Huw Price

Mismatched tops, laminated necks, the ravages of WWII meant the first-year Southern Jumbo was a moveable feast – but it is a real vintage treasure. Dave Davidson of Well Strung Guitars explains…

If you want to sound great on stage and off, there are a few tricks about amp placement, gear, and diplomacy that you should know

The Ten Years After bassist’s 1962 Fender Jazz Bass is one of the coolest four-strings you will ever see, with buckle rash on the back that any Fender Master Builder would kill to recreate

We take a closer look at a pristine 1955 Gretsch Streamliner – a guitar that’s indicative of the attention to detail of the era and a reminder that everyone needs a Gretsch

Vintage guitar expert Dave Davidson gives us a guided tour of a very special ’52 Goldtop with a neck profile that gives it VIP status. The ’52 is one of the first Les Pauls ever made. Why doesn't it get more love?

It’s not guaranteed that they’ll make you sound like Jimmy Page, but Sundragon’s fastidiously accurate replicas of two of his favorite amps may well get you close

Over the past 80 years this well-travelled archtop has had illustrious owners and featured on landmark recordings from Miles Davis, Leo Kottke and more

This transitional model has a rare and possibly unique combination of features and definitely has found its place in the hearts of countless players

Can you teach an old guitar new tricks? The jury's out on that. But an old guitar can teach you, just like when Dave Davidson picked up this vintage semi-hollow with a secret

Using Chris Buck’s ’50s Epiphone Flying V, Huw Price demonstrates how you can take an affordable Epiphone and transform it into a relic’d Gibson. A little DIY Tom Murphy action, if you will…

Steve Hove of ATB Guitars presents us with five Strats from Fender's golden era and details their specs, the model's evolution, and the market dynamics behind their astronomical price

As one of Gibson’s first thinline archtops, the Byrdland inspired the 330, 335, and more

Martin has become synonymous with dreadnoughts and OM models, and there were rich pickings in the small-bodied pre-war era, too. We take a closer look – and get Chris Buck’s thoughts on it, too

Nashville and Chicago get a lot of attention as hotspots of vintage guitar treasure, but don’t discount the Big Apple, where you will find some of the coolest stores on the planet

Loved by the likes of Jack Bruce, the Hollies and Aerosmith, the Bass VI is the Fender six-string that looks like a guitar, sounds like a bass, and is an offset with mojo and low-end to burn

He’s built guitars for some of the very biggest names in the business and yet Don Musser remains a known unknown. We track him down to fill in the blanks

Modulation effects are one of our pedalboard’s essentials. But where do they come from and what do they do? We explore the history of modulation, from amps and studio hardware to compact stompboxes

Introduced to compete with Gibson, these Gretsch solidbodies weren’t really solid at all – but they sure were cool

A lightweight mahogany body and a wraptail bridge virtually guarantees great tone – and the P-90 pickup is an electrifying addition

It's old, British and cool, and you might even be able to pick up one for 500 bucks. But with its edgy Vox, underpowered Marshall voicing, this lesser-celebrated tube amp might just be the studio powerhouse you've been waiting for

Could it be that this mid-'60s Jazz Bass is rare simply because people couldn't read Fender's small print? Well Strung Guitars owner David Davidson floats a theory and picks up the tale…

When was rosewood not rosewood? The answer is whenever Bill Carson said so. Investigating a true one-off from the Fender archives

Whether this timeless effect comes from an amp or a pedal, the sound of this O.G. guitar effect still has us shaking all over

David Davidson of Well Strung Guitars tells the story of a Blue Metallic Strat that is about as rare as they come