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Mike Campbell on finding purpose in The Dirty Knobs, and why we should listen to what our guitars are telling us
By Andrew Daly Published
With a title track inspired by Brian Wilson, Mission of Mercy is the sound of Campbell piecing his heart – and ours – back together again

Bill Frisell on why the Telecaster beats the arch-top as the touring jazz guitarist’s best friend
By Henry Yates Published
The Blue Note jazz legend checks in to pay tribute to the original mass produced electric guitar – the guitar that trends and airlines cannot kill

Joe Perry on the one guitar he regrets selling
By Matt Owen Published
It's not a rare vintage instrument by any means, but for Perry, the sentimental value of the long-gone guitar is priceless

With a parts-caster from the street, and TikTok-inspired rhythm work, hardcore phenoms Hammok are reinventing the genre
By Matt Parker Published
Guitarist and songwriter Tobias Osland is more concerned with responding to an audio idea than building a gear horde, and for the failed drummer, it’s all about rhythm before everything else

Bob Dylan's second new guitarist in two weeks just went from gigging to 150 people to playing with an icon
By Janelle Borg Published
After long-time guitarist Bob Britt quit Dylan's band with “Sayonara Bobby,” the Bard hastily recruited Joel Paterson, who's been active in the Chicago roots music scene for over 20 years

The man set to become the next Prime Minister of the UK is also an avid guitar player – and he’s jammed with a Stone Roses guitarist
By Phil Weller Published
Andy Burnham recently showed off his chops in front of a Manchester guitar legend

Brian Robertson’s early reservations on Scott Gorham joining Thin Lizzy
By Phil Weller Published
Robertson wasn’t filled with confidence when Gorham first joined the band

How a ’70s soft rock icon ended up recruiting Eric Clapton on his debut album
By Janelle Borg Published
After a friend gave his demo tapes to Art Garfunkel, singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop somehow ended up in the same room as his guitar hero from Cream

Eric Bibb on why happiness is a good acoustic guitar – and what makes the electric a different species
By David Mead Published
The country blues master pays a mid-tour visit to Guitarist to talk touring acoustics and the foundation of his amazing fingerstyle technique

She’s worked with Courtney Love and Radiohead’s producer. Now Bethia Beadman is embarking on a baritone guitar adventure
By Amit Sharma Published
Beadman’s hypnotic solo work unlocks something primal in all of us – which might be why she equates her songwriting to “a cat bringing in a dead bird and leaving it on the mat”
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