDALS.

COVER FEATURE | The Jack WHITE COLLECTION

TOP GUN • With fans that ranged from Pete Townshend to Eddie Van Halen and Yngwie Malmsteen, Leslie West inspired players across the genres with his singular playing style and a searing lead guitar tone that could belong to no other.

PEAK EXPERIENCE • BLACKBERRY SMOKE’S CHARLIE STARR RECALLS PERFORMING WITH HIS FRIEND LESLIE WEST.

ELECTRIC WARRIORS • Following a seven-year absence, Def Leppard return with the glaminspired Diamond Star Halos. Phil Collen explains how they got it on like the old days.

AMERICANA REDUX • In our second installment, Ry Cooder reveals the source of his authentic guitar tones on his new album with Taj Mahal, Get On Board: The Songs of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee.

PEACE, LOVE AND GOOD HAPPINESS STUFF • Inside Steve Vai’s highly appealing and inventive rhythm playing approaches on his masterpiece, Passion & Warfare.

Writing and Recording Acoustic Rock, Pt. 2 • Spirit Hustler, “Circlin’ the Sun”

LAVA • ME 3

SQUIER • 40th Anniversary Telecaster, Gold Edition

LINE 6 • DL4 MkII Delay Modeler Pedal

CLOUDVOCAL • iSolo GT-10 Wireless Microphone Pickup

CRAZY TUBE CIRCUITS • (Phi) Golden Ratio

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How I Wrote… “Fantasy” • Aldo Nova reveals how some free studio time led to his breakthrough 1982 hit.