Rod Brakes

Launched in 1960 promising “showmanship” and “striking beauty," the Hummingbird soon became one of the most-famous songbirds in the world of acoustic guitar

Taking cues from Fender and Gibson, Gretsch released its first solidbody in1953

This Thumpin' Thursday, let’s go way back to trace the history of an iconic bass with a body shape that remains radical to this day

Vintage guitar guru David Davidson of Well Strung Guitars takes us back to the hot-rod car culture of 1950s California to pick up the story of Fullerton’s most lustrous paint jobs

The story of a cult classic Telecaster that began life as a prototype for George Harrison, and was introduced to the world when he played it at the Beatles' 1969 rooftop gig

Introduced during World War II, these small flat-tops were a mix and match of greatness

Rickenbacker author Martin Kelly unpacks Rossmeisl’s crowning achievement

Johnny Marr: “The guitar helps you stamp your own identity – on your band and ultimately on the world… I love that”

The sounds of the iconic tape delay and spring reverb unit echo through the decades

Inspired by the Fender Twin, this tube combo helped establish the look and sound of Vox as we know it

This short-scale carved-top electric hollowbody was Gibson’s premier thinline

From busking and the blues, to high times and some lows, the Hawkwind founder tells us tales of yore from his epic journey in space-rock

This British brand has spawned many a classic design since arriving on the scene in the late '60s – we take a whistle-stop tour through its most influential heads

Classic gear: Morphing from Tele- to Strat-style design, the P-Bass remains an industry standard

Classic gear: Japanese-made and US-inspired, this hot-rodded solidbody is a modern classic

From JTMs to JMPs and JCMs, Marshall’s product specialist, Steve Smith, tracks the evolution of these iconic amps

Bare Knuckle Pickups founder Tim Mills details the tonal qualities that have players turning to the classic single-coil design once again

Custom Telecaster or Telecaster Custom? We clear up the confusion on CBS-era Teles...

Martin Kelly – author of Rickenbacker Guitars 1931-1999: Out Of The Frying Pan Into The Fireglo – straightens out the subject of Rickenbacker pickups

This classic electric bass was Rickenbacker’s bestseller of the '70s

Taking a closer look at the Strat's CBS-era tweaks, for better and for worse

We take a closer look at the essential evolution of one of the most important stompboxes of all time

The Guns N’ Roses guitarist on how he developed the hybrid PAF/Filter’Tron pickups for his signature Gretsch Falcon

Tone pro John Paice gives us the lowdown on Celestion’s expanded range of industry standard-setting 12-inch guitar loudspeakers