Orangewood guitars juniper sunburst live (rubber bridge)

Can this early 60s Gibson Southern Jumbo be saved or has it gone belly up?

If guitars are actually getting better by the day, us modders will have nothing to improve. Is it the end of the line, wonders Dave Burrluck, when he gets a new guitar on the bench

Charlie Wilkins explores why guitarists crave sustain, how to get it and why some guitars sustain better than others

Streamliners have been ever-present in Gretsch’s catalogue, but this could be a one-off

EPIPHONE JEFF BECK OXBLOOD 1954 LES PAUL £1,199

Nearly 40 years on from the Custom Shop’s inception, its creations are more ambitious than ever. Find out how the team walks the tightrope between ‘canon’ and ‘cannot’, and where its guitars are heading next