Latest articles by Jamie Dickson
For thousands of guitarists in the early '60s, a Fiesta Red Fender Stratocaster symbolised a thrilling new era of music.
Art-rocker and designer of a stunning Music Man signature model, St Vincent - aka Annie Clark - is notching up accolades across the entire breadth of the music world. We find out more…
He may look like a city slicker, but he’s a country boy at heart, so how will he deal with the 10 questions we ask everyone?
A buried treasure of the guitar world - unearthed
In-depth with the all-star blues guitar group
Taylor's master luthier surfs for inspiration, plays like a pro and makes guitars by hand in California
Tony Zemaitis worked alone in his own home, was unimpressed by celebrities and built only a few instruments every year
In-depth with the legendary bearded bassist
When it comes to the age old battle of tone vs convenience, Richard Hawley is not renowned for his ability to compromise on the former
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…
The story belongs in a film script - a man buys a used acoustic for a few dollars and plays it for years
"As long as I'm playing guitar, I'm happy"
Adrian Emsley is Orange's amp-design wizard. We take a look round his R&D workshop to find out how solder, instinct and software help him conjure up stunning tone…
As the black Strat used by Jimi Hendrix at the Monterey Festival returns from America to take pride of place in a new British rock exhibition at the V&A, we took the chance to experience it up close…
The JTM45 was first-born of the Marshall breed and the earliest examples of this amp, featuring an Art Deco-style 'Coffin' logo, are very scarce
Designed by Gene Parsons and Clarence White of The Byrds, the B-Bender is an ingenious mechanism designed to make regular electric guitars sound like a pedal-steel
He's the king of fusion guitar and few players wield a Les Paul with such precision. We join Al Di Meola to find out why rhythm is the soul of style...
In-depth with 'Mr 335', the solo and session legend
How did a guitar owned by Booker White, one of history's most influential bluesmen and an early inspiration to BB King, come to rest thousands of miles away in the North East of England?
