If the Fender Stratocaster is such a perfect design, why – wonders Dave Burrluck – is there a whole industry of aftermarket parts and pickups to improve it?

Let’s whip off those ’plates and take a look inside

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

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

OUR TEST BLONDE version of the Tone Master Deluxe Reverb features the modelling combo series’ first major new software with the IR Manager via the v2 firmware update. It promises to add extra function

IF YOU’RE EXPECTING something like Rory Gallagher’s or Mike McCready’s tattered Strats, you’re going to be disappointed. The new limited-edition Road Worns — a ’50s Jazzmaster, the ’60s Strat reviewed