Gear magazine, the UK's No 1 free magazine for musicians, is proud to release its 26th issue.
Distributed by worldwide trade distributor John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd., Gear features music news, reviews, competitions and interviews with top artists, and more than 150,000 copies are set to be in circulation.

The magazine features an exclusive and revealing interview with the returning John Parr, the 10 million-selling man behind the global megahit St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion), as well as news of a number of exciting new instruments.

Gear is provided free of charge to all JHS dealers in counter top point of purchase displays designed to promote JHS brands,
driving sales for all resellers.

GEAR MAGAZINE ISSUE 26 FEATURES
JOHN PARR Music broke his heart, but now the 10 million-selling man is back.
SONISPHERE & DUNLOP A look at this years acts at the UK's best festival.
JERRY DONAHUE The king of string bending on his new guitar.
RAYMOND BURLEY One of Britain's most experienced classical virtuoso's.
THE QUIREBOYS This is Rock & Roll! with Paul Guerin and Chris Corney.
NASHVILLE ROCKS The Music City rocks out with Vintage®.
DAVE SWIFT Jools Holland's bass player on his career.
HK AUDIO SOUNDCADDY ONE The world's fastest PA system.
PILGRIM BANJOS Cult guitar builder Paul Tebbutt brings out his banjo passion.

REVIEWS
DANELECTRO WILD THING first look at the marvellously spiky new offering.
HK AUDIO ELEMENTS the revolutionary super-compact PA.
ODYSSEY PREMIERE New range of brass and woodwind instruments.
KUSTOM PA Range of PA products to suit every need.

COMPETITIONS – WIN!
SIGNED Danelectro DC59 by Paul Weller and his band! And for fun lovers, we’ve got £500-worth of SpongeBob SquarePants prizes: a selection of musical instruments and two family wristbands to Nickelodeon Land in Blackpool!