In this issue

HOLY GRAILS
We visit Well Strung Guitars in Long Island to examine some of the rarest custom and prototype electrics of guitar’s golden era. From Jimi’s Rosewood Strat to early custom colour finishes, the guitars we found there are both iconic and historically important.

Start Me Up

Why don't more makers just focus on simplicity, playability and sound? Well, here's a boutique level Junior-style guitar that does exactly that. Fasten your seat belts, you're in for a ride!

4 mins

Small Wonder

From the cult Foxgear pedal brand comes Baroni's latest innovation - a micro head that could just be the most portable amp out there

5 mins

Treading The Boards

Classed by Córdoba as its "first nylon-string electric", the Stage breaks all the rules but not your wallet. Does it sound as good as it looks?

4 mins

Slide Show

A newly refreshed lap steel from Gretsch, with bags of style

2 mins

Inside Story

Walrus Audio takes you on an ambient adventure with five programs that mix reverbs and delays

2 mins

Saucerful Of Syd

One man's quest for early Pink Floyd sound resulted in this stompbox emulation of a long-forgotten 1960s British amp

2 mins

THE WISHLIST

Dream gear to beg, borrow and steal for...

2 mins

Fretbuzz

A monthly look at must-hear artists from all corners of the guitar world, from the roots of their sound to the tracks that matter most

3 mins

Tones Behind The Tracks

Julian Lage's new album is full of his signature virtuoso-level guitar playing with splashes of colour provided by special guest Bill Frisell

5 mins

Light Headed

This month, editor Jamie Dickson ponders the ultimate lightweight gigging setup.....

5 mins

HALESTORM

As the Pennsylvania rockers return, Lzzy Hale tells us about cult guitars, her identity crisis, the darkness behind new album, Back From The Dead – and the drinking session that sparked her purist-baiting signature Gibson Explorerbird

8 mins

HOLY GRAILS

In a low-key store on a quiet city street in Long Island, you will find some of the rarest custom-colour and prototype guitars from Fender and Gibson's storied past. And each one has a fascinating tale to tell about guitar history. We ventured inside Well Strung Guitars, in company with owners David and Paige Davidson, to take a forensic look at the golden-era instruments that gave birth to legends. Here's what we discovered there...

10+ mins

SIMON NICOL

This year sees the 55th anniversary of Fairport Convention, prime architects of the UK's folk-rock movement and a band that has left an indelible mark on British music. Here, founder member and guitarist Simon Nicol traces the band's origins from the perspective of his own musical journey

7 mins

Dead Ringers

Universal Audio's UAFX range expands with these 'one amp per box' emulators that capture the sounds of the world's greatest vintage guitar amplifiers

5 mins

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