Tony Bacon

From the bold introduction of the Flying V and Explorer, to the acquisition of Epiphone, we celebrate 130 years of Gibson with a recap of the most significant stages of its history

As Epiphone commemorates a century-and-a-half in business, we enlist the help of vintage guitar experts and Gibson’s own archivists to tell its remarkable history

The late guitar hero first began transitioning to the model with which he would become synonymous during the recording of his 1969 album, Beck-Ola

Sold on to collectors or lovingly sacrificed to the music gods, Hendrix’s Strats are the stuff of Arthurian legend

Four decades on, we look back at the birth of Squier and Fender JV, and why Fender decided to go big in Japan...

How Fender's Mexican plant went from converted church with a handful of employees to the powerhouse facility behind some of its top-selling instruments

A perfect union of form and function, guitars have the power to change the course of music and even history itself. Here, we present the most influential guitars of our time

At the tail-end of the 1950s, Fender’s Stratocaster was reigning supreme over the electric-guitar market. Kalamazoo needed to fight back...

In this classic interview from 1994, McCartney looks back on the transition to Wings, its effect on his bass playing, and how he became an entertainer again

We celebrate the pioneers whose envelope-pushing ideas changed the face of the electric era of guitar playing

Taken from a church hall practice room in '66, Slowhand’s legendary Beano ’Burst has not been seen since. Guitarist investigates...

The Beatles revolutionised music and made the guitar the world's most popular instrument. On the 50th anniversary of their final album, we trace the models that made the magic…

Fender, Gibson and more tell the story of new guitars made old, from the very first relic experiments to today's sought-after Custom Shop replicas