Rough and tough bass

Charlie Wilkins digs into the mystique of NOS valves – can they really transform your guitar tone or is it all just a myth?

Why are more and more guitar builders making their own pickups, wonders Dave Burrluck, and does it affect us players who are used to decades-old designs road-tested by giants?

This signature collaboration with Yvette Young incorporates chorus, delay, grain effects and reverbs for atmospheric soundscapes

Richard Barrett is on a mission to make you a better blues player – with full audio examples and backing tracks

Crazy Tube Circuits takes on a classic valve overdrive pedal and makes it accessible and relevant for the modern ’board

Lit summer kit that brings the heat to garden soirees, countryside picnics and all-night raves. So turn on, tune in and kick back this sunny season