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With years on the road as a guitar tech and musician under his belt, Neil Ivison recently made the transition from high-end replica builds to original electric guitar design. Will The Hurricane blow our minds?

After a break for lacquer curing, sun fading and tinted clear coats, it’s time to see how close we can get to the look of a vintage instrument.

Not all ES-330s were created equal and, during its lengthy first run in Gibson’s catalogue, there were some notable changes – the most significant coming in 1968 when the neck join was shifted from the 16th to the 19th fret.

The king of British-inspired boutique amplifiers debuts its first 6V6 circuit, and it’s every bit as good as you’d expect.

Finding a bargain-priced 1962 Stratocaster at a local auction sounds like a fairytale, but this guitar needed a lot of work.

The Electric XII was only manufactured from 1965 to 1970, but its contribution to the sonic legacy of guitar music is significant.

Does this boutique dream machine prove B&G has the Midas touch?

PAF replicas based on the pickups in Paul Kossoff’s Les Paul, sublime vibrato not included.

After covering humbucker and P-90 mods last time around, this time we take a look at how you can improve the tone of classic Fender and Gretsch-style pickups.

Though the inspiration is obvious, this new double-cut features some well-considered and interesting twists on the student set-neck theme.