Latest articles by Rod Brakes
We take an in-depth look at the tones behind the husband-and-wife duo’s sophomore record, featuring guest spots from Marcus King and Greta Van Fleet's Jake Kiszka
The Strat continues its journey towards iconic status as a new decade unfolds
Martin Kelly, co-author of Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970, retraces the history of Rickenbacker guitars
This top-of-the-range signature model was at the frontline of the British Invasion
It did not take long before Fender’s iconic solidbody reached the heights of success
We plug into the expert knowledge of analog gear guru, valve expert and Raw State founder Neil Perry
Short of the $70k original, is this hand-built reincarnation the ultimate pedal for Hendrix fans?
Terry Foster, co-author of Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970, imparts his expert knowledge on Fender’s earliest amps
With its Florentine cutaway, this hollowbody electric archtop was a Gibson first
The classic '60s fuzz that hasn’t stopped smiling since the Summer of Love
Andy Babiuk – musician and author of The Story Of Paul Bigsby: The Father Of The Modern Electric Solid Body Guitar – uncovers the origins of Paul Bigsby’s masterpieces
The history of the revolutionary thinline hollowbody that became a leading voice in rock ’n’ roll
Eilon Paz and Dweezil Zappa unpacks the relationship between guitar's most maverick player and the ultimate phaser
The Roots guitarist's new signature Gibson might just be the most versatile SG yet. He walks us through its many features...
From Bartók to bossa nova, Burns talks about the diverse styles that keep him interested and inspired
Tone Bender builder David Main of D*A*M cleans up the fuzzy picture of these classic British stompboxes
The “chief mad scientist” at Curtis Novak Classic Pickups shares his findings on Epiphone‘s lesser-known Spectrum single coils
The story behind every '60s studio's not-so-secret weapon – an electric 12-string that played well and sounded even better
The story of the amp behind the tweed tone that still sounds “as modern as tomorrow”…
Gibson's head of product development, Mat Koehler, recants the story of a pivotal moment in Epiphone history
We shed light on some of the key differences between Gibson’s early flagship models…
This cutaway electric flat-top set a template for modern acoustic design
Three classic student models demystified by Fender historian, collector and co-author of Fender: The Golden Age 1946–1970, Terry Foster
