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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+ min |
September 2022
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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 min |
September 2022
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Silent Service
Vox's noise-cancelling headphones have acoustic tricks up their sleeve for guitarists who want to shut it all out during practice
2 min |
Summer 2022
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A Taste Of Honey
Andy Powers discusses the character, clarity and ‘chatoyance’ of koa, the world-class tonewood of the Taylor 724ce
5 min |
Summer 2022
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ALL THE DIFFERENCE
British amp maker Laney has poured three eras of classic delay sounds into its new high-end pedal, The Difference Engine, which has attracted the interest of Brian May among many others
8 min |
Summer 2022
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Tones Behind The Tracks
Al Di Meola on how a legendary live session with Paco de Lucía and John McLaughlin came to light after 40 years...
6 min |
Summer 2022
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Surf’s Up
The latest range from Harley Benton is based on the rare Mosrite brand. A viable cheapie or a clone too far?
2 min |
Summer 2022
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Light Fantastic
Blackstar claims its latest release is "the lightest 50-watt all-valve combo in the world". Is this really the future for valve amplification? Time to plug in
7 min |
Summer 2022
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All Aboard
While Guild's Newark St Collection features numerous repros of past models, the latest bolt-on Surfliner is an all-new creation. What's going on?
6 min |
Summer 2022
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EVOLUTION OF THE STRATOCASTER
It's often said that Leo Fender got it right the first time - but, actually, he got most of it right the first time and then figured out the rest as he went along. Join us as we examine how the Stratocaster evolved throughout the pre-CBS era
8 min |
Summer 2022
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ROBERT FRIPP
WITH A 32-DISC BOXSET OF HIS SOLO WORK DURING THE LATE 1970s ALREADY RELEASED INTO THE WILD AND A GUITAR BOOK COMING OUT IN EARLY AUTUMN, ROBERT SITS DOWN WITH US AT FRIPP HQ IN THE MIDDLE ENGLAND COUNTRYSIDE TO TALK ALL THINGS KING CRIMSON, AS WE TAKE AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT THE INSTRUMENTS THAT HAVE GIVEN VOICE TO SOME OF PROG-ROCK'S FINEST MOMENTS
10+ min |
Summer 2022
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TOM BUKOVAC
With more than 700 albums to his credit – including his Dean DeLeo project, Trip The Witch – Nashville session ace Tom Bukovac is one of the world’s busiest guitarists. Here he shares some of the guitars behind Music Row’s biggest records
10+ min |
Summer 2022
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1967 Gibson ES-175D
This late-60s sparkle finish was highly irregular for Gibson's successful electric hollowbody
4 min |
December 2021
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Junior High
Oh dear, cut up your credit cards. Patrick James Eggle has sent us his latest electric vision: a boutique Junior with not an ounce of flame maple or bling. Let’s rock!
6 min |
December 2021
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Top Of The Class
Laney’s unique Class A tribute to vintage British tone blends classic styling with a wide range of tones. You need to hear this!
6 min |
December 2021
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Digitally Controlled Expression - Get Expressive!
Stefan Fast of YouTube channel ThePedalZone goes on a trip to the creative playground that is expression. Modern technology is taking it to the next level…
4 min |
October 2021
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Double Identity
Acoustic carbon-fibre guitar manufacturers Emerald take a bold step into the twin humbucker semi-acoustic market with one of the most versatile instruments we’ve encountered
9 min |
October 2021
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THE FIRST Les Paul
The reason Gibson’s iconic Les Paul exists is because of its namesake. A star of the 1940s airwaves, Les Paul was also a gifted inventor who strived for 30 years to make his dream of a solidbody electric a reality. As his son Gene Paul says, “This is the reason music changed and rock ’n’ roll came to be… all because of this little guitar that sounded good.” Here is the story of how that very guitar – the first of the breed – was created
10+ min |
October 2021
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TOM WEIGHTS
Gigs are back! Are we ready? Er… no. Some peculiar things are going on and Dave Burrluck needs to fix ’em
7 min |
October 2021
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P-90 Revival
Bare Knuckle Pickups founder Tim Mills explains why so many of us are turning to this classic single coil
3 min |
October 2021
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Postcards From NOW HERE
Phil Manzanera gave Roxy Music the taut riffs that made the band’s hits irresistibly danceable – but his latest album, recorded with Tim Finn, is about traveling without moving. We joined him to discover why a Firebird and an Ox make a powerful combination in any home studio, and receive a masterclass in the recording techniques he’s honed over 50 years of hits
10+ min |
October 2021
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Lean & Mean
A weekly spot at Ronnie Scott’s provides Adam Goldsmith with the welcome challenge of a stripped-back setup
3 min |
October 2021
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FRESH CREAM
Another UK-made guitar brand is always welcome, but rarely are they conceived by a meeting of great minds that includes a grizzled USA rock icon and a ‘mad scientist’ pickup maker from Norway…
9 min |
October 2021
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Clockwork Echo
J Rockett reimagines the Deluxe Memory Man concept
4 min |
October 2021
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BRIAN SETZER
Rockabilly’s top cat on beating tinnitus, resurrecting Dick Dale, why you’ll never catch him with a Strat, and why rockers can’t play the ’billy
10 min |
October 2021
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CHRIS BUCK
The Cardinal Black guitar maestro spins tales of a bargain ’62 Strat and how the P-90 is criminally underrated…
6 min |
September 2021
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60 YEARS OF THE SG
Its sharp horns seemed to belong to the Devil’s orchestra, not the polite jazz scene of the early 60s. As a statement of intent, the SG’s radical styling succeeded – but maybe not as first intended. The design was swiftly disowned by Les Paul, though it was supposed to be his signature instrument. Rejected by its patron, the SG grew up in the shadow of its iconic sibling, the Les Paul Standard, becoming the anti-hero’s tool of choice from Angus and Iommi onwards...
10+ min |
September 2021
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Longtermers
A few months’ gigging, recording and everything that goes with it – welcome to Guitarist ’s longterm test report
4 min |
September 2021
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Epiphone Slash Les Paul ProBuckers
As authentic clones, the pickups in these Epiphone signature guitars offer true Gibson tone
3 min |
September 2021
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RICKENBACKER PICKUPS
Martin Kelly – author of Rickenbacker Guitars 1931-1999: Out Of The Frying Pan Into The Fireglo – straightens out the subject of Rickenbacker pickups
4 min |