A tradition of invention

Our pick of the month’s most delectable and wallet-bothering new gear

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…

SHAFTESBURY DUO FUZZ HERITAGE EDITION £349

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DANELECTRO SPRING KING JUNIOR £199

“This brought back a lot of memories for me,” says Eric Kingdon as he answers our question: what product are you most proud to have developed in your career? The industry legend, the “ears of Sony” as