Guitarist

The making of the American Professional Classic series – the brand-new “lived-in” (but not relic’d) US Fender line

By Dave Burrluck published 8 December 25

More aged nitro finishes and a new US-made line-up that pares back the modernisms. Are our tastes changing? Max Gutnik, chief product officer at FMIC, tells all

How a $10k acoustic build put the loud into Lowden – with exotic tonewoods and faultless construction

By Dave Burrluck published 8 December 25

Meet the high-end cutaway acoustic of your dreams that looks a million dollars and costs more than $10,000 – another occasion when Irish luthier George Lowden has raised the bar

Gary Moore’s 1963 Telecaster is modded and thrashed to death – and it’s got a tone pot that behaves like a wah

By Jamie Dickson published 5 December 25

Before it was auctioned for just under $69,000, we take a closer look at one of the lesser-spotted electrics in Moore’s collection, with Bonham’s Steve Clarke sharing its story

The challenge of amplifying our acoustics has been one of guitar’s great challenges over the decades – are we nearly there yet?

By Michael Watts published 4 December 25

We’ve come a long way from the “plastic piezo ping” – acoustic players today have more options on how to present their sound onstage just as nature intended

The story behind Oasis’ new signature guitars

By Stuart Williams published 3 December 25

The Gibson Les Paul, Epiphone Riviera and Epiphone Sheraton have a deep history with the Manchester rock powerhouse, and this year’s new signature models take us all the way back to the beginning

“Some might be thankful they only made one because Gibson didn’t waste any more wood”: Meet the obscure ’60s Gibsons that prove double-necks were a thing before Stairway to Heaven

By Dave Davidson published 1 December 25

Meet the ‘60s Gibson EMS-1235s that prove that doublenecks were a thing before Stairway to Heaven

You know Greeny, now it’s time to meet Stripe – Gary Moore’s other go-to ’59 Les Paul, and a guitar of incalculable vibe

By Jamie Dickson published 30 November 25

With some of the most phenomenal buckle rash you will ever see, Stripe is a holy grail to end all holy grails. As it is being sold privately via Bonham's, we get evaluator Steve Clarke to spill Stripe's secrets

How Marillion’s Steve Rothery forged a new musical alliance – and got addicted to buying pedals in the process

By David Mead published 29 November 25

Rothery and Tangerine Dream’s Thorsten Quaeschning might have sounded like "a firm of accountants" to Rothery's mind but as Bioscope, the two prog icons are creating something new, a mesmerizing trip into the unknown

6 Gibson USA Les Pauls we love that won’t break the bank

By Dave Burrluck published 27 November 25

The Gibson USA line has plenty of affordable options. We take a look at a half-dozen single-cuts that punch above their price tags

Roger McGuinn on the Ovation 12-string that fell apart and the infamous Rickenbacker theft of ‘65

By Andrew Daly published 27 November 25

The Byrds’ 12-string-toting folk hero talks Rickys, Roland JC-120s, JangleBoxes and more

Celebrating 30 years of the Blues Junior – the Fender combo that came, saw and conquered the tube amp market

By Charlie Wilkins published 25 November 25

Compact, affordable and full of Fender DNA, the Blues Junior celebrates three decades as one of the company’s most iconic and celebrated tube amp designs. This is its story

Stephen Dale Petit on break-ups, cancer, Eric Clapton and why the original “blues hooligan” is no gun-for-hire

By Henry Yates published 20 November 25

Grave illness and a broken heart have tested Stephen Dale Petit – but the bluesman tells us that completing his Clapton-bolstered masterpiece, Be The Love, is all that matters

Anglo-French blues-rocker Laura Cox on Les Pauls vs SGs, and getting huge tone from a Junior guitar

By Amit Sharma published 20 November 25

On Trouble Coming, Cox cuts loose, recording with the No Money Kids and showcasing her formidable slide chops

Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil on why he fell in love with Kirk Hammett’s Greeny – even if he’s still Team Strat

By Amit Sharma published 18 November 25

With their 10th album, Futique, Biffy Clyro remind us exactly why they are one of the most important rock bands of the modern age

Inside the final Gary Moore gear auction – from the amps behind his sound to the red Strat that unleashed his blues power

By Jamie Dickson published 14 November 25

With the last of Moore’s guitars going under the hammer, we join Claire Tole-Moir of Bonhams and Neville Marten, former Guitarist editor and friend to Gary, to examine his extraordinary collection

Phil X on the guitars he’s loved and lost – and how Eddie Van Halen taught him to “enjoy and ruin” the instrument

By Andrew Daly published 12 November 25

The former session man turned Bon Jovi six-stringer dialled in with Guitarist to talk about his journey buying, selling, regretting and loving guitars