Naked Ambition

Taylor has tried it, Collings is very successful at it and now Lowden is having a go at crossing over to the electric side of guitar design. We take a look… 

Big Ideas

Acoustic giant Yamaha downsizes and gets travel-friendly with a new compact electro that has a surprisingly big heart.

Barrie Cadogan

Squeezing us in between tour dates and many other musical commitments, the Little Barrie frontman drops by the Guitarist studios for a catch-up and to deliver a video masterclass…

All White Now !

Neville Marten Revisits A Past Life To Upgrade A Modest Strat To Custom Spec.

Gas Supply

Our pick of the month’s most delectable, wallet-bothering new gear.

Lenny Kravitz

Now 30 years into a multi-million-album-selling career, serial Grammy winner Lenny Kravitz credits his success with hits such as Are You Gonna Go My Way and Always On The Run to instinctive, from-the-gut riffing and a ‘first take’ recording philosophy. Here, he looks back on his lifelong love of guitar, the virtues of vintage Gibsons, being schoolmates with Slash and how his greatest riff was recorded with another band hammering on the studio door…

Raising The Tone - Factory Fresh Tone

The Final Part Of Our Feature On Tone Sees Adrian Emsley Explaining How To Choose New Valves For Your Amp.

Joanne Shaw Taylor

The first lady of British blues reflects upon Bulgarian kazoo players and the wisdom of keeping a corkscrew handy at all times…

Mercury Rising

BluGuitar reboots its award-winning portable head with an extended range of sounds and a studio-worthy new reverb.

What's Goin' On

All the best guitar events you need to put in the diary...

Swiss Things

Pedalboard management from the Swiss Army knife of stompboxes.

Preamp Live

Mooer’s latest packs multiple-preamp power for your ’board.

Hot Mods

CUSTOMISING YOUR GUITAR HAS THE POTENTIAL TO TRANSFORM IT FROM A WORKHORSE INTO A THOROUGHBRED. WE ASKED SOME OF THE WORLD’S FINEST CUSTOMISERS TO SHARE THEIR PRO TIPS ON HOW TO UPGRADE YOUR GUITAR’S TONE AND MAXIMISE ITS MOJO…

Richard Fortus

From antique Martins and golden-era Gibsons, to high-spec custom builds and mods, the Guns N’ Roses veteran talks hunting down guitars, nailing his tone and sharing a stage with Slash

Molly Tuttle

Still only in her mid-20s, Molly Tuttle is already festooned with awards for her songwriting and incredible guitar playing. Guitarist caught up with her during a recent UK tour to talk about her new album and record a special video masterclass

Made To Measure

We consider the pros and cons of buying a guitar from a small independent maker. It’s not for everyone…

Gibson Memphis 2013 ES-330

As readers who have followed previous installments of this Longterm Test will know, I sold an ES-335 that I was using for a Hendrix/ Cream tribute gig, plus used a bit of extra savings, to get a reissue ES-330.

John Etheridge

In a short break from Soft Machine’s extensive worldwide tour schedule, John Etheridge talks us through the band’s inner workings and reveals what it’s like to be in the six-string driving seat of one of the most legendary British jazz-fusion outfits

The Greatest Showman

As prog-metal titans Dream Theater raise the curtain on their ambitious new album, talismanic guitarist John Petrucci tells us about pressure, testosterone-powered jams and camaraderie on the road with Satriani, Collen and Roth…

Hail To The King

With a design that looks back to the 50s and some futureproof internal additions, Supro’s latest has some surprises under the hood and a rather attractive price

Longtermers

A few months’ gigging, recording and everything that goes with it – welcome to Guitarist ’s longterm test report

Back To The Beginning

With the launch of the CLF Research Skyhawk, G&L is revisiting its past to recall the pioneering spirit of Leo Fender and George Fullerton. Guitarist finds out more…

Telecaster Pickups

Joe Dobson, founder of London’s Joseph Kaye Guitars, explains the radical differences between Tele pickups old and new

Modern Art

In a celebration of great British amp building, Hamstead Soundworks releases a single-channel masterpiece to follow up its Artist 20RT – home-grown tone at its best

Bare Knuckle ‘T-Top' Humbucker

Continuing this issue’s customisation theme, deputy editor David Mead heads off to Bare Knuckle Pickups in Cornwall to try his hand at the deceptively difficult art of winding pickups, embarking on his very own PAF to enlightenment…

1956 Fender Esquire

Dan Orkin of Reverb.com details the ups and downs of finding a vintage Fender Esquire at a reasonable price in today’s marketplace

Session Diary - Studio Secrets

Adam Goldsmith adds a few more tips to this issue’s feature, pertinent for the jobbing musician

Neville's Advocate

This month Nev Marten struggles to convince himself that he doesn’t need a new Les Paul. He could be crumbling...

Here I Go Again - Too Many Tours

The second part of his road diary follows Bernie and the Gov’t Mule boys over to the continent

Johnny Marr

Guitarist visits the ex-Smiths man at his studio ahead of a string of launch shows for his latest solo album, Call The Comet…