Gibson melody makers

1960 Gibson ES-335

Five Stratocasters, all sunbursts and all different – so what is the best vintage if you’re craving a classic?

With a raft of recent high-spec reissue launches, is Epiphone now the home of affordable ‘vintage’ Gibsons? On paper, yes. But what about in the flesh?

Epiphone Flying V

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?

Dream gear to beg, borrow and steal for...