Guitarist (magazine)British monthly guitar magazine GuitaristCover of the December 2024 issue, featuring Gibson Les Paul JuniorEditorJamie DicksonCategoriesMusicFrequencyMonthlyPublisherFuture plcTotal circulation14,000 (2024)Founded1984CountryUnited KingdomBased inBathLanguageEnglishWebsitewww.guitarist.co.ukISSN0953-7023OCLC44012331 Guitarist is a British monthly music-making magazine published by Future plc.
Total GuitarTotal Guitar was a monthly music magazine based in Bath, the United Kingdom, published from 1994 to 2024. The magazine was owned by Future plc, who publish many other magazines ranging from drums and video games to technology magazines. MakeupTotal Guitar regularly contained tablature for rock, acoustic, punk, blues, and metal, as well as profiles of guitarists and their specific techniques and playing styles.
Bass Player (magazine)Bass Player was a magazine for bassists. Each issue offered a variety of artist interviews, lessons, and equipment reviews. The magazine was founded in 1988 as a spinoff of Guitar Player magazine, with Jim Roberts as its first editor. The original headquarters was in San Francisco, CA. It began as a regular edition magazine in 1990. The magazine was published by Future US, Bass Player held an annual event for bassists, Bass Player LIVE!. From 2004 until 2007 Bass Player LIVE!
NewBay MediaNewBay Media, LLC was a magazine and websitepublisher founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York City. NewBay Media served five marketplaces — Music, Pro Audio/AV, Video & Broadcast, Consumer Electronics, and Education. In April 2018, Future plc acquired NewBay for $13.8 million.
Future plcFuture plc is a British publishing company founded in 1985 by Chris Anderson. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange. History1985–2012The company was founded by Chris Anderson as Future Publishing in Somerton, Somerset, England, with the sole magazine Amstrad Action in 1985. An early innovation was the inclusion of free software on magazine covers. It acquired GP Publications and established what would become Future US in 1994.
Pedal steel guitarThe pedal steel guitar is a string instrument mounted horizontally on a frame and played while seated. The player typically plucks the strings with the right hand while moving a steel bar along the strings with the left. The instrument has no resonance chamber; its sound is transmitted by an electric pickup to an amplifier.
George ThorogoodGeorge Lawrence Thorogood (born February 24, 1950) is an American musician, singer and songwriter. His "high-energy boogie-blues" sound became a staple of 1980s US rock radio, with hits like his original songs "Bad to the Bone" and "I Drink Alone". He has also helped to popularize older songs by American icons, such as "Move It on Over", "Who Do You Love?", and "House Rent Blues/One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer".
Eddie Van HalenEdward Lodewijk Van Halen ( van HAY-lən; Dutch: [ˈɛtʋɑrt ˈloːdəʋɛik fɑn ˈɦaːlə(n)]; January 26, 1955 – October 6, 2020) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, keyboardist, backing vocalist, and one of the primary songwriters of the rock band Van Halen, which he founded with his brother Alex Van Halen in 1972, and the brothers were the only two constant members during the band's existence.
Johnny WinterJohn Dawson Winter III (February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014) was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. Winter was known for his high-energy blues rock albums, live performances, and slide guitar playing from the late 1960s into the early 2000s. He also produced three Grammy Award–winning albums for blues singer and guitarist Muddy Waters. After his time with Waters, Winter recorded several Grammy-nominated blues albums.
GuitarFretted string instrumentThe guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with some exceptions) and typically has six or twelve strings, though guitars with seven, eight and nine strings also exist. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strings against frets with the fingers of the opposite hand.
TablatureTablature (or tab for short) is a form of musical notation indicating instrument fingering or the location of the played notes rather than musical pitches. Tablature is common for fretted stringed instruments such as the guitar, lute or vihuela, as well as many free reedaerophones such as the harmonica. Tablature was common during the Renaissance and Baroque eras, and is commonly used today in notating many forms of music.
The Allman Brothers BandThe Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969. Brothers Duane (slide guitar, lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards) founded it with Dickey Betts (lead guitar, vocals), Berry Oakley (bass), Butch Trucks (drums), and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (drums).*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.