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EDITOR’S LETTER
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CHIEF EDITOR Chris Vinnicombe
MANAGING EDITOR Josh Gardner
ART EDITOR ĩĭńĭŴ qĭńńÝŸā EDITOR’S LETTER
PRODUCTION EDITOR ¤ĈÝō qûIĈÝāƪ SOUND OF PERSEVERANCE
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Sam Roberts
STAFF WRITER Cillian Breathnach
SENIOR PRODUCT SPECIALIST QƍƤ ŸĭûĈ t’s been heartwarming over these past few weeks to
INSTRUMENT & COVER PHOTOGRAPHY Eleanor Jane receive letters and emails from those of you who have
CONTRIBUTORS qĭûĩÝĈń dÝŋĈž āÝŋžɕ ŕōƪ Ýûŕōɕ QƍƤ
ÝĭōĈžɕ qÝƇƇ ńÝāĈžɕ (ÝŸŸÝō "ĩÝŸńĈžɕ "ĩŸĭž GÝōƇÝōÝɕ ŕā used the lockdown in positive and productive ways.
Gŕġġɕ iĈĭġĩ GƍġĈɕ (ÝƣĈ QƍōƇĈŸɕ QƍƤ ŸĭûĈɕ ĭûĩÝŸā ƍŸƣĭžɕ I Somehow, while juggling myriad challenges such as
"ĩŸĭž ¤ûĩƤÝŸƇĈōɕ qĭûĩÝĈń ÊÝƇƇž home-schooling, you’ve found the time to tackle partscaster
HAVE A STORY? 1ŋÝĭń ƍž ÝƇ ĈāĭƇŕŸžʭġƍĭƇÝŸɚûŕŋ builds, complete recording projects, master tricky guitar
parts that have long proved elusive, and much more.
SALES I’ve also witnessed remarkable dedication from the
ADVERTISING MANAGER dŕĈ ¤ƍŴŴńĈ members of the Guitar.com team, all of whom have kept
ĽŕĈɚžƍŴŴńĈʭġƍĭƇÝŸɚûŕŋ
the wheels turning despite working entirely from home for
PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS months on end and in far-flung corners of the globe. Why?
PUBLISHING PRODUCTION MANAGER Craig Broadbridge Because we all love guitar – and when energy, ingenuity and
PRINT William Gibbons & Sons Ltd an obsession with the subject matter collide, the resulting
DISTRIBUTED BY qÝŸŀĈƇğŕŸûĈ ɧ³fɨ iƇā force is pretty much unstoppable.
Ƀ "ĩƍŸûĩĭńń ńÝûĈɕ "ÝōÝŸƪ ÊĩÝŸğɕ iŕōāŕō 1ȿɂ ɃQ³ Just ask Ray Butts, whose inventions in the 1950s changed
the sound of popular music forever. The late trailblazer’s
BANDLAB TECHNOLOGIES innovations can still be heard every day on breathtaking
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER qĈōġ ƍ fƍŕŀ recordings that stop listeners in their tracks – and he might
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Ivan Chen even have invented the humbucking pickup for guitar
UK COUNTRY DIRECTOR & HEAD OF STRATEGY before Seth Lover designed the PAF. Turn to p66 to find
& PARTNERSHIPS (EMEA) Holly Bishop out more as we dig deeper into the Ray Butts archive
AVP, WEB TECHNOLOGIES iÝƍŸĈōƇ iĈ IŸÝƣĈŸĈōā
AVP, COMMS & PARTNERSHIPS iÝƍŸĈō QĈōāŸƪ ÝŸžŕōž for the second instalment of our Maker’s Marks series.
SENIOR MANAGER, GROUP & BRAND STRATEGY Elsewhere in this month’s magazine, we look at new
Krystle Hall gear from brands such as EarthQuaker Devices and Relish,
MANAGER, CONTENT STRATEGY Iliyas Ong whose products are enabling artists to change the musical
ASSOCIATE MANAGER, CONTENT STRATEGY landscape of today. We also catch up with Phoebe Bridgers
ĈŸĈōûĈ ¤ƇÝōńĈƪ on the eve of the LA singer-songwriter’s extraordinary new
STAFF WRITER (ÝōĭĈń ¤ĈÝĩ album Punisher, and find out where it all began for
acclaimed boutique luthier Doug Kauer. And, if you’re still
SUBSCRIPTIONS & BACK ISSUES looking for a DIY project to sink your teeth into over the
ġƍĭƇÝŸɚûŕŋɠžƍùžûŸĭùĈ
Ĉń ʔɂɂ ɧȾɨ ȿɁɅȿ ɆɃȿ ɆɆɀ coming weeks, start heating up your soldering iron and flip
"Ýńńž ûŕžƇ ɅŴ ŴĈŸ ŋĭōƍƇĈ Ŵńƍž ƪŕƍŸ to p124 immediately. See you next time.
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