AS THE CEO and president of Taylor Guitars, which has been in the upper echelon of acoustic guitar-making since 1974, Andy Powers has a lot on his plate. And while the business side of things is param

ON THE SURFACE, guitar trends in 1986 looked downright wild and perverse — a weird parade of shred-happy virtuosos, anthemic power pop heroes, dirtbag metalheads and eccentric alt-rock outsiders. But

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

THE RICKENBACKER 360/12 might not have been the very first 12-string electric guitar to appear on the market — it was preceded by the 12-string necks found on the doubleneck Gibson EDS-1275 and Strato

THE ESSENTIAL NEW ROCK TRACKS YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS MONTH AND THE BANDS TO HAVE ON YOUR RADAR

Pagan doom, Marmite metalcore, genre-smashing hardcore, razzle-dazzle arena metal… this has been the soundtrack to the decade to date