‘a really ugly strat hanging on the wall’

Gary’s iconic early custom colour Strat is a fascinating timepiece forever linked to that blazing Fender anniversary performance of Red House

The Byrds’ 12-string-toting folk hero talks Rickys, Roland JC-120s, JangleBoxes and more

WITH THEIR 10TH ALBUM, ‘FUTIQUE’, BIFFY CLYRO REMIND US EXACTLY WHY THEY ARE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ROCK BANDS OF THE MODERN AGE…

‘I was born twice,’ said the great Russian bass Feodor Chaliapin. ‘In Kazan I opened my eyes to life, and in Tbilisi to music.’ What is it about music and the Georgians? Some members of that Caucasian

Hasty mods made to this Charvel made it a choice workhorse for Gary in the early 80s

Michael Watts explores solutions to the challenge of amplifying acoustic guitars over the decades – are we nearly there yet?