Guitar Player Magazine November 2023 Brian Setzer

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Brian Setzer: After a four-year absence, Brian returns with a powerful new rockabilly album, ‘The Devil Always Collects,’ and a fall tour. In our exclusive interview, the guitar virtuoso reveals the secret weapon behind his successful rockabilly and big-band revivals — and what all guitarists must do to reach the top of their game. Plus, we present an inside look at the gear in Brian’s current rig, including vintage Gretsch guitars and amps, and a new and very high-end delay.

Kirk Hammett: As Metallica tour behind their new studio album, ‘72 Seasons,’ Kirk tells us how Peter Green’s famous “Greeny” ’59 Les Paul has changed his thinking — and playing — since the guitar has been in his care.

Matteo Mancuso: Italy’s fingerstyle fusion maestro is blowing the minds of players ranging from Al Di Meola to Steve Vai. As he drops his long-awaited debut, ‘The Journey,’ the young guitar virtuoso talks about his gear, technique and the surprising influence that Angus Young and Jimmy Page made on his playing,

John McLaughlin: As the guitar legend reunites Shakti for their first album and tour in more than 45 years, he sits down for a discussion that celebrates the international supergroup’s 50-year history of fusing Eastern and Western music.

Jorma Kaukonen: As Hot Tuna play their final electric tour, the legendary guitarist discusses the band’s long run and what’s still to come.

Alex Skolnick: The versatile axe slinger shares the guitar tips that have served him from thrash metal titans Testament to his own jazz trio.

Selwyn Birchwood: His blend of blues, cool jazz, funk and psychedelic rock have made this guitarist and lap-steel player one of the preeminent voices in contemporary blues. He riffs with us about ‘Exorcist,’ his latest tour de force.

Dave Alvin: As he returns to the road after a fight with cancer, Alvin tells the stories behind five songs that defined his time with the Blasters.

Moe Berg: The frontman for The Pursuit of Happiness reveals Todd Rundgren’s role in the group’s 1988 international hit single “She’s So Young.”

1968 Teisco May Queen: Made for just one year, this Japanese rarity is a budget classic worth collecting

Fender Custom Colors: First offered publicly in 1956, Fender guitars in custom color finishes command a king’s ransom on today’s vintage market. Here’s the full story behind these custom classics.

…all this, plus reviews of the Fender ’48 Dual Professional, PRS Myles Kennedy, Acoustic Control Gamma Effects Pedals, L.R. Baggs HiFi Acoustic Bridge Plate Pickup System, Soma Cosmos Drifting Memory Station and KRK GoAux 3” Personal Monitors.