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How the Martin D-18 and D-28 changed the world – and became the definitive acoustic guitars
By Chris Gill published
Loved by the likes of Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Mark Knopfler and more, these Martin dreadnoughts are arguably the most successful guitar designs in history. Here's everything you need to know about this steel-string icon
Wunderhorse turned up to Nirvana's In Utero studio, borrowed guitars – and made one of 2024’s best alt rock records
By Mark McStea published
What started out as a solo project is now a proper band with ties that go back to childhood, and Midas is the sound of an indie collaboration in full bloom
Jontavious Willis has become one of acoustic blues’ most exciting voices – just don’t says he’s the future of the art form
By Mark McStea published
Straight out of West Georgia with stories to tell and songs to sing, Willis tells us why the time is now for acoustic blues and how the British Invasion brought good and bad for the art form
Fender Mustang Micro vs Mustang Micro Plus: is it worth upgrading?
By Matt McCracken published
We put Fender’s two headphone amps for guitar in a room together to duke it out
Ian Moore on Dumble's legacy, the “snake oil” around them, and his quest to design the perfect amp
By Tracy Anne Hart published
If the perfect tone doesn't exist then why are we still search for it? As Austin powerhouse Ian Moore sees it, "the journey is the destination"
Cream were one of the loudest rock bands of their time – that excessive volume helped tear the band apart
By Jackson Maxwell published
During Cream's late '60s heyday, and again during their brief reunion in 2005, drummer Ginger Baker felt that both his – and even Eric Clapton's – contributions were often drowned out by bandmate Jack Bruce's
Berry Oakley set the template for the Allman Brothers Band with a modified ’72 Jazz, known as ‘The Tractor’
By Nick Wells published
Oakley added a Hagstrom Bi-Sonic pickup to his 1972 Jazz Bass, giving him a total of three pickups and five control knobs
“Somebody said, ‘Why don't you try slap bass?’” Chris Wolstenholme switched up his tone and technique on Muse’s The Resistance
By Nick Wells published
Monstrous tones (and a massive signal chain) are just part of Chris Wolstenholme’s bass evolution with Muse
Session bassist Gordon Edwards laid it down on this classic John Lennon ballad
By Stevie Glasgow published
A close connection with John Lennon's musical arranger put Gordon Edwards in the studio for 1973’s Mind Games
Robin Guthrie on how he conjured the haunting (and monstrous) tones of Cocteau Twins
By Mark McStea published
With The Moon and the Melodies remastered and reissued, the architect of the lushest sounds committed to tape reflects on the effects experimentation and accidental magic of the quintessential 4AD band
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