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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…

When it comes to the art of guitar relicing, Gibson’s Murphy Lab sets the pace. Senior product development manager, Robi Johns , told us why playing the new Heavy Aged Acoustic Collection is like stepping aboard a time machine

Although it wasn’t Woodstock, the fondly-remembered Concert of Contemporary and Traditional Folk Music – to quote its official title – was more than a match for almost any British counterpart, then or

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

PJD CAREY CLASSIC £1,899

The month’s best guitar music – a hand-picked selection of the finest fretwork on wax