8 forward-thinking acoustic guitars that use alternative tonewoods By Rob Laing Say hello to copafera, mutenye and siris with Martin and Taylor’s post-CITES models
Samantha Fish: “Not every song needs a solo. Most songs don’t” By Rob Laing In conversation with the rising US blues guitar star
Rig tour: Kenny Wayne Shepherd By Rob Laing We talk tone with the bluesman as he embarks on his Lay It On Down tour
Myles Kennedy’s top 5 tips for guitarists: “If I can do it, you can do it” By Rob Laing Alter Bridge frontman talks alternate tunings, multi-tasking and going solo
We salute you: the rhythm guitar genius of Malcolm Young By Rob Laing The story of AC/DC's departed rhythm god
Me and my guitar: Rabea Massaad (Toska, Dorje) - "I’ve done something a bit different" By Rob Laing Rabea on his Chapman Guitars signature, the ML3 BEA
Guild M-40E review By Rob Laing £1,785 $1,899 Guild welcomes back a small-bodied favourite with new twists
Stereophonics: “It’s about having confidence in yourself as a player. You can just play the song but you can also play around them” By Rob Laing Kelly Jones and Adam Zindani on a 20-year journey as guitarists
Guild M-240E Troubadour review By Rob Laing £445 €498 $469 This lone concert-sized bandit is packing a pickup
Tony Iommi: “None of us were brilliant musicians but as a band it worked” By Rob Laing The Black Sabbath legend looks back on his guitar history and The End
Jamie Lenman: “I don’t feel like an underdog at all” By Rob Laing Reuben's eclectic alt-rock hero on his songwriting and six-strings
Epiphone Ltd Ed Lee Malia Explorer Custom Artisan review By Rob Laing £679 $799 An Explorer with a lot of tone on tap
Rig tour: Russian Circles By Rob Laing Behind the scenes with Mike Sullivan and his almighty pedalboard
Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien: “I was always drawn to sounds that didn’t sound like the guitar” By Michael Astley-Brown, Rob Laing Groundbreaking guitarist on designing the Fender EOB Stratocaster, essential gear and the band’s ongoing tonal evolution
Dean DeLeo talks Stone Temple Pilots’ Core, track-by-track: “There was an innocence yet a determination” By Rob Laing Guitarist reflects on gear, recording and writing with Scott Weiland
Joe Bonamassa: the World Guitar Day interview By Rob Laing The blues master reflects on his lifelong relationship with the guitar
Kelly Jones and Adam Zindani explain why they’d be f**ked without the guitar By Rob Laing Stereophonics’ guitar duo discuss what the guitar means to them
