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Ken Lawrence on how he became James Hetfield's luthier and made some of his most iconic guitars
How did a specialist in custom-built bass guitars end up making some of the Metallica frontman's most-famous electrics? As it turns out, with a twist of fate and his Mesa/Boogie connection
“I’ll never forget meeting Jimi at that club”: Buddy Guy comes out of retirement to honour Hendrix
Blues legend joins a throng of guitar heroes for ‘Experience Hendrix’ tour
“Rick's not musical... at all”: Billy Duffy on how Rick Rubin ‘deconstructed’ The Cult
Guitarist reveals working on Electric was “traumatic”
“Pat Metheny is one of the best composers”: Matteo Mancuso – 10 albums that changed my life
The Sicilian virtuoso salutes Jimmy Page's stylistic adventurism, the compositional genius of Pat Metheny and Al Di Meola, and declares Jaco Pastorius “the Jimi Hendrix of bass”
Gibson unveils Murphy Lab replica of Eric Clapton’s “Disraeli Gears” 1958 Les Paul Custom
The Cream of the crop for collectors, this forensic reproduction ships with a second pickguard signed by Slowhand and Lee, a custom Duck Brothers case and a lot of mojo
Steven Wilson promises no less than the reinvention of the “extended classic rock solo” on new album
The prog visionary says Randy McStine's solo is one of the highlights of an album that's animated by a grand musical ambition in the vein of Mike Oldfield and Pink Floyd
Johnny Marr says satin finishes have no business being on a guitar neck
Gloss is boss in Marr's book as he reveals his six-string pet peeve
Joe Bonamassa and Seymour Duncan put pre-CBS tones on the menu with “Greenburst” Strat pickup set
The hottest mod of the year? These replicate the same gray-bottomed single-coils in the ’64 Stratocaster that stopped Bonamassa in his tracks at Norman’s Rare Guitars
