Some stars of the gear world have made a name for themselves by discerning a gap in the market and driving hard into it. For Robert Keeley, however, it was a love of audio electronics luring him toward the thing he was called to do – and finding he belonged there all along.

Testament’s six-string aficionado talks about the music that started him on his lifelong love of the guitar, his secret penchant for jazz and be-bop and convincing airport security that his wah pedal was not a suspicious package.

The Muse frontman on Manson Guitar Works, Billie Eilish and the dark art of creating colossal distortion tones.

Rift main man Chris Fantana checks out a cheap and cheerful 1980s solid-state amp that may be ideal for the modern era.