Richard Barrett is on a mission to make you a better blues player – with full audio examples and backing tracks

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

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…

Back in issue 532, Dave Burrluck had a bag of bits he hoped to turn into a guitar. Well, we’re still waiting…

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

This guitar is in great cosmetic shape but needs work to make it a playable proposition