Michael Watts explores solutions to the challenge of amplifying acoustic guitars over the decades – are we nearly there yet?

Alex Bishop begins three new guitar builds, guided by a lesson drawn from playing the instrument itself

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

THOUGH NOT OBVIOUSLY thought of in this way, the Gibson ES-350 is a great instrument to use for rock rhythm guitar playing. With its hollow body and two-pickup design, it’s similar to the Gretsch 6120

LAST MONTH, I demonstrated my approach to soloing over the song ”Hard Wired,” originally released on my 2023 self-titled album. We began with the breakdown section, over which I play simple lines over

Alex Bishop reshapes a guitar neck this month – but will he destroy a pristine new guitar in the process?