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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

Fender’s Custom Shop had a precarious start in the mid-1980s, but the story of its formative years is full of big ideas, some bizarre instruments, and a queue of famous guitarists

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The ever-active session legend on his love for cheap guitars, Roland gear, and modding his pickups

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

The great and good of progressive music give us a glimpse into their prog worlds. As told to Grant Moon.