Latest articles by Chris Vinnicombe
Song stories: how a Christmas gig at a homeless shelter provided bittersweet inspiration
In this interview from 2012, the pop megastar shares his secret to finding warm acoustics, talks Lego and Yazoo milk, and explains how rapping like Snoop can keep a crowd onside
AmpliTube goes live on the App Store, Peavey launches AmpKit
Extreme guitarist's signature model gets extra string
Satin-finished take on the classic thinline semi-acoustic
Launched earlier this year at the NAMM show, the ML6 is the latest addition to the Pennsylvania luthier Dennis Fano's Alt de Facto range
Strat with a Tim Shaw-designed humbucker
This 70s Hardtail Strat feels like a nod to an era rather than an attempt to create a period-correct replica
You have only to turn on the radio to notice that mainstream pop and indie guitar playing is more textural and less 'rock' than ever. Enter the Strymon Deco
For 2015, Gibson's annual makeover of the Les Paul Standard is more radical than ever. We take a close look at the latest iteration of the firm's flagship solid body model...
The new line-up of Gibson's USA production guitars is full of change. Are you ready?
Fender's chefs have added an intriguing new starter to the menu. Will the smaller proportions of this Modern Player satisfy, or leave us hungry for a full-scale portion?
With miniaturisation abundant in the workshops of amplifier and effects pedal engineers the world over, perhaps we shouldn't be surprised to find The Big F getting involved
The US brand continues to impress with its new Korean-made, centre-block-built electrics
Promising vintage tones and modern tweaks Fender revives it's tone monster
Fender's ultimate flexible floor-filler gets put through its paces
