Guitarist magazine celebrates its 25th Anniversary this issue with a special collector's edition, on sale now.
The cover feature is The 100 Greatest Guitar Things Of The Last 25 Years - a massive 18-page celebration of gear, artists, albums and all the things that make being a guitar player today such a pleasure.
As you can see, we've compiled a fold-out cover that packs in all sorts of weird and wonderful gear highlights. With the help of the industry, our friends and contributors, and various peoples' dads, we've sourced a smorgasbord of the most iconic gear from the mag's history.
For your viewing and listening pleasure, and in fact just as an excuse for a trip down memory lane, here's a video showing how we put the cover shoot together...
Also in the issue:
INTERVIEWEDSteve Vai and Steve Hackett - full interviews!
THE BEST GEAR FIRST Exclusive review of the new Marshall MA series amps; P-90 'soapbar' electric guitar round-up, the Taylor T5, and much more
FIRST REVIEW! Line 6 M9 Stompbox Modeler
Plus all your Guitarist regular news, views, guitar lessons, maintenance advice and more.
Guitarist issue 323, December 2009. On sale now!
![Chris Hayes [left] wears a purple checked shirt and plays his 1957 Stratocaster in the studio; Michael J. Fox tears it up onstage as Marty McFly in the 1985 blockbuster Back To The Future.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nWZUSbFAwA6EqQdruLmXXh-840-80.jpg.webp)
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