6 ‘wrong’ production techniques that turned out ‘right’

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?

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

A year after their debut at NAMM 2024, the Victory MK Clean and MK Overdrive are the toast of the high-end valve scene. Chief designer Martin Kidd unfurls the schematics

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

Richard Barrett experiments with suspended and altered chords to bring a sense of suspense to your compositions

The gatekeepers at Marshall have finally unlocked beast mode, releasing two brand-new Modified highgain amps. Time to plug in!