Queensrÿche

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

From his early days in the repair shop to heading up one of the world’s leading pickup brands, the master pickup maker tells us how his problem-solving mindset led to him working with some of the biggest names in the biz, and why he humbly still seems himself as “crew”

When the Irish band were a folksy blues three-piece, it was Eric Bell who defined Thin Lizzy on their 1971 self-titled debut and early 70s follow-ups, Shades Of A Blue Orphanage and Vagabonds Of The Western World

THE HAMMER INTERVIEW

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?

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