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Chris Holt

Chris Holt compares his Eagles and Dirty Knobs gigs

By Andrew Daly published

Former Don Henley sideman has a multi-amp rig when he plays with Mike Campbell, and a stipped down in-ears-only setup for the Sphere – but he always has 12 guitars standing by

Guitarists
Elliott Easton of the Cars plays a black Danelectro singlecut on a stage lit in purple.

The Cars’ Elliot Easton on his John Lennon doubler, the secrets of his pedalboard – and the wizard who made it

By Andrew Daly published

Easton has a Dumble-in-a-box, 12-string jangle on demand and a whole bunch of wildcards on a pedalboard that's got a little bit of everything

Guitarists
Mae Semones

Meet Mei Semones, the Berklee graduate reimagining New Orleans vibes with an intricate indie flair

By Cheri Amour published

With her debut album out now, she explains her move from piano to classical nylon to PRS electric, her pinch-harmonic pointers, and mastering the Stairway To Heaven solo at 12 years old

Guitarists
Peter Brewis of Field music is bathed in pink and blue lights as he performs live

Peter Brewis on Field Music’s ‘collage rock’ – and why he owes his career to Robert Zemeckis

By Bill DeMain published

Brewis explains how “gestural thinking” helped him transcend influences and find his own unique language on the UK band’s latest record, Limits of Language

Guitarists
A live shot from the side of the stage as Dead Kennedys play the Mabuhay in 1978. East Bay Ray wears a hooped T-shirt and plays a Strat while a shirtless Jello Biafra works the crowd in the background.

East Bay Ray on why the Dead Kennedys’ chemistry hit its peak on Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables – and why it fell apart

By Mark McStea published

In the year 1980, the Dead Kennedys debut presented a new sound for punk. Here guitarist East Bay Ray tells us how they made Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Bands
The Night Flight Orchestra all glammed-up in stage clothes and photographed against a green backdrop: guitarists Rasmus Ehrnborn [second from left] and Sebastian Forslund [fourth from right]

Sebastian Forslund on the triumphant return of the Night Flight Orchestra and his always-on chorus

By Amit Sharma published

Recovering from the death of guitarist David Andersson, the Swedish rockers rallied to make the feel-good album of 2025. Guitarist Sebastian Forslund reveals how it happened

Guitarists
Employed to Serve

Employed To Serve on re-embracing metal guitars, dropping amps – and the lure of baritones

By Dan Bradley published

Preparing to tour fifth album Fallen Star, guitarists Sammy Urwin and David Porter talk Scandi influences, trading offsets for baritones and amp modelers, and breaking down musical tribalism

Guitarists
There’s no getting away from the fact that many major Japanese brands gained ground by cloning US designs, even fairly niche ones such as this 1972 Ibanez 2380 – a copy of the Gibson Les Paul Recording model of the era

How the Japanese guitar market found its came of age with ‘80s Fender and Gibson clones

By Jamie Dickson published

You can’t tell the story of the Japanese guitar industry without the story of the clones – Keith Anderson of Japanese specialist Gas Station Guitars explains the history of the high-quality knock-offs that made its reputation

Guitars
1964 Epiphone Riviera: By 1964, the earlier ‘Mickey Mouse’ body ears of the Riviera had slimmed. The six-string is an unusual sunburst with narrower dark edges, while the 12-string E360TD-12 is the more common Royal Tan

In praise of the Riviera, Epiphone's semi-hollow superstar

By Bob Wootton published

The Riviera played a crucial role in Epiphone's evolution through the New York jazz clubs of the 1920s, '50s electric blues, to today’s vibrant, diverse scene – and it might be the brand's GOAT

Guitars
Jenna Fournier

Billy Corgan asked Jenna Fournier to go back to bass, and she says the timing is perfect

By Andrew Daly published

The guitarist-vocalist’s band Niights, solo project Kid Tigrrr, and visual arts projects are one thing, but hitting the stage as part of Corgan’s Machines of God band as a four-stringer is another

Bassists
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