Guitarist

Keith Urban tells the tale of the Dumble that got away – and why he let down the buyer of his ’Burst

By Andrew Daly published 21 January 26

The country superstar shares his love for holy grail amps, writing riffs on cheap guitars, and the Nocaster once owned by Cinderella’s Tom Keifer that’s “worth every cent”

Larry McCray on rubbing shoulders with blues royalty and playing through Joe Bonamassa’s epic rig

By Amit Sharma published 20 January 26

Living blues legend Larry McCray is keeping on keeping on and keeping the blues alive, and on his latest LP, Heartbreak City, he's taking his guitar to places his voice can't reach

Steve Stevens on resisting shred, how Paco de Lucia made him go nylon, and Billy Idol’s eternal appeal

By Charlie Wilkins published 19 January 26

Billy Idol’s collaborator of 40-plus years transcends the punk-rock guitarist mold, taking in flamenco, jazz‑fusion, prog and classical styles – and he is as excited about guitar today as he was when he first picked one up

How acoustic wizard John Smith went back to the future in search of acoustic transcendence

By David Mead published 16 January 26

Celebrating 20 years as a pro musician, singer-songwriter John Smith reimagines personal and fan-favorite songs for his latest album – and changed his choice of acoustic in the process

Lee Anderton on guitarists' changing tastes, and why it’s not all doom and gloom for guitar stores

By Lee Anderton published 15 January 26

The owner (and Captain) of legendary UK gear retailer Andertons gives us reason for optimism that the brick-and-mortar guitar store has still got some life left

T-Bone Walker and the guitar that gave birth to electric blues

By Tony Bacon published 15 January 26

The author of the newly released Electric Blues! T-Bone Walker & The Guitar That Started It All, Tony Bacon, joins us to spotlight T-Bone’s personal contribution to the creation of this game-changing style

How T-Bone Walker invented electric blues guitar

By Denny Ilett published 12 January 26

T-Bone Walker may have been the first true hero of modern electric blues, but he stood upon the shoulders of jazz and blues giants

Joanne Shaw Taylor on how the blues helped her find her voice, and why she'll always choose Teles

By David Mead published 9 January 26

Having embarked on a journey from classical guitar to Stevie Ray Vaughan and Albert Collins, Taylor is determined to keep the blues alive... until she can open that dog shelter

This company is trying to neutralize the Strat's biggest ‘Achilles heel’

By Dave Burrluck published 8 January 26

We take a look at the Tonerider Apex Classic set, pickups that look to improve upon the stock template by addressing the Strat's one glaring weakness

The PRS 40th Anniversary Special Semi-Hollow Limited Edition is $6,990 – but here’s why we want one

By Dave Burrluck published 7 January 26

PRS Guitars has been releasing eye-popping limited-run instruments month after month but this do-it-all high-end electric might just be the pick of the litter

How Italian maestro Andrea Rinciari is reinventing the great American jazz guitar songbook

By Amit Sharma published 5 January 26

Soho Sessions is the sound of Rinciari cutting loose and putting his own stamp on the classics, with the help of his one-of-a-kind Fibonacci Ambassador

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

Why Jared James Nichols stopped obsessing over gear – and honed in on his playing instead

By Amit Sharma published 2 January 26

Freedom, says Nichols, is the knowledge you can pick up anyone's guitar and sound like you, and now the Nashville-based Les Paul wrangler is finding that freedom in songwriting

Kiki Wong reveals her Smashing Pumpkins live rig, gear regrets and how a Line 6 amp made her the player she is today

By Andrew Daly published 2 January 26

Kiki Wong might be the only guitar player alive today who can recall from memory Ibanez S series model numbers. Here's what the S40DXQM means to her...

Remembering Ken Parker, the genius luthier who brought us the Parker Fly

By Dave Burrluck published 28 December 25

One of the guitar world’s most visionary makers, who took the archtop guitar to unimaginable levels and also created the radical Parker Fly, has died aged 73

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?

Chris Dreja turned down Led Zeppelin, but he will be remembered as the Yardbirds’ unsung bass hero in a band of guitar superstars

By Neville Marten published 24 December 25

Co-founder of the Yardbirds, Chris Dreja – who supported Clapton, Beck and Page on rhythm or bass guitar, then went on to become a photographer – has died, aged 79