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?

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

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

More aged nitro finishes and a new US-made line-up that pares back the modernisms. Are our tastes changing? Max Gutnik, chief product officer at FMIC, tells all

After the fabled ‘Greeny’, this was Gary’s go-to ’Burst

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!