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| issn = }} ''Guitarist'' is a monthly music making magazine published by Future plc in the United Kingdom. It is the longest-established European guitar magazine, and is currently the biggest selling guitar magazine in the UK. The magazine's current editor is Jamie Dickson, who has been in charge since late-2013. Each issue of the magazine covers three core areas - reviews, interview and technique. features reviews of newly released guitars, amplifiers and other equipment, plus interviews with famous and up-and-coming guitar players, features on the guitar industry, news articles, and features on playing technique that are accompanied by tablature. ''Guitarists slogan was previously 'The Guitar Player's Bible', however in 2012 this was changed to simply 'The Guitar Magazine'. In the June 2014 edition, ''Guitarist'' celebrated its 30th Anniversary. == Gear reviews == One of the key features of ''Guitarist'' is its large and in-depth gear reviews section, which is produced by some of the most respected and experienced guitar writers in the world, including Dave Burrluck, Neville Marten and Mick Taylor. The gear aspect of the magazine covers reviews of all the latest guitar equipment from major and boutique makers from around the world. As well as electric guitars and acoustic guitars, the magazine also reviews guitar amplifiers, effects pedals, electric basses and various pro-audio and recording equipment applicable to guitar players. Gear reviews within the magazine comprise two distinct elements. First Play reviews are located near the front of the magazine and generally focus on high-end products. These reviews place an emphasis on the high-quality, artistic photography the mag prides itself for, but often will not go into the same level of forensic detail as reviews elsewhere in ''Guitarist''. The second type of review featured in the magazine are the Feature Reviews, located in the back half of each issue. These reviews are designed to go in-depth on new and interesting gear, and also go behind the scenes, talking to the people involved in the creation of the instruments, or explore the history of that instrument in a more feature-like way. Where applicable, all the gear reviewed in ''Guitarist'' is accompanied by a video demo of that product, produced by the magazine's in-house team - often the product will be demoed by the reviewer himself. These demos can be either a straight up demonstration of the product's features, a short piece of original music created using the product in question, or occasionally, a talking-head discussion of the guitar on show between members of the ''Guitarist'' team, with playing examples interspersed throughout. These video demos were previously accessed via the ''Guitarist'' CD/DVD, or the online ''Guitarist'' Vault download archive. From 2014, however, the video demos have been available as a private YouTube playlist, accessed via a direct link printed in each issue. In addition to gear reviews, each issue also features an in-depth Q&A section, where reader's technical queries and problems are answered by Guitarist's experts, as well as a long-term test section, where members of the ''Guitarist'' team take recently reviewed products on a six-month trial to see how they feature in the real world. == Features and artists == ''Guitarist'' has primarily always focussed on blues, folk and classic rock and metal when it comes to interviews and features. While that remains its core, in recent years the title has broadened its scope to include artists from a wide array of guitar-focussed genres, including alternative rock, modern metal, progressive rock, jazz, country, shred guitar and many others. Artist interviews in Guitarist are focussed on famous or noteworthy guitar players, and interviews are conducted from a more 'guitar' point of view than a regular music magazine interview - discussions of the artist in question's playing style, gear choices and general attitude to the guitar are commonplace. Occasionally, Guitarist will get the artist in question to either demonstrate their gear or playing on video, which is then available to view on the ''Guitarist'' YouTube channel. Recent artists who have been featured in ''Guitarist'' include: Joe Perry, Jimmy Page, Marc Ford, Joe Bonamassa, Charlie Hunter, Jackson Browne, Guthrie Govan, Jim Campilongo, Eric Johnson and Steve Vai. In addition to artist interviews, ''Guitarist'' regularly features in-depth features relating to a specific guitarist, guitar or musical genre. Recent examples of these in-depth features include cover features a forensic examination and history of Brian May's guitar The Red Special, a similar treatment of David Gilmour's famous Black Stratocaster, historical features on blues legends, slide guitar, the Fender Stratocaster, the Gibson Les Paul and various others. == Playing and technique == ''Guitarist'' has previously included a large technique section at the rear of the magazine with columns reflecting a wide array of different guitar styles, however, this has in recent years been reduced to a single regular column, the long-running Blues Headlines with current Guitar Techniques editor and former "Guitarist" editor Neville Marten. While the magazine features less monthly technique columns, instead ''Guitarist'' now regularly peppers its features section with 'style files'. These style files are often amended to an artist interview or history feature, and are designed to allow the reader to learn the playing style of the artist or genre featured therein. An example of this is the regular 'Aces' feature, which each month covers a different legendary guitar player from the early days of the electric guitar. The feature comprises a history of the artist's life and contribution to guitar music, which is then followed by a style file encapsulating his key innovations and stylistic techniques. All tuition content in the magazine is accompanied by tablature of each lesson or example, as well as video and audio content, including backing tracks, to make learning easier. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Guitarist (magazine)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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