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Joby Sessions

Contents

egulars 003.......... Editor’s Welcome 027.......... The Lineup 032.......... Opinion 034 ......... Substitute 036.......... Perfect 10 038.......... Readers’ Letters 044.......... New Music 046.......... One For The Road 048.......... Start Me Up 108.......... Subscribe 124.......... Tone Doctor 128.......... Longterm Test 133.......... Gear Q&A 138.......... Next Month 140.......... Old Gold 152.......... Reader Ads

ystems, Heptode, MXR & EHX 118........... ThorpyFX Warthog 120........... Vintage ‘Viator’ 12 String by Paul Brett 122........... Martin 000-15 Special 123........... IK Multimedia iRig HD 2 123........... Sonic Research Turbo Tuner ST-300 Mini TECHNIQUES 143.......... Martin Taylor: Beginning To Swing 147.......... Blues Headlines: Mark Knopfler ISSUE 415  JANUARY 2017

FEATURES 050.......... Headstock: Doyle Bramhall I 054.......... Eric Johnson 074.......... Laurence Jones & Style File 080.......... Historic Hardware:

1938 Kalamazoo KG-14 084.......... Buddy Miller

Cover fEATURE 060.......... Gary Moore: The Red Stratocaster New Gear 008........... PRS CE 24 Satin Ltd &

CE 24 Standard Satin 014........... Hughes & Kettner GrandMeister Deluxe 40 020........... Fret-King Elise ‘GG’ MK I 090........... Fender Offset Series Duo-Sonic HS,

Duo-Sonic & Mustang 90 098........... Roland Blues Cube Artist 212 combo 112........... Keeley Tone Workstation 114........... Vintage-Style Phasers Prophecysound

anuary 2017  Guitarist DEO & AUDIO To enjoy all of the video and audio content in this month’s issue, simply type the following link into your browser and follow the instructions on-screen: http://bit.ly/guitaristextra VIDEO & AUDIO To enjoy all of the video and audio content in this month’s issue, simply type the following link into your browser and follow the instructions on-screen: http://bit.ly/guitaristextra

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