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AN ESSENTIAL TECHNIQUE all electric guitarists should strive to master is the art of string bending, which can be used to create personally expressive, vocal-like sounds in unique ways. String bending

Claire Jackson’s opinions on Brahms (Hero or Hype?; August) resonated with me. I studied his First Symphony for O-Level, and his Fourth for A-Level. Then at college, my piano teacher insisted I learn

As work continues, we get to hear the guitar for the first time in months

Alex Bishop reshapes a guitar neck this month – but will he destroy a pristine new guitar in the process?

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