Guitars

Unorthodox, powered by EMGs, Gary Moore's 1982 Charvel San Dimas was the battle-ready hot-rod he needed in the ’80s

By Jamie Dickson published 3 January 26

Hasty mods made to this Charvel made it a choice workhorse for Gary in the early ’80s – and it fetched over $40,000 when auctioned at Bonham's

“I put it on a stand at a guitar show, with no strategy. And it changed everything”: How relic’ing conquered the guitar world

By Henry Yates published 1 January 26

The not-so-gentle art of relic’ing has enjoyed a renaissance since its maligned roots in the mid-’90s. We asked scene godfather and Gibson Custom Shop guru Tom Murphy how the tide turned

Paul Reed Smith on how he built his brand, secret PRS players – and why the internet is wrong about tonewood

By Amit Sharma published 30 December 25

Once the guitar brand for the one percent, the smash-hit success of the SE line took PRS Guitars mainstream, but for Smith, it’s still about trying to raise the bar and find new sounds

The irresistible rise of the signature guitar company, as explained by Ola Englund

By Amit Sharma published 29 December 25

With more artist products available now than ever before, and an entire movement of brands run and owned by musicians, we investigate the evolution of signature guitar gear with a little help from the Solar Guitars founder

I spent an evening with 7 original Gibson Les Paul ’Bursts from 1958 to 1960 – here's what I learned

By Jamie Dickson published 24 December 25

There were two ’58s, an ex-Mick Taylor ’59; the exquisite ‘Minnesota’ ’59 ’Burst, and ‘Grainger’, too – but did a 1960 ’Burst made to ’59 spec steal the show?