Features

In the first instalment in this series we looked at drop D, D major and DADGAD. This time, we’re digging deeper into the world of tunings for acoustic guitar, beginning with the mighty Csus2 or Orkney tuning.

The indie-rock songwriter on breaking down silos and letting her creative muse take her wherever she pleases on new album, Home Video, and who’s really the best guitar player in Boygenius.

It might seem unlikely that a brand could forge a sterling reputation so swiftly on the back of just one under-appreciated classic. Yet Ron Westwood has a background in the fine points of next-level sound quality that has helped him hone the craft quickly.

​The Killers guitarist on inventing his own tunings, abandoning longstanding loyalties to trusted instruments, and embracing a DIY ethos on his new solo album. ​

The Louisianan songwriter on growing up surrounded by music, the discipline of recording to tape, and learning fingerstyle from Richard Thompson.

Peredur ap Gwynedd has performed alongside a laundry list of pop stars and enjoys a sideline as a TV cycling commentator. We head to the Welsh guitarist’s London studio to check out the tools of his trade.

A recreation of the sunburst J-150 that’s been at the Oasis songwriter’s side for more than two decades.

In the days of gargantuan pedalboards, the idea of recording without effects seems unthinkable – but some engineers would still argue otherwise.

The Bloc Party frontman on losing himself in looping on new solo album The Waves Pt. 1 and why his band are feeling fired up as they return to the studio.

Frontman Awsten Knight on why he’d rather put effects on vocals instead of guitars, why he’d feel weird demoing his songs on anything other than the Strat he’s used since he was 16, and the colourful birth of new album, Greatest Hits.