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Gallery: 2009 Guitar Pumpkin Carving Contest

The guitar-themed winners and entrants in our first pumpkin carving contest.

"Charlie James submitted this monster, who he says is 3 years old. Says Charlie of the pumpkin, ""[He is] one of the very few to petrify and survive. As you can see his favorite pastime is playing his Line 6. And kiiiiiiiiilling."""

Though our winners have been selected, you can still submit your guitar-themed carvings to be featured in this gallery. Email them to rebecca@premierguitar.com.

In recent years, Samantha Fish’s most often-used guitar was this alpine white Gibson SG, but it ran into some issues last summerā€”ā€œI ended up having to reglue the neckā€ā€”and it is now on hiatus.

Photo by Douglas Mason

The rising blues-rock star has made a dozen records, topped roots-music charts, played 150 dates a year, and opened for the Rolling Stones. Now her new album, Paper Doll, finds her at a hard-playing creative pinnacle.

Samantha Fish is moving in new circles these days—circles occupied by the kind of people you see a lot on classic-rock radio playlists. First there was the invitation from Eric Clapton to play at his 2023 Crossroads Guitar Festival in L.A. Then there was the summer ’24 slot on Slash’s S.E.R.P.E.N.T. tour, followed by the Experience Hendrix tour, on which she dug into Jimi classics in the company of Eric Johnson, Dweezil Zappa, and other luminaries. And, oh yeah, she opened for the Stones in Ridgedale, Missouri, on the final date of their Hackney Diamonds jaunt. That’s right, the Rolling Stones.

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After eight years, New Orleans artist Benjamin Booker returns with a new album and a redefined relationship to the guitar.

Photo by Trenity Thomas

It’s been eight years since the New Orleans-based artist released his last album. He’s back with a record that redefines his relationship to the guitar.

It is January 24, and Benjamin Booker’s third full-length album, LOWER, has just been released to the world. It’s been nearly eight years since his last record, 2017’s Witness, but Booker is unmoved by the new milestone. ā€œI don’t really feel anything, I guess,ā€ he says. ā€œMaybe I’m in shock.ā€

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Blackstar Amplification unveils its new AIRWIRE i58 wireless instrument system for guitar and bass.

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