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CONTENTS
009 EDITOR’S LETTER
010 FRETBUZZ
012 SUBSCRIBE
014 ONES TO WATCH: MIETTE HOPE
016 ALBUM SPOTLIGHT: BILLIE MARTEN
017 THE PLAYLIST
019 WIN: THREE FENDER PEDALS WORTH £
022 INDUSTRY INSIDER: WALRUS AUDIO
024 THE RUNDOWN: TUBE-FREE TONE KINGS
026 COVER FEATURE: GIBSON CUSTOM 60TH
ANNIVERSARY 1959 LES PAUL STANDARD
034 FEATURE: RORY GALLAGHER’S GEAR
058 FEATURE: THE STORY OF
JIMMY PAGE’S GUITARS
068 INTERVIEW: KIEFER SUTHERLAND
074 INTERVIEW: STRAND OF OAKS
080 THE MONEY SHOT: FENDER CUSTOM
SHOP RON THORN MASTERBUILT
THINLINE TELECASTER
082 SHOP TALK: RON THORN
088 VINTAGE BENCH TEST:
1957 GIBSON ES-5 SWITCHMASTER
098 REVIEW: MARTIN D-28 MODERN VINTAGE
102 REVIEW: ERNIE BALL MUSIC MAN
JOHN PETRUCCI MAJESTY
108 REVIEW: TWO-ROCK STUDIO SIGNATURE HEAD
112 REVIEW: BLACKSTAR AMPS HT-20R MKII
116 REVIEW: FENDER MTG TUBE DISTORTION,
TRE-VERB DIGITAL REVERB/TREMOLO
& LOST HIGHWAY PHASER
120 REVIEW: WALRUS AUDIO SLÕ
122 REVIEW: DUNLOP SIETE SANTOS OCTAVIO
FUZZ & JERRY CANTRELL CRY BABY WAH
124 REVIEW: DARIBEIRA SALAMANDRA R112TW
127 DO IT YOURSELF: HOW TO CONVERT AN
EPIPHONE FLYING V TO 1950S SPEC
136 ESSENTIAL BLUES PART SIX:
COMBINING BASIC RHYTHM AND LEAD
140 CHORD CLINIC: JOHNNY MARR PART TWO
146 TALKBOX: TOMO FUJITA
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GUITAR MAGAZINE 5