Browne Amplification The Fixer and The Carbon review
There’s an inexplicable joy in stumbling upon a boutique pedal builder that’s at the forefront of creating exceptional stompboxes. It’s as if you want to…
Sting will play a guitar made from migrant boat wood – and built by inmates – at an Italian jail housing mafia bosses
Iconic British songwriter and performer Sting is due to perform for inmates at a jail in Naples, Italy soon and has said he will use…
Paul Gilbert explains why 21-fret guitars can actually deliver higher notes than 24-fret models
Earlier this year, Paul Gilbert announced The Dio Album – an ambitious instrumental tribute to the late Ronnie James Dio, which served to revive and…
Al Di Meola on Gibson Les Pauls: “My 1971 Custom is obscenely heavy and growls like nothing else”
When it comes to jazz-rock, few Les Pauls are as storied as Al Di Meola’s 1971 Les Paul Custom – famously held on the cover of…
5 ways to improve your sweep picking technique
Sweep picking is an efficient technique, combining elements of alternate picking with logical economy of motion. Typically, sweep picking found favour in ’80s rock to play…
Watch Lonnie Mack, one of the original Flying V masters, trade licks with Tele titans Albert Collins and Roy Buchanan
To call Lonnie Mack one of the first masters of the iconic Gibson Flying V electric guitar is in no way hyperbole. Mack’s most beloved…
Cory Wong and Wampler unite for the Wong Compressor – “the most versatile compressor that has ever existed”
Wampler has teamed up with Cory Wong for the aptly named Wong Compressor – a dual-function compressor pedal that, according to the pedal specialist, is…
Brandon Ellis laid down the gauntlet to Jackson’s Master Builders with this 27-fret Gold Crackle Kelly – is this one of the most challenging custom builds ever made?
Jackson has just launched a new YouTube series, Nightmare Machines, in which it documents some of the firm’s most mind-blowing custom-made electric guitars – and…
Alvarez AD30 review
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PRS unveils Sunflower-finished Fiore – the most vintage-flavored version of Mark Lettieri’s signature guitar yet
PRS has treated Mark Lettieri’s flagship Fiore signature guitar to another new colorway, which transforms the funk maestro’s versatile, modern-leaning model into a fully fledged…