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

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While most of us would happily give houseroom to a classic Fender electric or amp, a Fender acoustic is a less obvious choice, especially in the lower market area where we are swamped with choice.

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The parlour from Fender's Paramount line

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While most of us would happily give houseroom to a classic Fender electric or amp, a Fender acoustic is a less obvious choice, especially in the lower market area where we are swamped with choice.

By Dave Burrluck Published
Think Yamaha and you'll most likely think Pacifica – it's been some time since Yamaha has unleashed a really new electric guitar, but the Revstar series is most definitely that.

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It's been a bumper year for PRS, which is fitting as it's the firm's 30th Anniversary.

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Turn the clock back to the early 90s and Paul Reed Smith – who had started his production factory in 1985 – frankly, was looking for clues.

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Martin might have the reputation as the heritage acoustic guitar company, but on so many levels, it remains remarkably advanced.

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Bringing a touch of Nashville to your live rig

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PRS is marking its 30th birthday with a bewildering number of new models.

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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.

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It might be called a VoiceSolo but it's the "all-in-one personal PA, vocal monitor, instrument amplifier and vocal reverb unit" bit that should interest performing acoustic guitar players.

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A smart and accurate headstock tuner with polyphonic capabilities and great versatility

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Slightly smaller but perfectly formed, Martin's Dreadnought Junior has 'electro-acoustic of the year' written all over it. Can it really be that good?

By Dave Burrluck Published
Yamaha's Silent electro 'acoustic' guitars - both the steel- and nylon-string models - have been featured in our pages before. And not just as practice instruments, either

By Dave Burrluck Published
What's the point of a Silent Guitar? Practice, that's what... and you need one

By Dave Burrluck Published
The concept behind the Fusion series is simple enough: to create a nylon-string guitar that feels like a steel-string

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You don't need to be a guitar enthusiast to see the current and still-building popularity in small guitars

By Dave Burrluck Published
The Baby electro gets an ES2 upgrade

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Onstage DI and EQ for your acoustic guitar or bass

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The first all-new S2 design and the coolest PRS yet

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Smaller-bodied satin semi-acoustic shines

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Alex Lifeson has been a PRS electric player for many years, though he's never been a signature artist until now, with this affordable version of his £8,600 Private Stock model

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These new lightweight Sledgehammer tuners from Korg share a wide- jawed plastic clip and fully rotating tubular head
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