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            EDITORIAL
            CHIEF EDITOR Chris Vinnicombe
            MANAGING EDITOR Josh Gardner
            ART EDITOR šĩĭńĭŴ qĭńńÝŸā                                  EDITOR’S LETTER
            PRODUCTION EDITOR ¤ĈÝō qûIĈÝāƪ                             SOUND OF PERSEVERANCE
            ASSOCIATE EDITOR Sam Roberts
            STAFF WRITER Cillian Breathnach
            SENIOR PRODUCT SPECIALIST QƍƤ šŸĭûĈ                            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 žŕā        used the lockdown in positive and productive ways.
            Gŕġġɕ iĈĭġĩ GƍġĈɕ (ÝƣĈ QƍōƇĈŸɕ QƍƤ šŸĭûĈɕ žĭûĩÝŸā šƍŸƣĭžɕ    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 šńÝûĈɕ "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 žƍ 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 šÝŸžŕōž            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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