YUSUF/CAT STEVENS A songwriting legend on the guitar stories behind the hits

CHARVEL OR EVH? Two shred-centric electrics that deliver so much more

BROTHER ROBERT A new book shatters myths about Robert Johnson’s life

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FEBRUARY 2021

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