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How Sophie Giuliani went from ballet dancer to Olivia Rodrigo’s guitarist – and what she learned from John Mayer
By Glenn Kimpton published
The Australian guitarist is now an LA native with a roll call of credits including Rodrigo, Empress Of and Mayer Hawthorne, and she runs her own masterclass out of Pickup Music
“His passing leaves a big hole to fill”: Remembering Nick Guppy, Guitarist magazine’s guitar amp guru
By Dave Burrluck published
Mesa/Boogie, Bad Cat, Blackstar, Boss and more pay tribute to longtime Guitarist writer Nick Guppy, who died suddenly in April
George Vjestica on playing with John Squire and KT Tunstall, and life as one of Nick Cave’s Bad Seeds
By Andrew Daly published
You may not know him at first glance, but the work of Stoke-on-Trent native George Vjestica has probably appeared on some of your favorite albums and movies
Joanne Shaw Taylor briefly switched to Les Pauls – and it dramatically improved her guitar playing
By Janelle Borg published
Joanna Shaw Taylor is a self-confessed Fender Tele aficionado, but switching to Les Pauls taught her a valuable lesson
Lenny Kravitz on the pitfalls facing modern players, and why simple is the hardest thing to do
By Andrew Daly published
On his 12th record, Blue Electric Light, Lenny Kravitz builds on a career of guitar-into-amp heroics. He looks back on his jams with Prince, why Dumble amps remain his go-to, and what makes his number one Les Paul such a magical guitar
Junior Marvin recalls landing gigs with Stevie Wonder and Bob Marley on the same day – and how he was forced to make a life-changing decision
By Matt Owen published
Although Wonder was offering a decade-long contract, Marley's camp had their eye on Marvin for over a year before the initial meeting was made
“Sometimes the guitar will tell you what it likes the best”: How to choose the right strings for your guitar
By Jamie Dickson published
String guru Curt Mangan busts myths and drops knowledge that will help us make better decisions when it comes to the most fundamental gear purchase we routinely make
How Gibson’s SJ-200 acoustic wowed Elvis, Dylan and more to become ‘King of the Flat-tops’
By Huw Price published
The J-200 is Gibson’s most iconic flat-top – and these vintage examples include one of the first ever made, and the very last Gibson acoustic to be manufactured in Kalamazoo
Up close and personal with the 1965 Gibson EB-6D – the super-rare bass that looks like an SG
By David Davidson published
Well Strung Guitars' David Davidson introduces us to a bona fide oddball – an electric bass with six strings and two pickups that was never a big hit for Gibson… but was played by Elvis
Inside the Bernie Marsden guitar auction, featuring Squier Strats, a Greeny-esque ES-335 and more
By David Mead published
An epic collection of the former Whitesnake member’s guitars, amps and other highly collectable gear has just gone under the hammer – and we got up close and personal with his prized possessions
The history of delay, from studio guitar reel-to-reel experiments to Line 6 and the rise of digital
By Huw Price published
How 1940s innovations in sound echoed an eternity on pedalboards, taking delay from the mechanical analog era to the digital realm, shaping guitar tone for generations to come
Fender’s Master Builders on what makes a good Stratocaster – and the best Strats they’ve ever played
By Jamie Dickson published
As two of the Custom Shop’s best luthiers, there are few people in the world better qualified to talk Strats than Paul Waller and Austin MacNutt. They share the secrets behind the truly special ones – and the mods that could revitalize yours
Taylor Guitars' Andy Powers and Bob Taylor on pushing the envelope of acoustic design
By David Mead published
As Taylor Guitars clocks up its 50th year in business, we talk to current CEO and master builder Andy Powers and co-founder Bob Taylor about the current state of the acoustic building industry
Tommy Emmanuel on how to set the bar high for yourself in the studio and on stage
By Jamie Dickson published
From honing your creativity to eradicating erroneous string noise, the acoustic maestro explains how to set the bar high for yourself in the studio and on stage
It may not be flashy, but Mike Dawes’ acoustic rig is truly mind-bending
By David Mead published
A new album, a collaboration with Periphery and a touring schedule that would make many artists weep are all in a day’s work for Mike Dawes, one of the world’s foremost percussive guitar specialists
Up-close with the 1974 Martin guitar that Eric Clapton used to write Wonderful Tonight
By Jamie Dickson published
Eric Clapton’s Wonderful Tonight is one of the great love songs of our time. So when the guitar he wrote it on, a 1974 Martin 000-28, came up for auction in London, we didn’t need a second invitation to go and take a closer look
Ace Frehley on his greatest gear finds – and the guitars he regrets selling
By Andrew Daly published
The former Kiss guitarist on that time he sold a ’59 Les Paul to fund a gambling trip, and the price-boosting power of his personal signature
“Sitting at an Ikea desk, shredding guitar, day after day… I don’t want any part of that”: Tracii Guns on his favorite modern players
By Andrew Daly published
The LA Guns veteran has added to his long list of collaborations as he teams up with hard rocker Jack Russell for new album Medusa
Art-rock’s elder statesman Bill Nelson on his wildest guitar stories – and why he still swears by the Line 6 Pod
By Richard Barrett published
The Be-Bop Deluxe icon invites us into his guitar-packed home to talk about his endless drive to write and record, his six-string war stories, and why he hasn’t used guitar amps for years