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In Guitarist issue 307…

50 Years Of The Fender Jazzmaster
We celebrate Leo Fender's underrated design:
The Jazzmaster's chequered history
The Top 10 Jazzmaster and Jaguar Players
Reviews of Fender's new Anniversary edition guitars

Interviews
KT Tunstall
The million-selling songwriter and self-confessed guitar nut talks about her gear and playing

PLUS
Def Leppard
Black Stone Cherry
Eric Bibb
Nils Lofgren

The Best Gear Reviews
In-depth reviews of Fender's new Jazzmasters, The Moog Guitar and the ESP LTD Richie Sambora signature guitar

PLUS the latest gear from Peerless, Patrick James Eggle, Audio Kitchen, Kustom, Vox, Danelectro, BOSS, Lakland, and many more

On The CD
Video demo of the new BOSS ME-20 multi-FX unit
Audio demos of the gear in the mag
Video lessons from Eric Bibb and Martin Harley

Techniques
Getting Started With Jazz: full tab and audio lesson
Rock, jazz, blues, rhythm and acoustic playing techniques with full audio and tab

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Def Leppard in 1983
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Mark Ronson
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Dog Paw
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Ozzy in 1975
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Great Eastern FX Focus Fuzz Deluxe: one of our favourite fuzz pedals gets a makeover but can we call it just a fuzzbox when it is also a drive, octaver and boost?
“This golden gain machine covers the entire spectrum from gritty boost through to full-on fuzz”: Great Eastern FX’s Focus Fuzz Deluxe has got boost, drive, octave, fuzz... everything going on
AlphaTheta Wave-Eight
It’s time to finally ditch those cables: SonicLink from AlphaTheta is here, and it will most likely change your life
Gibson Les Paul Special with Mini Humbuckers Tobacco Burst: exclusively available direct from Gibson, these solid mahogany singlecuts remix the Special recipe with mini humbuckers, giving the singlecut a different voice.
“The mini humbucker fits into the same sized pickup cavity as a P-90 and delivers low-noise humbucking pickup performance and a slightly brighter and more open tone”: Gibson remixes the Les Paul Special with mini humbuckers
Tom Morello
“Some of the biggest artists who are performing have not been announced": Tom Morello teases "surprises" at Black Sabbath's farewell gig, and advises fans to "get there early"