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

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

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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!

Known for its finely made production-led UK builds, PJD Guitars is now aiming for the mainstream with a range of Indonesian-made solidbodies and its lowest price points yet

The latest travel guitar from the renowned Czech builder may look small, but it packs a punch and benefits from some revolutionary new technology