Mick Taylor

Editor-in-chief, Guitars Group

Articles by: Mick Taylor

Classic interview: John Mayer – "It has never changed that joy and passion and chemistry of just picking up the guitar and playing. In fact it's made it more important."

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Mayer on keeping the music sacred from celebrity, what makes a dream guitar and Battle Studies from 2010

Doyle Bramhall II: “I’ve spent my life studying music and I know what I love. I just follow what comes out of me”

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The producer and sideman to rock royalty returns with a new solo studio record

Michael Landau: “People go insane comparing different amps… The cabinet and speakers make far more difference”

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The session maestro on his Custom Shop Strat, touring with James Taylor, and channelling Hendrix and Cream

How CITES is changing the future of rosewood in guitars

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In-depth with one of the biggest ever changes in guitar manufacturing

Rumble with the Dumble: up close with an Overdrive Special

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We plug in to one of the world's most sought-after guitar amps

Brad Paisley talks writing with Fogerty and Jagger, and reveals his live guitar rig

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In depth with the country music megastar

Joey Landreth talks The Bros. Landreth, guitar tone and his Cooder-esque-caster

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And no, he's not son of Sonny

Joe's recent acquisition, a '66 in Candy Apple Red with the thickest headstock we've seen!

Joe Bonamassa on British blues heroes, the Bluesbreaker tone and Kossoff's chords

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The searing blues rocker on his Brit tribute

Charlie Sexton talks life, tone and being on the road with Bob Dylan

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The multi-talented Austin guitar-slinger talks - with full rig tour

James Bay talks Epiphone Centurys and 'blagging being a singer songwriter'

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In-depth with the man of the moment

Martin Simpson's gear - in pictures

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Up close with his acoustics, banjo and resonator

Martin Simpson on Magnatones, Murmurs and 'nu' folk

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The multi-award-winning musician speaks

External controls are exactly the same as those on the Klon Centaur

J Rockett Archer review

By Mick Taylor published

  • £149
  • €195
  • $179

An overdrive with a strong scent of Centaur

Your eyes say 'jumbo' but pick it, strum it, flatpick it and you'll discover it's a genuine all-rounder, despite the size

Taylor 2015 618e review

By Mick Taylor published

  • £2721
  • €3239
  • $3798

Preconception-changing powerhouse jumbo

The 614ce Grand Auditorium is the 1994 design that has become most synonymous with the brand

Taylor 2015 614ce review

By Mick Taylor published

  • £2922
  • €3239

A fresh perspective on the magic of maple

Renowned finish expert and pickup maker Curtis Novak uses these blocks as a workshop reference for old Fender colours

Lacquer/nitro finishes: what you need to know

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Lacquer respect

The Freja 1010 occupies the middle-ground between dreadnought and jumbo sized acoustics

Andrew White Freja 1010 review

By Mick Taylor published

  • £699
  • $829

Boutique designed, Korean-made acoustic

Andrew White's Eos looks deceptively small but actually lies between a 000 and dreadnought size

Andrew White Eos 1010 review

By Mick Taylor published

  • £699
  • $829

A new size - and name - in acoustic guitars

Our review guitar has solid mahogany back and sides with suitably minimal ivoroid binding and soundhole ring

Waterloo WL-14 X review

By Mick Taylor published

  • £1999
  • $1890

High-end luthier tackles depression-era budget box

The small body may give the impression that this is a travel guitar, but it's almost an inch longer than a Strat

Fender Malibu CE Mustang Limited review

By Mick Taylor published

  • £334
  • €395

Put some fun in your acoustic strum

It might look slightly toy-like, but up-close you can see the Sonoran's tidy build

Fender Sonoran SCE review

By Mick Taylor published

  • £310
  • €370
  • $350

Acoustic fun - with a capital 'F'

There are two eight-inch speakers powered by two 100-watt transistor power amplifiers

AER MM200 review

By Mick Taylor published

  • £1199
  • €1665
  • $2099

A pro-level acoustic amp

The A1+ offers two identical, independent channels, with a whole heap of tone-shaping ability on board

Laney A1+ review

By Mick Taylor published

  • £279
  • €465
  • $899

High performing, low cost acoustic amp

The slam button drops the delay time and causes the signal to self-oscillate

SiB! Mr Echo review

By Mick Taylor published

  • £199
  • €209
  • $280

The vintage-themed echo where self-oscillation rules

You could easily imagine anyone from Dan Auerbach to to Jake Bugg to Anna Calvi with one of these

Peerless Jezebel review

By Mick Taylor published

  • £799

Retro-looking contemporary hollowbody

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