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DiMarzio is determined to make you like the Tele neck pickup position with its new Muscle T set
By Phil Weller published
The Muscle T aims to add everything Tele pickups lack

This is all the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – and it includes my new dream reverb machine
By Matt Owen published
Elsewhere, Ibanez shows its RG range some love and Dunlop hopes to make you a better player with some newly engineered guitar picks...

Gibson steps up the search for the lost Back to the Future guitar – and its discovery hinges on one key spec
By Phil Weller published
The guitar played by Michael J. Fox for the film’s famous school dance scene has been missing for 40 years – and Gibson is determined to track it down

Gibson spent years trying to convince Warren Haynes to work on a signature guitar – this is what changed his mind
By Phil Weller published
His signature Les Paul steps away from his usual spec choices, and with good reason

Paul Reed Smith says early Les Pauls were all Goldtops to hide a tonal breakthrough from Leo Fender
By Janelle Borg published
The PRS Guitars founder answers the million dollar question: why were all the early Gibson Les Pauls Goldtops?

Herman Li on how Guitar Hero helped make guitar solos cool again – and why grunge killing off the shred scene wasn’t a bad thing
By Phil Weller published
Guitar cultures come and go, and though Li was instrumental in putting shred back on the menu, he says the grunge scene was “great” for this one reason

From Hüsker Dü’s “fighter jets” to Sugar’s “sheets” of guitar, how Bob Mould built his wall of sound
By Andrew Daly published
With his trusty Fender Strat in hand and at a young 64, Bob Mould is an evergreen icon of alt and indie guitar – and he’s back with a new solo album

Liam Gallagher’s son thinks guitar music is only now making a return
By Phil Weller published
Gene Gallagher, of indie band Villanelle, says a new era of rock music is here

Jack White reveals the one guitar he regrets letting go – and why he still hopes he'll reunite with it
By Janelle Borg published
White reminisces on the one that got away...

Why folk legend Richard Thompson is embracing new guitar gear – but drawing the line at digital
By Matt Owen published
Thompson may be impressed with modern guitar gear, but he’s explained why he doesn’t like digital amp simulations

Irish guitar firm announces a new U.S.-based distribution hub to tackle tariff impact – will other manufacturers follow suit?
By Janelle Borg published
By setting up a States-based distribution hub, Emerald Guitars is hoping to better serve its American customer base by absorbing the tariff costs and eliminating any “surprise fees”

Joe Perry leaves the door open for an Aerosmith reunion – and he’s not the only band member who’s keen
By Matt Owen published
The guitar hero is the latest Aerosmith member to hint at a final send-off at some point in the future

Can we turn an Epiphone Flying V into a vintage Gibson unicorn? It’s easier than you might think
By Huw Price published
Using Chris Buck’s ’50s Epiphone Flying V, Huw Price demonstrates how you can take an affordable Epiphone and transform it into a relic’d Gibson. A little DIY Tom Murphy action, if you will…

Ibanez has just dropped fresh signature guitars for 3 of its biggest artists – but a new Premium Series has stolen their spotlight
By Phil Weller published
New high-end RGA Premium models have been launched alongside updated Joe Satriani, Lari Basilio and Josh Smith signatures

Dweezil Zappa devises the ultimate tube amp versus modeler test – using both the shred an Eddie Van Halen classic
By Phil Weller published
Zappa put two distinct setups to the test to see if listeners could truly tell the difference between tube amps and their digital counterparts

Sam Fender’s first guitar was a budget Strat copy – and even though he's selling out stadiums, he still plays it to this day
By Janelle Borg published
The indie rock phenom looks back on his beginnings – and how a humble rig, along with Slash’s autobiography, served as his tools for becoming part of the UK’s contemporary rock royalty

Phil Collins' go-to guitarist, Daryl Stuermer, reveals his Parkinson's diagnosis
By Janelle Borg published
Genesis’ “permanent part-time” member reflects on the challenges he encountered during the band’s The Last Domino? Tour, which ultimately led to his diagnosis

Green Day invite fan on stage to play Good Riddance – but he trolls them with Wonderwall instead
By Phil Weller published
One young fan has taken the “Anyway, here’s Wonderwall” meme to extreme measures