Low side of the high road

DURING THE MID-EIGHTIES, Ibanez became stuck in a rut. Although the company’s guitars sold pretty well, they were rapidly losing market share to up-and-coming competitors like Charvel/Jackson, Hamer,

TRADITION CAN BE a gilded cage for guitar companies with a long and famous history such as Martin. On the one hand, Martin’s original D-28 is, to this day, most people’s mental template for what an ac

VERY FEW NAMES in our industry command as much respect as John Suhr’s. His creations are widely considered to be world-beating manifestations of design and craft colliding at the highest possible leve

During its long history, Fender has navigated several tricky turning points, but 1965 marks for some the start of a decline from the standards set by Leo’s original company. Is that view still justified?

Upholding the craft of the luthier, Patrick James Eggle’s latest build is another reason to look closer to home if you want the best

THOUGH NOT OBVIOUSLY thought of in this way, the Gibson ES-350 is a great instrument to use for rock rhythm guitar playing. With its hollow body and two-pickup design, it’s similar to the Gretsch 6120