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Philip Sayce on the greatest Strats, his tone secrets – and why he always has a Silver Sky in the mix
The tone gourmand talks new vs vintage Strats, hiring SRV's amp tech, and the guitar he calls Big Daddy
Kirk Hammett on Gibsons, the magic of Greeny and why he thinks the age of active pickups is over
The Metallica lead guitarist discusses Peter Green's influence, the magic of a Gibson P.A.F. pickup, and how owning Greeny has been a life-changing experience
Little Barrie’s Barrie Cadogan on tone secrets of the alt-blues power trio and pinch-me moments with Liam Gallagher and John Squire
Nine years on from tragedy, Cadogan shares the story of his trio’s new album, the joy of vintage fuzz and the genius of John Squire
Billy Duffy on his greatest guitar deals – and the one he regrets selling to Bob Rock
The Cult six-stringer looks back on Les Pauls loved and lost, plus the latest and greatest from his mostly back-to-basics rig
How Gibson became an icon of acoustic guitar – 100 years on from its first flat-top
Gibson’s Mat Koehler charts a century of flat-tops – and how the J-45, SJ-200, Dove and Hummingbird took over the world
Slash on what made him finally change up his sound – and why we’re living through a renaissance for blues guitar
With his live album and concert film out now, Slash explains why he's still got the blues and that ain't bad
What this perfect pair of vintage Fenders tells us about collecting gear
Vintage guitar enthusiast Rod Brakes reveals how his 1965 Fender Duo-Sonic II and '67 Fender Mustang Bass proves you don't need a massive budget to take part in the vintage guitar market
Samantha Fish on finally meeting her fans’ demands and why the SG is the one
With a new live album out now, we sat down with the blues-rock fireball to hear about the gear and attitude that fuels her stage performances
Simon McBride is ditching stacks for modelers and transforming Deep Purple’s sound
But his reason for the switch isn’t what you might think
Jeff Tweedy on the two guitars he regrets selling – and how Billy Gibbons ended up with them
The sharp-dressed guitar hero doesn’t seem to be in the mood for letting them go...
Bill Frisell on why the Telecaster beats the arch-top as the touring jazz guitarist’s best friend
The Blue Note jazz legend checks in to pay tribute to the original mass produced electric guitar – the guitar that trends and airlines cannot kill
Joe Perry on the one guitar he regrets selling
It's not a rare vintage instrument by any means, but for Perry, the sentimental value of the long-gone guitar is priceless
Eric Bibb on why happiness is a good acoustic guitar – and what makes the electric a different species
The country blues master pays a mid-tour visit to Guitarist to talk touring acoustics and the foundation of his amazing fingerstyle technique
She’s worked with Courtney Love and Radiohead’s producer. Now Bethia Beadman is embarking on a baritone guitar adventure
Beadman’s hypnotic solo work unlocks something primal in all of us – which might be why she equates her songwriting to “a cat bringing in a dead bird and leaving it on the mat”
Simon McBride has a hot tone take you’ve probably never heard before
The Deep Purple guitarist prefers guitars that forego truss rods – here's why
Laura Cox on the challenges of transitioning from YouTube to the studio – and how to conquer them
The French guitarist made her name with classic rock videos on YouTube, but when it came to cutting her teeth in the studio, Cox admits it was another story altogether...
Remembering Dave Mason, the former Traffic guitarist who made a habit of playing on iconic tracks
The Traffic guitarist’s best work of the ’60s and ’70s was magical, but the stop/start nature of his career held him off household-name status
Jeff Tweedy says his mom has an eye for guitar bargains – these are the cheapest gems yet
The $100 purchase was in poor condition, and when he got it singing, its former owner was vexed...
