Hailing from Kansas City, MO, Samantha Fish is one of the most dynamic blues forces in the world today, headlining festivals and captivating audiences with her guitar prowess and power vocals. An award-winner and road warrior, she performs 200 shows yearly—all over the world. For her latest release, Fish has joined forces with country music mainstay Jesse Dayton for 'Death Wish Blues', out May 19th on Rounder Records. Gi chats with the duo in this issue's cover feature.
Los Angeles-based journalist Steven Rosen was a regular at the Whisky in the 1970s. In '78, he was introduced to a kid called Edward Van Halen - whose eponymous band was just about to release a record. No one could have foreseen how Rock guitar was just about to change forever. Filed away in a drawer ever since, Rosen's interview sheds new light on one of the great mysteries of guitar history: just how did Eddie get that sound?
If that's not enough, we recap this year’s NAMM show, while Sam Bell breaks down the funk flavours of Cory Wong in this issue's Tech Session.
As usual, with every issue, we have a whole host of the latest and best gear reviews from around the world of guitar, with our team of world-class gear reviewers offering their unique insight, expertise, and personality, which as always, I hope you will enjoy. However, if that's still not enough, don't forget all of our exclusive lessons from, Tom Quayle, Sam Bell, Nick Jennison & Giorgio Serci.