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…

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David Davidson sets the record straight on the much misunderstood Les Pauls of 1960

With Joe Bonamassa having gathered the cream of the scene for the B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 tribute album – and written the intro to this feature – we take an alphabetised look back at the blues legend’s classic tracks, hotel bombings, car crashes, conspiracy theories, towering infernos and 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

ALTHOUGH HE WAS 84 and had been ill for several years, the passing of soul-funk-R&B legend and general jack-of-all-trades Steve Cropper still stings — a lot. Perhaps it’s because Cropper, despite his