Our long-awaited 52nd issue once again yields a coffee-table book-sized peek at the fretted instrument world’s best moments: If you love guitars and great storytelling, this is for you.

In this issue: Dom Flemons walks us through the making of his new album and the unlikely instruments (including a Hoftner 459 electric) that inspired it; Mark Finkelpearl interviews visionary electric guitar luthier Dennis Fano about Novo Guitars, his latest project; David Schmidt tries to tackle Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer,” Cameron Knowler sits down with Phoebe Bridgers’ guitarist Harrison Whitford. Also in this issue: Jake Eddy; Matt Artinger and Steve Kimock; the Chinery Blue Guitar collection; Harry Sparks; and much more.  

For a limited time, you can get a subscription to the magazine and start with this issue (while supplies last).