The latest issue of Guitar Interactive, the free digital guitar magazine has been released and it’s loaded to the brim with new video interviews, interactive guitar lessons and reviews of all the latest guitars, amps and pedals. Also, after the success of last month’s offer, every Guitar Interactive subscriber can still claim a FREE copy of the brilliant TAB editing software package Guitar Pro 6!
American guitar virtuoso Richie Kotzen is this month’s cover star with an in-depth interview at his LA home studio and a special ‘Kotzen Masterclass’ lesson from Tom Quayle. Other interviews include Free bassist Andy Fraser and Guitar Interactive favourite Steve Hackett returns to talk with Michael Casswell about his new album ‘Genesis Revisited ll’ and to perform an exclusive live session!
There’s more exclusive material on offer as Guitar Interactive are invited to the annual LA Amp Show to sample the latest products and find out what’s new in the world of Amplifiers. Pedals and Guitars. With a whole host of interviews with the brains behind the gear you love including Fractal Audio, Matrix Amplification, Suhr Guitars, Eganter + More….
There’s lots of prizes up for grabs in the competitions section of the mag… Gi are giving away two Wampler pedals and two copies of the new Randy Rhoads biography + find out which lucky reader bagged the Ibanez Steve Vai JEM70V Guitar!
Don’t miss the column features as Andy James, Tom Quayle, Rick Graham, Michael Casswell and Giorgio Serci all continue their technique lessons including tips, tricks and licks to help make you a better guitarist and starting this month, Guitar Idol winner Don Alder joins the Guitar Interactive teaching team to begin his ‘Acoustic Percussion’ series.
Included in the magazine is full downloadable tab for all of the lessons in the usual PDF format and now our new Guitar Pro 6 format so you can start using your FREE software right away (For details on how to claim your copy, visit the downloads page in the magazine).
The rest of the issue is jam packed with reviews including the new Tony Iommi Signture T-100 Laney Amp, Washburn, Rickenbacker, PRS, Hiwatt, Wampler, TC Electronic, Danelectro, Stonebridge and an exclusive review of the new Ibanez Roadcore RC230 Guitar!
If that’s not enough, Gi brings you a Quiet Room special with the new ‘Rise Of The Super-Ukes’ feature – Ukelele expert John Howlett explains why the Ukelele is conquering the world and reviews the best models on the market.
All this is available now and it’s completely FREE! Visit http://www.iguitarmag.com/issue13 to read it now!
iGUITAR_REVIEWS
This issue’s guitar reviews may be our most
varied selection yet. At the conservative end
of the scale we have a Rickenbacker (always
a favourite here) and a surprise find from
Washburn - a tasty semi in distinctly vintage
style. Meanwhile, out there on the very far
side, we have the YouRock MIDI guitar.
Whatever you do, don’t mistake this for a
game controller or a toy. It’s a very serious
and capable instrument, as Tom Quayle
discovers!
And how would you describe the Brian May
Special? We left that to Michael Casswell,
who has not only played with Brian, not only
played the priceless, original home-made May
guitar but has one of the early production
models of his own to compare it with.
Conventional, but completely fresh from
the brand in question is the brand new
Ibanez Roadcore, which represents a major
departure for this much loved manufacturer.
Then there’s the PRS SE version of the Dave
Navarro, which caused such a stir at last
year’s NAMM and is now widely available.
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For amps, we’re thrilled to have two classic
British designs. The first is the muchanticipated
Laney Signature Iommi head - a
very serious piece of valve/tube engineering
and one with some major surprises when you
get to try one! Meanwhile, if 100 per cent
valve amps are just too expensive, how about
a very affordable all-solid state Hiwatt?
Can it really sound like a genuine Hiwatt?
We find out.
Our effects selection also covers both
extremes with two of Brian Wampler’s
incredibly highly regarded boutique pedals
on review, plus a selection from the range of
budget priced, mini pedals from newcomer
Mooer.
As I always say, we try hard to put a really
mixed bag of reviews in each issue but
we need your help. If there’s a product
you would like to hear our views on,
why not email and tell us? editor@
guitarineractivemagazine.com will always
find me!
Gary Cooper - Editor
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