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ISSUE 509 APRIL 2024
REGULARS 030 Gas Supply: NAMM Round-up 034 Fretbuzz 036 New Music 038 Tones Behind The Tracks 042 Opinion 046 Substitute 048 Feedback 050 Competition 102 Subscribe 110 Longtermers 112 Bought & Sold 114 The Mod Squad 118 Nitty Gritty 122 Talking Loud 124 Vintage Icons 130 Next Month
FEATURES 052 Obituary: John Diggins 053 Obituary: Tony Clarkin 054 Tommy Emmanuel & Molly Tuttle 060 Idles 066 The Rise, Fall & Rise Of The Offset 104 Blueprint: Martin GPCE
Inception Maple
NEW GEAR 010 Victory VX The Kraken MKII
Lunch Box Head 014 Godin G-Tour 020 EVH Frankenstein Relic 024 Electro-Harmonix Spruce Goose 026 Aclam The Mocker 028 Gibson J-45 Custom &
SJ-2000 Custom 082 Fender Vintera II ’50s Jazzmaster,
’70s Jaguar & ’70s Competition Mustang 092 Taylor 50th Anniversary 814ce
Builder’s Edition 098 Boss RV-200
TECHNIQUES 126 Blues Headlines with Richard Barrett
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