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“It would be criminal if this didn’t hit a stage”: Patrick James Eggle Oz-t Cabronita Thinline review
By Dave Burrluck published
Upholding the craft of the luthier, Patrick James Eggle’s latest build is another reason to look to the UK if you want the best

Putting the HSS into SRV? Ibanez’s new AZ signature model is like the voodoo child of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s #1 Strat
By Jonathan Horsley published
Ibanez teams up Chinese guitar virtuoso Gaofunk for a classy MIJ Prestige series S-style that's giving us GAS big-time

The Smashing Pumpkins designed some wild Yamaha guitars to celebrate their first gigs in Japan in 12 years – and they were played live
By Phil Weller published
The guitars designed by Billy Corgan, Kiki Wong, James Iha and Jack Bates are now on display

Meet the Tributo, the Italian super-guitar that turns the ’59 Les Paul formula on its head
By Dave Burrluck published
Based on the home of Italian supercars comes a super-electric with serious boutique pedigree. The inspiration is obvious. The upgrades less so, and it could be the acme of vintage-inspired design. Luthier Nicolas Giordano explains his process

How the Fender Jazzmaster became the one offset to rule them all – even if no one really used it for jazz
By Chris Gill published
Joe Pass was one of the few jazz cats who used the Jazzmaster for what it was designed for. But that didn't stop it being a sleeper hit for Fender, and a future classic

PRS launches an affordable, all-mahogany take version of David Grissom’s celebrated signature
By Phil Weller published
The all-mahogany PRS SE DGT Standard costs less than $700 and promises to deliver its own unique tonal twist

KHDK Electronics has started making guitars
By Phil Weller published
Not many pedal makers brave the jump from stompboxes to guitar-building, but KHDK Electronics is bucking that trend – and it has a few designs up its sleeve

Fender American Ultra Luxe Vintage ’50s Telecaster and ’60s Strat HSS review
By Dave Burrluck published
This latest wave of Fender’s American Ultra models continues to cater for the modern player but with an old-looking vintage vibe. We just can’t escape the past!

“Proof that semi-hollows can rock as hard as the clichés”: Gretsch Professional Broadkaster LX review
By Dave Burrluck published
The Broadkaster is back on the air, this time with a number of modernized features to make this a contemporary, high-performance semi-hollow rocker

“Something a little different, with vibey and diverse sounds for not a lot of money”: Vintage REVO Galactica and Astrostar review
By Dave Burrluck published
Revisiting guitars of yesteryear, the REVO models continue to move Vintage away from slavish repros to inspired retro champions for not a lot of money. Let’s hop in that time machine and take a look
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