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19-year-old Alfie Templeman erupted onto the indie scene when his music landed in a popular Spotify playlist. Now, with his debut album having just been released, he chats to us about being a self-taught guitarist and hanging out with Nile Rodgers.

Myers also discusses using a banjo for hard rock and composing songs The Clash would be proud of.

We chat to prog-guitar icon Jeff Loomis about his 2020 signature Jackson Kelly and its sequel, the new seven-string Pro Series Soloist.

These Strat-slingers have created amazing music using Leo Fender’s most famous solidbody, yet they still haven’t been honoured with their own signature model by the big F.

The Sheepdogs’ six-string slinger discusses his beloved, battle-scarred ’66 Tele


Amplifier wizard Paul Stevens tells the tale of the R&D behind the newest and most futuristic valve amps on the block.

The Halestorm frontwoman gets deep about Korina Explorers, jamming in the bubble, and the importance of celebrating her fellow women in rock.

The former Botch and Minus The Bear guitarist on the long journey to creating his first solo album, how MTB’s final album almost never got completed, and his one big problem with the DL-4 Mk 2.

Guitarist Tom Wing discusses the trials of touring as an indie band and merging the styles of his peers to develop his own approach to guitar playing.

We speak to the MC5’s Wayne Kramer about Old Glory, Fender and what became of his unique Stars and Stripes Stratocaster.