New build

This month, Alex Bishop considers the importance of guitar bridge design and its impact on tone

Michael Watts reflects on how the choice of the two most popular back and sides woods affects your acoustic sound

When it comes to the art of guitar relicing, Gibson’s Murphy Lab sets the pace. Senior product development manager, Robi Johns , told us why playing the new Heavy Aged Acoustic Collection is like stepping aboard a time machine

For something versatile or offbeat, reimagining a classic could be the way to go

Over the past 80 years this well-travelled archtop has had illustrious owners and featured on some landmark recordings

Amid the mayhem of his European tour, Joe takes time out to give us a guided tour around his 2025 live gear, delivers the lowdown on some of his more storied guitars, and tells us why his mighty multi-amp rig has to run at breaking point in order to make the earth move and those riffs resonate…