50 guitars that changed the world By Tony Bacon published 7 March 22 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
What became of Jimi Hendrix’s Stratocasters? Tracking down the guitars that made music history By Tony Bacon published 13 December 21 Sold on to collectors or lovingly sacrificed to the music gods, Hendrix’s Strats are the stuff of Arthurian legend
The story of the Gibson SG: the first two decades of the Les Paul's double-cutaway successor By Tony Bacon published 27 November 21 At the tail-end of the 1950s, Fender’s Stratocaster was reigning supreme over the electric-guitar market. Kalamazoo needed to fight back...
Paul McCartney: "Anything Wings did had to be viewed in the light of The Beatles. And the comparisons were always very harsh" By Tony Bacon published 30 July 21 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
50 architects of the electric guitar By Tony Bacon published 21 July 21 We celebrate the pioneers whose envelope-pushing ideas changed the face of the electric era of guitar playing
The strange case of the missing Beano: where is Eric Clapton’s stolen Les Paul? By Tony Bacon published 5 March 21 Taken from a church hall practice room in '66, Slowhand’s legendary Beano ’Burst has not been seen since. Guitarist investigates...
The Beatles: guitar by guitar - a guide to the models that made music history By Tony Bacon published 23 July 20 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…
How guitar relic'ing took over the world By Tony Bacon published 2 April 20 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
