Anderson’s metal guitars were truly unique, but he got side-tracked building Space Shuttles, missiles and drum triggers for Def Leppard, meaning just a few dozen of these fascinating instruments were ever made.
The newly minted chief guitar designer, president and CEO on why Taylor wants to do things differently but keep guitar-making at its core, the unique challenges of the company’s new 700 Series Koa instruments, and whether the brand could ever be tempted back into the electric market.
On their third album in just as many years, the Leeds quartet forego the immersive experience of Lines Redacted in favour of “a collection of good songs” forged with an arsenal of Fenders and a solitary Deluxe Reverb.
We catch up with Claudio Sanchez and Travis Stever to find out all about their latest album, writing timeless riffs in your mum’s kitchen, and being reunited with stolen guitars over a decade later.
The revered session man and online tutor, who’s worked with Frankie Valli and written for Netflix and Comedy Central, discusses his love of The Beatles and playing guitar in the bushes.
It’s one of the most commonly used yet contentious terms in all of guitardom, but in his latest column, Thorpy FX main man Adrian Thorpe attempts to get to the bottom of what we really mean when we talk about ‘boutique’ brands, and whether it really matters…
