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In this issue: Fender's striking new Player Plus models, Mojo Pickups founder's collection, and the rise, fall and rehabilitation of guitars with onboard tech.

Inside the issue: Joe Bonamassa is out of lockdown and back with a new album, the history of fuzz, and how one Boston trio is channelling Chicago blues through the prism of punk.

Inside the issue: how Gibson's thinline semis returned to Nashville, Guthrie Govan's new album with Aristocrats, and more.

In this issue: Gibson's 60th anniversary SGs, Jason Isbell's cinematic excursions, and why the Neural DSP Quad Cortex might be the game-changing guitar product of the decade so far.

In this issue: St. Vincent finds an alternative to distortion, The Pretenders' James Walbourne takes us through his guitar collection, and Huw Price shows us the do's and don'ts of buying vintage Strats.

In this issue: Gibson Murphy Lab and the art of ageing, Pete Townshend holds court, and JHS Pedals' Josh Scott floats in space.

In this issue: what it means to be a modern guitarist, Tame Impala's Kevin Parker looks back at his seminal debut record, and why Teenage Fanclub are feeling stronger than ever.

In this issue: how grunge changed guitar forever, Anna Calvi on Telecasters, and the first instalment of JHS founder Josh Scott's new column.

Inside this issue: Foo Fighters celebrate their 10th record, two vintage Fender collectors show us their technicoloured candy store, and Epiphone collaborate with the Gibson Custom Shop on the most holy of grails, the 1959 Les Paul Standard.

Inside this issue: Hendrix's iconic Flying V and SG moments, what to expect from the pedal world this year, and why one guitarist is shredding on a mountaintop 3,000 metres above ground.