Dave Burrluck
Dave Burrluck is one of the world’s most experienced guitar journalists, who started writing back in the '80s for International Musician and Recording World, co-founded The Guitar Magazine and has been the Gear Reviews Editor of Guitarist magazine for the past two decades. Along the way, Dave has been 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. Dave is an active gigging and recording musician and still finds time to make, repair and mod guitars, not least for Guitarist’s The Mod Squad.
Latest articles by Dave Burrluck
Robson Renegade and Paradise 73 review
By Dave Burrluck published
Robson’s guitars feature detailed art and craft. But are they different enough to stand out from the crowd? Let’s take a look…
Rapier 33 review
By Dave Burrluck published
A blast from the past in the form of a new version of a British-made guitar that first appeared in the late-'50s. Is it still valid after all these years?
PRS SE Silver Sky review
By Dave Burrluck published
PRS and John Mayer finally unleash the affordable SE version of the Silver Sky. Another cheap Fender copy or one of the best signature guitars we’ve ever played? Let’s find out…
Patrick James Eggle Macon Junior DC review
By Dave Burrluck published
PJE sends us his latest electric vision: a boutique Junior with not an ounce of flame maple or bling. Let’s rock!
Gordon Smith Gatsby review
By Dave Burrluck published
The latest design from the long-running British guitar makers hops on the offset bandwagon. But is the Gatsby great? We find out…
Strandberg Boden Original NX 6 review
By Dave Burrluck published
With a decade of guitar making behind it, Strandberg’s new NX level Boden is both modernistic and superbly detailed
PJD Woodford Standard and St John Standard review
By Dave Burrluck published
The most affordable guitar yet from PJD Guitars plus the company’s take on the classic offset: two new shapes from a new maker, proudly crafted in the UK
Fender Player Plus Telecaster and Stratocaster review
By Dave Burrluck published
Fender’s Mexican-made Standards became the Player Series in 2018. Now, we have a four-guitar extension of that huge-selling series: the Player Plus. What’s the deal?
Vintage Proshop V120 and V100 review
By Dave Burrluck published
The ProShop Unique range from Vintage offers bashed-up and aged versions of those classics you can’t afford
Gretsch Streamliner G2622T-P90 and G2655T-P90 review
By Dave Burrluck published
The Streamliners might well be Gretsch’s start-up range, but with numerous new 2021 models and an on-trend new pickup design, they’re gathering quite a head of steam
Framus Pro Series Idolmaker review
By Dave Burrluck published
Why that funky brand from the '60s making modern German-made guitars using innovative high-tech production methods should be on your radar
Yamaha NCX5 and NTX5 review
By Dave Burrluck published
Yamaha refreshes the guitars that redefined the modern acoustic-electric nylon-string when they debuted in 2009, and once again they set the standard
Gibson Les Paul '70s Deluxe review
By Dave Burrluck published
The '70s are back – at least that’s what Gibson would like us to think with its new era-inspired, mini-humbucker-loaded Les Paul. But does it do justice to the original?
The story of PRS's short-lived Classic Electric
By Dave Burrluck published
The Fiore is PRS’s latest bolt-on guitar, but this story began back in 1988 with the short-lived Classic Electric
Eastman Romeo LA review
By Dave Burrluck published
Bridging the gap between old-school archtop and modern thinline, Eastman’s Romeo impressed. Time to meet its flash new cousin. Is this a ‘no jazz’ zone?
PRS Fiore review
By Dave Burrluck published
PRS’s Silver Sky broke the internet with its derivative style and big league artist attachment, so the new Fiore has a lot to live up to. Does it succeed? Oh, yes – and then some
Gibson Murphy Lab review
By Dave Burrluck, Neville Marten published
We’ve heard the buzz and seen the online ads, but is Gibson's time machine worth all the hype? We put a Les Paul Standard, a Junior, and an ES-335 through their paces
Charvel Pro-Mod DK24 HSH 2PT CM Mahogany review
By Dave Burrluck published
We all love our vintage-spec Stratocasters, but if you need to go up a gear or two, Fender-owned Charvel is the place to look
Vigier Excalibur Indus review
By Dave Burrluck published
With Patrice Vigier's Excalibur design celebrating its 30th birthday, we take the start-up model out for a spin
Knaggs Eric Steckel Kenai T/S review
By Dave Burrluck published
Developed by Joe Knaggs and his team with blues-metal star Eric Steckel, this is a superlative single-cut on every level
Fender's Tim Shaw on the making of the American Acoustasonic Jazzmaster
By Dave Burrluck published
How the latest addition to the Acoustasonic family pushed the design team in “different and interesting directions”
Gretsch G2215-P90 Streamliner Junior Jet Club review
By Dave Burrluck published
A bolt-on addition to the solidbody range? Like us, you might be surprised after hitching a ride with this low-priced Junior Jet Club…
Fender American Acoustasonic Jazzmaster review
By Dave Burrluck published
We’ve had Telecaster and Stratocaster versions, now comes the Acoustasonic Jazzmaster. Is it the best Acoustasonic yet?
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