Darran Charles

The Norwegian prog-metallers’ guitarist on moving away from aggressive riffing, how his tastes have evolved over the band’s 20 years, and why getting their fans involved in the songwriting process was a recipe for lots and lots of guitar tracks.

With the 1980s very much in vogue, Kramer’s new Custom Graphics series is a flamboyant reminder of what the brand stands for.

Jackson’s partnership with a progressive metal hero yields another Juggernaut – and this one promises to remain in tune come rain or shine.

The shred guitar icon on why he played every instrument on his new album, Werewolves of Portland, the pressure to do something new, and why he’s always trying to keep people engaged, even if you have to get out a pick-drill to do it.

Gene Baker forges ahead with a modern design that’s much more than a shred guitar.

Here’s your ticket back to the 1980s in a Neon Pink time machine.

A blast from the past but no museum piece, this luxurious shred machine covers an awful lot of ground.

The virtuoso on new The Aristocrats live album, Freeze!, why the life of an online guitar influencer is not for him, and how the Boss Baby 2 ended up stretching him creatively.

Deliciously versatile and impeccably built, the G300 Pro could be Cort’s game-changer.

Fanned-fret guitars are more popular and more affordable than ever before. Is it finally time for naysayers to take the plunge?