Contents

ISSUE 493 JANUARY 2023

REGULARS

COVER FEATURE

Gear Of The Year

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()It’s that time again when we line up and celebrate the best guitars, amps and effects that money can buy – and our selection of this year’s highest-scoring review gear offers up some interesting developments in both the affordable and boutique arenas

028 Gas Supply
030 Fretbuzz
032 New Music
034 Opinion
040 WIN! Fender Mod Shop Guitar
042 Substitute
044 Feedback
106 Subscribe
114 Longterm Test
116 Bought & Sold
118 The Mod Squad
124 Nitty Gritty
128 Talking Loud
130 Classic Gear
132 Vintage Icons
138 Next Month

046.........Walter Trout

052 Gear Of The Year 078 In My Life: Charlie Burchill 084 Alter Bridge 108 Blueprint: Martin Custom Shop Super Dreadnought
008 Blackstar Dept. 10 AMPED 1 014 Chapman ML1 Workshop Series X 020 Vintage V100 Reissued w/Bigsby 022 Boss DS-1W Distortion 024 Walrus Audio Eons Five-State Fuzz 026 PRS Robben Ford Limited Edition McCarty 092 Gibson J-45 50s Faded, J-35 30s Faded & Hummingbird Faded 102 KittycasterFX Tremdriver Preamp/ Harmonic Tremolo & Groovy Wizard Fuzz Driver

134..........Blues Headlines with Richard Barrett

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