All About… Roger Rossmeisl
He worked for Gibson, Rickenbacker and Fender, and along the way, designed some of the most iconic guitars of the 50s and 60s.
The Beginner’s Guide to Slide Guitar
It’s one of the most evocative, expressive and downright cool guitar styles around. UK slide maestro Chris Eaton is here to give you the basics you need to get started.
All About… Dick Denney
Dartford in Kent can lay claim to making two lasting and profound contributions to guitar music: The Rolling Stones and Vox amplifiers. We profile the man who helped power the pop…
All About… Seth Lover
The PAF is one of the all-time great guitar pickups, but the Gibson employee responsible for it also designed legendary amplifiers, the Maestro fuzz pedal and much more. We profile the pickup guru’s pickup guru, Seth Lover.
All About… Jimmie Webster
Much of the iconography of vintage Gretsch guitars came from the company’s greatest ‘travelling ambassador’. Huw Price taps into the Jimmie Webster story…
A history of CF Martin & Co, an American institution
How did one company founded by a German immigrant become an American icon and the world's preeminent maker of acoustic guitars?
The Ultimate Guide To Strat Tone
Whether you’re shopping for your first Strat or looking to breathe new life into an old favourite, when it comes to killer Strat tone, we have the answers. It’s time to turn on, tune in and rock out…
Fix Your Guitar: Our 10-step Survival Guide
Step this way as Huw Price shows you how to perform all kinds of routine repairs that’ll make a trip to the luthier a thing of the past…
All About… Tadeo Gomez
Fender’s greatest-ever neck carver was an orphaned migrant worker who walked a thousand miles to get to America.
The history of Gretsch Anniversary models
As Gretsch Guitars celebrates its 135th anniversary in style, we chart the history of one of the company’s most famous electric date-markers: the Anniversary model.