Vintage

Martin Harley is a highly-acclaimed lap steel slide player and collector of Weissenborn-style guitars.

In part two of the British-built solidbody electric story, Paul Day documents the golden era enjoyed by UK companies during the early 1960s.

The solid electric was a novel idea in late-50s Britain, but in five years it went from unknown to industry staple. Paul Day charts the evolution of UK guitars between 1958 and 1962.

Though Paul Kossoff died in 1976, aged just 25, his blues-rock playing and distinctive vibrato continue to influence guitarists across the globe. Steve Clarke analyses his ’59 Gibson Les Paul Standard in unprecedented detail…

In the second and final part of our DIY Workshop, we show you how to give your Fender Stratocaster a sixties makeover…

Take inspiration from the sounds of yesteryear with these retro effects and give your rig a shot in the arm today.

Do we pay too much attention to the hallowed classics of the gear universe? Phil Harris loves them, but urges us to keep an open mind…

The Great Backline Wars of the 1970s led to many a rock band casualty, yet Phil Harris wouldn’t have missed the experience…