Following a decade-long stint as a session sideman, it took an unintended jam with ‘God’ himself to reignite the blues-rock guitarist’s passion and inspire the best album of his career.
We sit down with the band’s slide-guitar hero extraordinaire Chris Turpin to check out the jewels of his enviable guitar collection and hear about a lockdown album with some famous special guests.
Peredur ap Gwynedd has performed alongside a laundry list of pop stars and enjoys a sideline as a TV cycling commentator. We head to the Welsh guitarist’s London studio to check out the tools of his trade.
Utilising some unusual valves and sporting a range of tones inspired by classic Fenders, the Super Bee packs a fearsome sting at home and stage-friendly volumes.
With 13 years as the lead guitarist in The Pretenders under his belt, James Walbourne has also played with Jerry Lee Lewis and The Pogues. We get up close with his well-travelled guitar collection.
The Biffy Clyro guitarist has one of the most monstrous live guitar tones we’ve ever heard. Has his guitar tech managed to capture it in stompbox form?
Thanks to a client list that includes Dan Auerbach, Tom Bukovac and Vince Gill, the glorious valve reverb tones of Ebo Customs may already have found their way into your record collection.
