1959 gibson es-5switchmaster

1960 Gibson ES-335

Five Stratocasters, all sunbursts and all different – so what is the best vintage if you’re craving a classic?

With a raft of recent high-spec reissue launches, is Epiphone now the home of affordable ‘vintage’ Gibsons? On paper, yes. But what about in the flesh?

Dream gear to beg, borrow and steal for...

The gatekeepers at Marshall have finally unlocked beast mode, releasing two brand-new Modified highgain amps. Time to plug in!

Blackberry Smoke’s guitarist reveals his greatest guitar triumphs, the pitfalls and blessings of his Les Paul Junior addiction, and his outright disdain of “bad amps”