Guitar & Bass September 2010

Guitar & Bass September 2010 For the last 16 years Guitar & Bass magazine has provided in-depth and essential reading for the serious guitarist, with dozens of guitar tests, playing techniques, an exclusive bass section and in-depth features on guitar heroes past, present and future. Each issue is packed full of reviews of the latest guitars, amps, effects and basses.

Guitar & Bass magazine also delivers the informed verdict on home recording equipment and regularly offers tips on buying second hand and vintage gear. When you occasionally put down that guitar, it is also packed full of interviews with the great and good of guitardom!

On this issue:

PRS 25th Gustom 24 se, Gatanese & Torero - A trio of surprising offshore-built Raul Reed Smiths
Slash - The hat is back with a guest-crammed solo LP. Mr Hudson talks guitars, amps, soloing and more
Jimmie Vaughan - As cool, authentic and understated as ever, the Texas master explains his new R'n'B project
Harry Manx - Take an American folk/blues fan, add the 20-string Mohan Veena from India and you end up with something unique
Mumford & Sons - 'Country' Winston Marshall plays banjo and dobro with a young London combo who are redefining folk-rock
Burns 50th Anniversary - It's been half a century since the first Burns-branded guitars hit the in the shops. G&B traces the ups, the downs, the triumphs and the disasters
Schecter solo-6 standard & custom - Classic humbucker tones with curvy style
BC Rich Gunslinger Retro & Draco - An '80s shredder and a shocking rocker
Hofner Shorty - Small on size but big on attitude
Fryette Deliverance 60 & SIG X - Stunning heads from the man behind VHT
Laney Prism P20 & P65 - The Big L goes a-modelling
Source audio Soundblox - Classic Distortion and Pro Classic Distortion
Atkin HD-28 & DMH-28 - Traditional Retrospective acoustics
Blueridge BR-60-12 & BR-140-12 - 12-string dreads in rosewood and mahogany
Kramer Disciple Bass - Striking looks and an MM-style active pickup
Ampeg SVT-7PR0 & Heritage SVT-CL - Beefy sounds for modernists and hipsters
Rapid Reviews - More great accessories
Relic Guitars - Fake authenticity or simply sensible vintage vibes for the real world? Nothing divides opinion like the subject of pre-aged guitars. G&B looks at the history, the methods and the future of this six-stringed phenomenon
Hooked on Classics - If you wait for the perfect guitar, you might end up with no guitar at all. Should you risk it, or go for second best? Phil Harris has some ideas
Private collection - Ben Greener is only 16 but he's fast developing a sharp eye for a cool instrument - and a bargain, too
Joe Bonamassa - An in-depth investigation into the methods and modes of the Official Saviour Of The Blues, 2010 version
Jeff Ament - A closer look at the surprising habits of the renowned Pearl Jam bassist