A 1963 Fender Stratocaster and 70s Höfner 500/1 violin bass guitar recently went under the hammer with interesting connections to Noel Gallagher and Ocean Colour Scene respectively. We discover more…

Country star Jason Isbell has played Martins ever since he was bailed out by the company after his van was looted… And now he presents new signature models based on his rare pre-war 0-17

The modern-day funk maestro on Strats, creative gear solutions, and why not to be swayed by the “mystique of gear”

Further to the Aston Vantage and Ford Capri story (January), I thought my experience of the original X-Pack Capri may be of interest. I started an apprenticeship at FoMoCo in 1974 including various pl

Martin Barre MCNIDDER & GRACE

Back in issue 532, Dave Burrluck had a bag of bits he hoped to turn into a guitar. Well, we’re still waiting…