Features

Meet Opal Ocean, the viral Aussie duo reimagining flamenco guitar

By Amit Sharma Published 27 July 26

Alex Champ and Nadav Tabak explain why the sky is the limit with the nylon-string guitar

The hidden history of Eric Clapton’s 1960 Summersburst Les Paul Standard

By Jamie Dickson Published 27 July 26

When his ‘Beano’ ’Burst was stolen, Slowhand reached out to Andy Summers for a replacement – and the guitar became the sound of Cream

How a forgotten 1969 Jazz Bass became the go-to studio instrument for one of London’s top session bassists

By Nick Wells Published 26 July 26

Sam Dixon’s bass collection also includes a 1967 Silverstone Dolphin, a Harmony H2 from 1964, and a pre-CBS Fender P-Bass

The most difficult job in guitar maintenance? How to make and install an ES-335 wiring harness

By Huw Price Published 26 July 26

Upgrading pickups and controls on a Gibson thinline is not a job many techs enjoy, let alone amateurs. But with a little organisation you might be able to get it down in an hour

Jimi Hendrix never understood why people pitted him against Eric Clapton

By Matt Owen Published 26 July 26

In a rare interview conducted in 1968, Hendrix offered his thoughts on the rivalry that had been forced on himself and Slowhand

The pioneering jazz guitarist who bridged Jimi Hendrix and Wes Montgomery – and was gone too soon

By Janelle Borg Published 25 July 26

In the ’70s and ’80s, Emily Remler broke new ground by blending jazz with samba, bossa nova, bebop, and hard bop, recording seven studio albums before her tragic death at 32

How Jefferson Airplane's Jack Casady wound up recording one of Jimi Hendrix's greatest studio jams

By Nick Wells Published 24 July 26

Jack Casady recalls the late-night studio session that became Hendrix's legendary Electric Ladyland recording

The story of the Marshall Billie Joe Armstrong amp – its first artist signature in 14 years

By Matt Parker Published 24 July 26

How Marshall teamed up with the Green Day frontman to bottle one of rock music’s most instantly recognizable tones

How one of the year’s best metal albums ended up being recorded in Airbnbs, a shed and an RV

By Gregory Adams Published 24 July 26

British metal quartet Loathe are rising just as fast as they're tuning down – and new album A Stranger to You might have you questioning just how heavy a guitar can sound

How Steinberger started the headless revolution – with a little help from Eddie Van Halen and Allan Holdsworth

By Chris Gill Published 23 July 26

Ned Steinberger didn't invent the headless guitar but his GL series captured a moment in the ’80s that changed guitar for good