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hat makes an icon? This month’s magazine features
a collection of subjects that have inspired their fair
share of devotion over the years. Listen to any of
their greatest albums or live recordings and you’ll
hear Rory Gallagher and Jimmy Page stamp their authority
over a piece of music from the outset.
Both players brought a potent cocktail of guile and abandon
to the table and both could be graceful or explosive when
required. We get up close with some of the guitars and amps
that powered Rory’s passionate take on the blues in a massive
20-page feature that begins on p34, including rare instruments
from his archive that you won’t see anywhere else.
Meanwhile, Jimmy Page’s most important Led Zeppelin
gear is charted from p58 onwards, with insights from the
man himself and original photography from some of the
band’s landmark early shows in Scandinavia.
Our coverstar is Gibson’s latest nod to the most iconic
blues-rock guitar of them all: the 1959 Les Paul Standard.
Six decades on from the year in which Gibson perfected its
greatest solidbody, the newly rejuvenated company has released
what might be its best Burst reissue yet. Head to p26 to find
out how it fares – in all honesty, it was tough to tear myself
away from the guitar for long enough to write the review!
Another icon featured this month may be more familiar for
his work in film and television than in the recording studio,
but make no mistake, Kiefer Sutherland is as crazy about
guitars as the rest of us. Find out about the parallels he
sees in storytelling through acting and music in our interview,
beginning on p68.
It’s a packed issue, but don’t forget to head to Guitar.com
for plenty more of the latest news, features, opinion and
reviews. See you next month, when we’ll hopefully save
you a trip to the luthier...EDITOR’S LETTER
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