Dave Burrluck
Dave Burrluck was Gear Reviews Editor for Guitarist magazine for over two decades and one of the world’s most experienced guitar journalists. He passed away in June 2026. Dave started writing back in the ’80s for International Musician and Recording World, and co-founded The Guitar Magazine before joining Guitarist magazine at the turn of the millennium. Along the way, he was the sole author of The PRS Guitar Book and The Player's Guide to Guitar Maintenance as well as contributing to numerous other books on the electric guitar. A regular gigging and recording musician, Dave also made, repaired and modded guitars, not least for Guitarist’s The Mod Squad column.
Latest articles by Dave Burrluck

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Danelectro presents a pair of far-from-historically-correct Short Horns. Where to start?

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Gibson brings the Double Trouble treatment to a lower price-point with a weight-relieved Studio version. For skint rockers everywhere, it’s time to rejoice!

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After redesigning the ‘new’ Revstar back in 2022, Yamaha has added two models to the line-up: a 60th Anniversary knees-up and Chris Buck signature model

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This UK boutique build references the long-gone Granada Television, another Manchester oddity, and creates a new spin on the T-style

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After testing the water with a limited-edition version, PRS has added David Grissom’s semi-hollow signature to the Core lineup. But are we worthy?

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Ed Sheeran’s acoustic builder introduced its first production electric model to the lineup in 2018. We check in on its progress

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Brit brand Cream T aims to make instant solderless pickup-swapping even more attractive with an affordable new made-in-China range

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We check in with Duesenberg Guitars’ co-owners, Dieter Gölsdorf and Ingo Renner, to chart 30 years of its best-selling Starplayer

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It may appear stripped down and basic, but PJD’s new Origin Series Apprentice is sharply built – and seriously affordable. A new standard for affordable craft?

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It’s been a while since we’ve dropped into the world of Duesenberg. German ingenuity, retro style and some big-name users – what’s not to like?

By Janelle Borg Published
Diawara recently made history herself by becoming the first woman of color to collaborate with Epiphone on a signature guitar

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Grammy-nominated Malian singer and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara joins forces with Epiphone to produce a vivid-looking and wicked-sounding SG that’s a celebration of her style

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Jamie Swannell makes some seriously high-end acoustics and has applied that knowhow to the IA, a super-versatile, vibey electric that might just be the boutique slide machine of your dreams

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With vibe and mojo off the charts, this UK boutique build is a stunning example of what a little imagination can do with when applied to Blackguard inspiration

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One minute Gretsch wants to be the guitar for the ‘new generation’ and the next it releases an instrument with roots in the recording studio scene of early ’60s. Help!

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It’s been 13 years since we saw the first Johnny Marr Jaguar, and with little fanfare his second signature landed at the end of 2025. What’s changed?

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A new name on the UK’s vibrant guitar-making scene, West Valley comes to market with a vision inspired by the golden era of guitar design

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Hot on the heels of the Les Paul Custom ’70s, two more blasts from the past rejoin Gibson’s USA line-up. The DCs are back!

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With so much choice and range in price, is it getting harder to know the true worth of a potential purchase?

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PRS has ignored its existing signature artists during its 40th Anniversary, but finally we get two new models that illustrate huge diversity, proving PRS does indeed make guitars for us players

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We take a look at the Tonerider Apex Classic set, pickups that look to improve upon the stock template by addressing the Strat's one glaring weakness

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PRS Guitars has been releasing eye-popping limited-run instruments month after month but this do-it-all high-end electric might just be the pick of the litter

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With plenty already in the lineup, Gretsch has released a new range of both Electromatic and Streamliner Jets that appear modern-aimed and very affordable. What’s new?

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One of the guitar world’s most visionary makers, who took the archtop guitar to unimaginable levels and also created the radical Parker Fly, has died aged 73

By Dave Burrluck Published
More aged nitro finishes and a new US-made line-up that pares back the modernisms. Are our tastes changing? Max Gutnik, chief product officer at FMIC, tells all
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