Total Guitar Magazine January 2000 Issue 65 The Charlatans Pink Floyd Bush (1499)

Original Total Guitar magazine, Issue 65, January 2000, published by Future Publishing. This turn-of-the-millennium issue is strongly focused on contemporary guitar music, tuition, equipment and artist interviews, with The Charlatans as the main cover feature.

The front cover features Mark Collins and Tim Burgess of The Charlatans, promoted as one of Britain’s leading guitar bands at the time. The issue combines interviews and features with extensive guitar lessons, song tuition, gear reviews and technique material.

Main Features & Artists

The contents shown in the photographs include:

• The Charlatans – major cover feature, including an interview with Mark Collins and coverage of the band’s guitar sound
• Gary Moore – blues-focused feature
• Bush – interview with Gavin Rossdale and Nigel Pulsford
• Nile Rodgers – feature on the Chic guitarist and producer
• Counting Crows
• John Paul Jones
• Chuck Prophet
• Iggy Pop
• Album reviews covering contemporary rock releases

The magazine provides a useful snapshot of guitar music around January 2000, mixing alternative rock, indie, blues, funk and mainstream rock.

Guitar Lessons / Tuition

The cover and contents advertise extensive instructional material, including:

• Pink Floyd – Money
• The Charlatans – Weird As Folk
• The Charlatans – Just Lookin’
• Bush – Swallowed
• Chic – Le Freak
• Travis – Why Does It Always Rain On Me?
• B.B. King blues lesson
• Nick Harper acoustic lesson
• Easy samba playing
• Cool chord tuition
• Backing-track / improvisation material

The contents page also shows dedicated technique sections covering classic tracks, acoustic guitar, blues, modern rock and backing-track practice.

Guitar & Equipment Content

There is a substantial gear section, including:

• Status Graphite guitar
• Korg AX1000G
• Line 6 Spider Combo
• Guitar equipment reviews
• New releases
• Guitar books
• Tab guide
• Q&A and reader material

This makes the issue particularly suitable for collectors of vintage guitar magazines, late-1990s/early-2000s music memorabilia, or players interested in period guitar equipment and tuition.

Condition

Pre-owned vintage condition.

From the supplied images:

• Front cover remains bright, colourful and highly presentable
• Some light surface rubbing and general handling marks are visible
• Minor edge wear is present, particularly around the outer edges and corners
• Small areas of corner softening/creasing can be seen
• Spine appears intact and the magazine remains together
• Internal pages shown appear clean, legible and well attached
• Mild age-related page toning is visible
• No major tears are apparent in the photographed pages
• No obvious handwriting or personal annotations are visible
• Overall shape remains good for a magazine dating from 2000

Please study all supplied photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the condition description.

Issue Details

Publication: Total Guitar
Issue: 65
Full Date: January 2000
Publisher: Future Publishing
Main Cover Feature: The Charlatans
Featured Artists: The Charlatans, Pink Floyd, Bush, Gary Moore, Nile Rodgers, Chic, Travis, B.B. King, Nick Harper, Counting Crows
Type: Guitar / Rock Music / Tuition Magazine
Language: English
Condition: Pre-owned
SKU: 1499