Small size, big tone

Tony Iommi rejoins Gibson and his original signature humbucker has just been relaunched. We take a look and listen

This one-off guitar made for Tony Mottola has a unique combination of features

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

Not only does this 1969 Tele illustrate Fender’s slowly changing post-Leo period, it also documents a lot of modding. Dave Burrluck should know – he was there!

After some considerable time, the Les Paul Custom returns to Gibson USA’s production line-up in classic 70s style, while the lesser Marauder is celebrated with a limited throwback design. Time to investigate!

If you always believed the CBS takeover transformed Fender guitars overnight, then think again because there were fewer changes than you might have imagined