Dave Burrluck
Dave Burrluck is one of the world’s most experienced guitar journalists, who started writing back in the '80s for International Musician and Recording World, co-founded The Guitar Magazine and has been the Gear Reviews Editor of Guitarist magazine for the past two decades. Along the way, Dave has been the sole author of The PRS Guitar Book and The Player's Guide to Guitar Maintenance as well as contributing to numerous other books on the electric guitar. Dave is an active gigging and recording musician and still finds time to make, repair and mod guitars, not least for Guitarist’s The Mod Squad.
Latest articles by Dave Burrluck
Lâg TSE701DCE
By Dave Burrluck published
Top-of-the-line dread cutaway with Mexican wood
Gretsch G2655 Streamliner
By Dave Burrluck published
The Streamliner concept is simple: to create more affordable Gretsch guitars without losing their specific DNA.
Gretsch G2622 Streamliner
By Dave Burrluck published
The Streamliner concept is simple: to create more affordable Gretsch guitars without losing their specific DNA.
Fender American Elite Telecaster
By Dave Burrluck published
For 2016, Fender's American Deluxe range is no more; they are now Elite.
Fender American Elite Stratocaster
By Dave Burrluck published
For 2016, Fender's American Deluxe range is no more; they are now Elite.
PRS CE 24
By Dave Burrluck published
Let's look at the facts. At full retail, the start price of PRS's 'full-fat' USA-made Core-line Custom 24 is £2,939.
Córdoba Iberia GK Studio
By Dave Burrluck published
Córdoba's masterplan is to make the traditional classical and flamenco guitar available to all guitarists, not least with the modern 'crossover' guitar on review here, the Iberia GK Studio.
Gibson 2015 LPM
By Dave Burrluck published
The 'maple' in this Gibson's abbreviated name refers to the LPM's neck, a pretty unusual choice over the mahogany usually used on an LP
Cort Manson MBC-1 Matthew Bellamy Signature
By Dave Burrluck published
The Muse man's latest signature guitar arrives
Fender Classic Player Baja '60s Telecaster
By Dave Burrluck published
VIDEO: Another tinkered-Tele
Fender Reclaimed Old Growth Redwood Stratocaster
By Dave Burrluck published
Not the snappiest-named Fender Strat we've played this year, but one of the best...
Fender Standard Telecoustic
By Dave Burrluck published
One of the oddest versions of the Telecaster makes a return
G7th Performance 2 capo
By Dave Burrluck published
The original Performance capo gets a thorough upgrade
PRS S2 Singlecut
By Dave Burrluck published
PRS expands its cut-price USA S2 line with a version of its most notorious guitar, the Singlecut
Fender Select Stratocaster HSS
By Dave Burrluck published
Fender's Select series not only provides a bit of posh but also adds some unusual construction features to Leo's finest
Snark SN-10 Pedal Tuner
By Dave Burrluck published
Snark's clip-on guitar tuner reincarnated in stompbox form
Fender American Standard Telecaster 2012
By Dave Burrluck published
We ask what's changed in more than 60 years of Tele evolution
SNARK by Qwik Tune SN-1 Guitar and Bass Tuner
By Dave Burrluck published
The SNARK gets a little brother…
Manson Guitars MB-1 Standard Matt Bellamy signature guitar
By Dave Burrluck published
A Muse fan's dream and the world's most useable hi-tech guitar?
Gibson Les Paul 2008 Standard
By Dave Burrluck published
1958 brought us the sunburst Les Paul Standard. Fifty years on, Gibson is still tweaking the recipe.
Gibson ES-339
By Dave Burrluck published
A downsized ES-335 with upmarket performance
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