Latest articles by David Mead
The acoustic guitar world has witnessed many innovations over the years in terms of pickup design and amplification.
We talk to Huey following the 20th anniversary of their debut
The Fun Lovin' Criminals have been back on the streets once again in the form of a major tour and a 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of their classic first album, Come Find Yourself
It's a Cinderella story - you're a jazz guitarist eking out a living in New York and then, one day, you're invited to play on the new David Bowie album…
Wise reflections from the fusion fret wizard
The re-release of Chris Rea's La Passione is a supremely deluxe package, but it also forms a kind of closure for the celebrated bluesman…
We talk to fretmeister John Petrucci about Dream Theater's most recent album and takes a peek behind the scenes at the live rig fuelling his brand-new signature amp…
It's hard to believe that February marked five years since Gary Moore's death. We hear from the man himself in a previously unpublished interview that was originally carried out in 1995
John McLaughlin is one of the truly unique voices on the guitar. To define him merely as a jazz-fusion pioneer is only telling half the story, as his playing defies categorisation
Before the auctioneer's hammer fell on another iconic instrument back in December, we caught up with now-previous-owner Arthur Ramm to reveal the story behind the Paul Kossoff Les Paul...
With the release of the 16-disc Thrak box set, we asked King Crimson's Trey Gunn to fill us in on the intricacies of playing a 10-string
Status Quo's Rick Parfitt explains the perils of getting your wings, the mysterious 'mush', and reveals his favourite venue
Just to give you some idea of exactly how new this model is, the paper label in the soundhole merely bears the word 'proto' – short for 'prototype', of course – instead of a model number.
"It was a moment of clarity - I thought, 'I'm going to be a guitarist…"
Essential ideas from a master musician
In pictures: the six-string behind the record-breaking album
We talk to Marshall's head of heritage and archive, Phil Wells, about the background to the birth and the early days of the iconic 100-watt stack…
They say that the first cut is the deepest, and that certainly proved true for BB King's inaugural LP...
The formidable lead guitarist with The London Souls, Tash Neal, was born into a musical household. His mother was a pianist and his father a multi-instrumentalist jazz musician
Avoid the Dauphinoise potatoes and check your DI box impedance are just two useful lessons learned by this seasoned guitar slinger after playing hundreds of gigs, including We Will Rock You...
She's the Finnish queen of blues slide who numbers TV's Hairy Bikers among her fanbase - but what will happen when we cook up the 10 questions we ask everyone?
