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Articles by: Simon Bradley

How to play like Brian May

By Simon Bradley

Our insider’s guide to emulating the unmistakable style of Queen’s legendary guitarist

A-Z of classic rock guitar

By Chris Bird, Simon Bradley, Rob Laing, Stuart Williams, Henry Yates

From Aerosmith to ZZ Top

It features a hollow Shorthorn body and our example is finished in a suitably vintage white

Danelectro DCV56CR Convertible review

By Simon Bradley

  • £599

Roof down, surf's up with this hollowbody electric

The body follows the established Dano Shorthorn style, albeit with an f-hole

Danelectro DC59TSB-12 review

By Simon Bradley

  • £499
  • €595
  • $449

12 steps to tonal heaven

The thermometer-style body shape makes the Baby Sitar nigh-on impossible to play sitting down

Danelectro DBS68 Baby Sitar review

By Simon Bradley

  • £599
  • €600
  • $499

Sit' back and enjoy yourself...

The high-output Ibanez pickups are designed to recreate the tone and look of Joe's own signature DiMarzios

Ibanez JS140 review

By Simon Bradley

  • £609
  • €958
  • $1066

The affordable 24-fret Satriani signature arrives

Playing the M-15E is a tactile experience that's aided by the bijou dimensions

Farida M-15E review

By Simon Bradley

  • £349

Small yet perfectly formed acoustic

The solid mahogany top glints invitingly beneath the gloss finish - the back and sides are laminated mahogany

Farida D-15E review

By Simon Bradley

  • £399

Judging the dreadnought

The Richtone body shape has more rounded shoulders and a narrower waist than a dreadnought

Farida R-15E review

By Simon Bradley

  • £399

Good-looking acoustic with an attractive price

The translucence of the flamed maple below renders any finish fisticuffs redundant: it's stunning

Gibson Slash Vermillion Les Paul review

By Simon Bradley

  • £2199
  • €2599

Who wants to be a Vermillionaire?

The mahogany body, resplendent in a flamed maple veneer finished in Appetite Amber, is thinner than on a Gibson LP

Epiphone Slash 'AFD' Les Paul Special-II review

By Simon Bradley

  • £159
  • €169
  • $332

It's cheap, but does it deliver?

There's a touch of burgundy to the colour, and it looks great with the AAA veneer of flamed maple

Epiphone Slash Rosso Corsa Les Paul review

By Simon Bradley

  • £679
  • €769
  • $1665

Red is the colour, rock is the game

The evolution of ESP's E-II brand

By Simon Bradley

Getting to grips with the USA firm's new brands

The ST-2 looks great with its Reindeer Blue finish showing off the flamed maple top beautifully

ESP E-II ST-2 Rosewood review

By Simon Bradley

  • £1529
  • €2070
  • $2558

Classy electric that's born to shred

The mahogany body is capped by a generous slab of heavily quilted maple and finished in a lovely looking Marine Blue

ESP E-II Mystique QM review

By Simon Bradley

  • £1699
  • $2878

A brand new Japanese-made electric design

The 5620T features a central block of solid spruce within its slimline laminated maple body

Gretsch G5620T-CB Electromatic review

By Simon Bradley

  • £910
  • €1078
  • $1275

Centre-blocked semi with sparkle

It might look like a committed student of the old school, but the Retromatic spec and build is actually very modern

Peerless Retromatic 131 review

By Simon Bradley

  • £899

Retro-vibe semi with modern convenience

Under the hood is an ingenuous switching system that allows you to combine the three humbuckers in different ways

Farida Freddie Cowan GNA review

By Simon Bradley

  • £399

The Vaccines man's signature guitar

The subtle body contouring gives the Empire an altogether more modern twist

Godin Richmond Empire P90 review

By Simon Bradley

  • £599
  • €480

Affordable tone machine

The Belmont offers a blend of Seymour Duncan lipstick single-coils and a '59 Duncan humbucker

Godin Richmond Belmont w/ Bigsby review

By Simon Bradley

  • £849

Chic electric with power

The offset body and angled neck pickup immediately catch your attention

Godin Richmond Dorchester w/ Bigsby review

By Simon Bradley

  • £849

Retro curves on a modern electric

The unashamedly brash and bright Ferrari Red finish of our example ticks all the right boxes

Jackson 30th Anniversary Soloist review

By Simon Bradley

  • £3622
  • €4282

Handmade recreation of the iconic electric

What sets this limited edition apart from the standard spec is its aluminium finish

Vigier Excalibur Special Limited Edition review

By Simon Bradley

  • €2750

Guitar with a truly metal finish

The PXM is distinguished by it's 'modern' three-a-side headstock

Washburn Parallaxe PXM20EFTBM review

By Simon Bradley

  • £779
  • $1550

A thrashing return to metal-centric electrics

The PXS is one of three base models in the new Parallaxe range

Washburn Parallaxe PXS20FRTBB review

By Simon Bradley

  • £829

Shred-friendly electric