America at the crossroads

Amid the mayhem of his European tour, Joe takes time out to give us a guided tour around his 2025 live gear, delivers the lowdown on some of his more storied guitars, and tells us why his mighty multi-amp rig has to run at breaking point in order to make the earth move and those riffs resonate…

Although it wasn’t Woodstock, the fondly-remembered Concert of Contemporary and Traditional Folk Music – to quote its official title – was more than a match for almost any British counterpart, then or

When it comes to the art of guitar relicing, Gibson’s Murphy Lab sets the pace. Senior product development manager, Robi Johns , told us why playing the new Heavy Aged Acoustic Collection is like stepping aboard a time machine

The instrument that featured on the cover of Dire Straits’ Brothers In Arms is still very much in use.

The month’s best guitar music – a hand-picked selection of the finest fretwork on wax

Neville Marten recalls interviews with one of his musical idols, the singer-songwriter supreme and total legend, the great JT himself