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EPIPHONE INSPIRED BY GIBSON CUSTOM 1962 ES-335 REISSUE £1,099

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…

NOT EVERY METAL guitarist needs to string a piece of medieval weaponry up with a set of D’Addario 0.009s to have a good time. Lee Malia doesn’t. When the Bring Me The Horizon guitarist signed up with

For something versatile or offbeat, reimagining a classic could be the way to go

Last year’s D’Ambrosio series guitars signified numerous firsts for Eastman, not least that they were US-made with boutique prices to match. These new FullerTones capture the magic at a fraction of the price

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