
Jamie Dickson
Jamie Dickson is Editor-in-Chief of Guitarist magazine, Britain's best-selling and longest-running monthly for guitar players. He started his career at the Daily Telegraph in London, where his first assignment was interviewing blue-eyed soul legend Robert Palmer, going on to become a full-time author on music, writing for benchmark references such as 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die and Dorling Kindersley's How To Play Guitar Step By Step. He joined Guitarist in 2011 and since then it has been his privilege to interview everyone from B.B. King to St. Vincent for Guitarist's readers, while sharing insights into scores of historic guitars, from Rory Gallagher's '61 Strat to the first Martin D-28 ever made.
Latest articles by Jamie Dickson

Free The Tone Red Jasper RJ-1V
By Jamie Dickson last updated
High-quality 'drive with valvey tones

Carl Verheyen on unlocking the fretboard
By Jamie Dickson last updated
The US session maestro reflects

Eric Johnson and Mike Stern talk joint album Eclectic
By Jamie Dickson last updated
Two guitar geniuses, one record

NAMM 2015: mighty Magnatones
By Jamie Dickson, Editor last updated
We caught up with Magnatone's chief engineer, Obeid Khan, to talk about two small but juicy new amps from the company that have been launched at NAMM 2015.

NAMM 2015 guitar diary: Bogner on tone
By Jamie Dickson, Editor last updated
We swung by the Bogner stand to find him chatting with top guitarists such as 'King of the Strat' virtuoso Thomas Blug and Phil X, Bon Jovi's touring guitarist.

NAMM 2015 guitar diary: Retro re-imagined
By Jamie Dickson, Editor last updated
Walking around the NAMM exhibition halls this year we've seen an emerging trend for guitars that look and sound like vintage designs but are completely new.

Under the microscope: Fender 1954 Stratocaster
By Jamie Dickson last updated
Pristine original in pictures

Oz Noy talks technique, tours and Two-Rock
By Jamie Dickson last updated
We examine the wizardry of Oz

Exclusive: Eric Clapton's 'Beano' Les Paul is "in US collection", claims Joe Bonamassa
By Jamie Dickson last updated
Holy Grail of missing guitars is alleged to be with collector

Rig tour: Richard Hawley's guitars, amps and effects
By Jamie Dickson last updated
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

John Petrucci reveals his almighty live rig and the key to astonishing solos
By Jamie Dickson, David Mead last updated
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…

Free The Tone Tri Avatar TA-1H
By Jamie Dickson last updated
Blue is the internationally recognised colour of chorus, of course – it's in the Geneva Convention – but in other ways, playing the Tri-Avatar defies expectations.

Inside the workshop: Anderwood
By Jamie Dickson last updated
Behind the scenes of the UK's rising lap-steel star

Booker White's 1933 National Duolian Resonator - in pictures
By Jamie Dickson last updated
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?

Meet your maker: Taylor's search for the ultimate maple guitar
By Jamie Dickson last updated
We head to the mountains with Taylor's top brass

Thorpyfx Gunshot Overdrive
By Jamie Dickson last updated
First in a small range of belligerently named effects, the Gunshot is hand-built by Adrian Thorpe, an explosives expert serving in the British Army.

Richard Hawley talks Hollow Meadows, broken bones and rare guitar finds
By Jamie Dickson last updated
"As long as I'm playing guitar, I'm happy"

Inside the workshop: Orange Amps' Adrian Emsley
By Jamie Dickson last updated
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…

In pictures: 1964 Marshall JTM45
By Jamie Dickson last updated
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

Rare and beautiful B-Bender electrics - in pictures
By Jamie Dickson last updated
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

Al Di Meola's 10 tips for guitarists
By Jamie Dickson last updated
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...

One for the road: Wolf People
By Jamie Dickson last updated
Wolf People guitarist Joe Hollick tells us about Polish practical jokes, and why Firebirds rule his rig...

Larry Carlton on Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell and solo secrets
By Jamie Dickson last updated
In-depth with 'Mr 335', the solo and session legend
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