We'll All Be Kit Building

Is it really so simple to build your own axe? Mod Squad chief, Dave Burrluck, guides us through the pros and pitfalls of Guitar Construction 101

Shergold Masquerader SM-04 With Dave Burrluck

Shergold Masquerader SM-04 With Dave Burrluck

Atlantic Storm

A semi-solid, 24-fret bolt-on using woods you’ve never heard of? Welcome to PRS’s ‘Reclaimed Limited’ CE 24

The Wishlist Dream Guitars To Beg, Borrow And Steal For…

Gibson custom Mark knopfler 1958 les paul £9,399 

Best Of British

Long-running Brit brand Gordon Smith, now in the hands of Auden Guitars and with proper distribution, looks set to become a major player.

Chuck Berry 1926- 2017

With the death of Charles Edward Anderson Berry on 18 March 2017, the guitar world lost the godfather of rock ’n’ roll. Neither bluesman, entertainer nor country boy, he somehow fused all three personas into a rip-snorting style that formed the very language of rock guitar

Elektron Analog Drive

A Swedish synth company has the vision to take eight analogue drive circuits and put them in one box with complete digital control   

Empress Echo System

There are plenty of do-it-all delay pedals out there but with its dual engines to build complex sounds, does this Empress rule?

BAE Hot Fuzz

Classy studio gear purveyor turns its hand to pedals, with this impeccably vintage-voiced fuzz

Luna Stone True Over Drive 1 & 2

LunaStone’s Big Fella spawns two little fellas with tonal variations on the same overdriven theme

Brothers Analog Gainstage

A pedal described as having a digital brain and analogue heart delivers myriad ways to utilise two channels of dirt

It's In The Numbers

Do you know your 305 from your 408? We break down the code of PRS’s number-based model names

The Best 'MOD' Ever!

Why do we sometimes over-look the most basic part of our guitar: our strings? Dave burrluck considers the importance of a fresh set of wires…

Session Diary - A Little Prspect

When it came to arena-sized solos Adam Goldsmith had to discover what sound was acceptable in the 80s

Session Diary - The Big Band

Session guitarist Adam Goldsmith found his feet as a fledgling guitarist in a big band format, and those skills continue to serve him well today.

Session Diary - Saturday Night's Alright

Adam’s been emulating famous tones for some recent prime time tV work. He shares his secrets here...

The Guitar Show

25 To 26 February, Birmingham.

Over To You!

it’s about time our modding readers chipped in with tales of want and woe. Dave Burrluck is your tone therapist…

Loyd Grossman

He’s a renowned gastronome, but not a lot of people know Loyd’s also a pretty tasty guitarist – so how will he digest the 10 questions we ask everyone?

1978 Travis Bean TB1000s

If you’ve been debating the pros and cons of maple versus mahogany versus partially petrified marine relic bog oak, then here’s something that will really throw you off (or quite possibly on) course…

Line 6 HX Effects

Line 6 puts all of its Helix effects and more in a smaller package that could revamp, or replace, your pedalboard

Suhr Alexa

You can’t ask this Alexa box to turn the TV on but it will give you a double shot of analogue chorus

Eric Gales

He describes his style as “upside down and backwards”, but when Eric Gales picks up his signature guitar, the blues world can’t help but listen to his heavyweight playing style

Raising The Tone

From musician, writer and performer to producer, mix engineer and record label owner, Ethan Johns has honed his craft as a guitarist on both sides of the control room glass

Oceans 11 Reverb

It might take its name from a heist movie but you won’t need to rob a casino for this cool reverb

DeArmond Gold Foils

Curtis Novak, R&D scientist turned pickup tone consultant for the likes of Neil Young and Beck, demystifies their legendarily vibey sound

Fender Jazz Bass

After the revolution of the P-Bass, the Jazz made the four-string even cooler

Junior Genius

Now comfortably into his ‘new’ career as one of the UK’s finest small shop electric makers, Patrick J Eggle’s latest solidbody takes us back to simpler times

Ketch Secor

He’s a multi-instrumentalist with Old Crow Medicine Show – but how will he handle the 10 questions we ask everyone?

Straight Shooter

Championed by Billy Gibbons. Mentored by Johnny Winter. Shattered by addiction. Back with a candid new solo album, Texas gunslinger Lance Lopez recounts his rocky road from hell to redemption…