“when i want that big, heavy sound, i grab a les paul”

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?

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From his early days in the repair shop to heading up one of the world’s leading pickup brands, the master pickup maker tells us how his problem-solving mindset led to him working with some of the biggest names in the biz, and why he humbly still seems himself as “crew”

ALTHOUGH HE ISN’T related to Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, John Page can also be considered a guitar legend — not as a musician but as one of the world’s most respected guitar designers and innovative l

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

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