Classic gear: Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body/Nashville By Rod Brakes Chet Atkins’ seminal signature archtop was a watershed for Gretsch…
Classic gear: Epiphone Zenith By Rod Brakes Part of the Masterbilt series, the Zenith signalled a new era for Epiphone
EarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things review By Rod Brakes £249 €288 $249 Pedalboard management from the Swiss Army knife of stompboxes
Classic gear: Gibson ES-5 Switchmaster By Rod Brakes Gibson’s multi-voiced tonal smorgasbord came in many guises...
Historic hardware: Gibson ES-175D By Rod Brakes A close look at a 1965 Charlie Christian blade-pickup ES-175
Classic gear: Gibson Firebird VII By Rod Brakes The Firebird VII blazes through the 60s at the top of the pecking order
Earthquaker Devices Aqueduct review By Rod Brakes £205 €238 $199 A huge range of vibrato sounds, along with a few surprises, too...
Historic hardware: Fender's blonde electric guitars By Rod Brakes Fender’s now-iconic blonde finish has been through many evolutions
Classic gear: Fender Jazz Bass By Rod Brakes After the revolution of the P-Bass, the Jazz made the four-string even cooler
Graham Coxon: “I like to put the guitar under a certain amount of stress and see what it asks me to do” By Rod Brakes The Blur man on songwriting, gear and modding classics
Gem Archer: “It was always about being in a band. It still is! It was never about being a virtuoso” By Rod Brakes The Noel Gallagher/Oasis guitarist on his role as six-string sideman
Anna Calvi: “There’s this place between trying to be a master of your instrument, but then also being right on the edge of the cliff" By Rod Brakes We track down the Tele-wielding, creative firebrand
Classic gear: Fender Telecaster By Rod Brakes Leo Fender’s brainchild wins the long game after a hesitant start…
Historic hardware: Gibson's pre-humbucker guitars By Rod Brakes Down memory lane with some pre-PAF tone machines
In pictures: Johnny Marr's gear collection By Rod Brakes A career in gear - we get a guided tour of Marr-selected guitars, amps and effects
Classic gear: Gibson ES-355TD By Rod Brakes Gibson’s iconic cherry red finish goes into full-scale production with the ES-355
Manic Street Preachers' James Dean Bradfield: “I’m loving Strats now - if I can make them sound a bit more like a Gibson!” By Rod Brakes Track-by-track on the gear behind Resistance Is Futile
