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CONTENTS<br />
JANUARY<strong>2018</strong> | VOLUME 52, NUMBER 1<br />
GP COMMUNITY<br />
12 Readers weigh in on the “pedal<br />
controversy” that blew up social media.<br />
RIFFS<br />
14 Steve Hunter remembers the session for<br />
Peter Gabriel’s “Solsbury Hill,” Susan Rey<br />
catches us up with Jerry Donahue’s health<br />
and their recent album together, Jason<br />
Isbell reveals the five riffs that changed his<br />
musical life, Craig Anderton shares a cool<br />
trick for Helix users, Adam Levy gets naked,<br />
and actor/guitarist Jared Leto talks tone.<br />
COVER STORY<br />
50 Modern Metallurgy<br />
Three burning-hot guitarists—Stevie D<br />
of Josh Todd & the Conflict, Ryan Patrick<br />
of Otherwise, and Rich Ward of Fozzy—<br />
engage in a roundtable discussion about<br />
how they keep metal guitar moving<br />
forward, craft their tones, and keep<br />
surprising and engaging audiences.<br />
FEATURES<br />
24 Scott Sharrard<br />
32 George Lynch and Michael Sweet<br />
38 The Struts’ Adam Slack<br />
42 Diamond Rowe<br />
46 Steve Morse<br />
CLASSIC COLUMN<br />
114 B.B. King’s Blues Chronicles<br />
(from September 1983)<br />
Cover Photo by Hristo Shindov<br />
HRISTO SHINDOV<br />
<strong>Guitar</strong> <strong>Player</strong> (ISSN 0017-5463) is published monthly with an extra issue in December by Newbay Media, LLC, 28 East 28th Street, 12th floor, New<br />
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