
Jamie Dickson
Jamie Dickson is Editor-in-Chief of Guitarist magazine, Britain's best-selling and longest-running monthly for guitar players. He started his career at the Daily Telegraph in London, where his first assignment was interviewing blue-eyed soul legend Robert Palmer, going on to become a full-time author on music, writing for benchmark references such as 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die and Dorling Kindersley's How To Play Guitar Step By Step. He joined Guitarist in 2011 and since then it has been his privilege to interview everyone from B.B. King to St. Vincent for Guitarist's readers, while sharing insights into scores of historic guitars, from Rory Gallagher's '61 Strat to the first Martin D-28 ever made.
Latest articles by Jamie Dickson

How to set up a Les Paul: 7 essential tips
By Jamie Dickson published
Master luthier Jim DeCola tells us how to set a Gibson Les Paul up to perfection

Behind the scenes at Gretsch's awe-inspiring Custom Shop
By Jamie Dickson published
Master Builder Stephen Stern gives us the lowdown on what it takes to build the legendary company's high-end guitars

The secrets behind Tony Iommi's classic Black Sabbath guitar tone
By Jamie Dickson published
How a Laney amp and treble booster contributed to the riff-master's iconic tone....

Jonathon Long: "I love Teles because they're virtually indestructible - if a boat broke down I'd use mine as a paddle!"
By Jamie Dickson published
We join the slick but soulful guitarist from Baton Rouge to talk his electrifying fusion of jazz, blues and country

Cesar Gueikian reveals the inside story behind Gibson's exhaustive Tony Iommi 'Monkey' SG replica
By Jamie Dickson published
Gibson's chief merchant officer on Black Sabbath's heavy metal icon and the guitar that got him playing in the first place
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