Artist Rigs

Granted exclusive access to Brian May’s stunning collection of Vox AC30s, G&B goes where no guitar mag has been before to find out what it takes to keep Brian’s amps operational on the road, why they’re now more reliable than ever and just why the Queen guitarist will never use anything else…

King Crimson guitarist, solo artist and session player Jakko Jakszyk has amassed a collection of weird and wonderful guitars.

Since his early childhood, Ethan Johns has been surrounded by some of the music world’s brightest lights. He’s gone on to become a highly regarded producer, working with the likes of Tom Jones, Ryan Adams and Paul McCartney. His guitar collection isn’t bad, either…

As a member of Britpop band Cast, who also works with Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant, Liam ‘Skin’ Tyson has built up quite a guitar collection.

He also showed us a few very special extras from one of the greatest collections on Earth…

Mark Neary is an experienced session bassist and engineer, having worked with the likes of Noel Gallagher and Adele. We check out his collection…

We visit blues-rock star Joe Bonamassa at his California home to see the guitars that made his 12th studio solo album, Blues Of Desperation, take flight…

Alphabetic guitarist Walter Heale is a big fan of Jazzmasters and Gretsches, often modded. He takes us on a tour of his enviable collection.

John Etheridge is widely revered for his genre-spanning dexterity on the fretboard. His guitar collection is just as eclectic, as we discover…

On the eve of The Who’s British Summer Time show at Hyde Park, we were granted exclusive access to every inch of their live rig – Steve Clarke finds out how Pete Townshend gets that sound…