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    25 years of TG

    Dec 20, 2019 5 minutes
    WORDS ROB LAING, MICHAEL BROWN
    & STUART WILLIAMS

    TOTAL GUITAR IS BORN

    DECEMBER 1994 ISSUE 1

    The one that started it all at the tail end of 1994. In it, there was a bluffer’s guide to Jimi Hendrix (of course), a sweep-picking masterclass, Steve Hackett’s guide to multi-effects and even bass reviews. Back then, we were also calling the Parker Fly the guitar of the future – nothing’s changed.

    YOU’VE NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD

    JANUARY 1995 ISSUE 2

    Our group test led with the question: can you get a decent electric guitar for under £400? Nowadays, we all know you absolutely can; guitar gear has never offered you so much bang for your buck and choice, but in 1995 it wasn’t so clear-cut, and Aria’s AR Standard (£379 back then) ended up coming out on top.

    WHEN BRITPOP ATTACKS

    FEBRUARY 1996 ISSUE 15

    In the late 90s, TG’s covers were dominated by a musical movement the likes of which the UK had never seen, and we landed all the major players: Oasis

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