Darran Charles
Latest articles by Darran Charles

PRS SE Mark Holcomb
By Darran Charles last updated
Mark Holcomb is one-third of Periphery's guitar triumvirate and a self-confessed PRS obsessive.

Suhr Classic Pro
By Darran Charles published
With five different body styles on offer, the Pro series now represents a healthy proportion of the USA company's output

Vintage V6M24
By Darran Charles last updated
By paying homage to classic designs at affordable price tags, Vintage has earned a decent reputation.

JST Toneforge Menace
By Darran Charles last updated
A plug-in for the metal connoisseur

Charvel USA Custom Shop RTM San Dimas 1H
By Darran Charles last updated
Although the Charvel brand has been around since the early 1970s, a newer generation of guitarists may have only recently met its acquaintance via the newly released Guthrie Govan signature model.

LTD BW-1FM/ET
By Darran Charles last updated
The Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist's signature guitar finally sees the light of day

Caparison C2 ANG-QE
By Darran Charles last updated
In the past few years, Caparison has emerged as a brand synonymous with metal and shred players

Washburn Parallaxe PXS29FRTBBM
By Darran Charles last updated
A 29-fret metal monster guitar

Kramer Baretta Vintage
By Darran Charles last updated
Those of you under 30 probably won't remember Kramer in its heyday

Umphrey's McGee guitarists talk Similar Skin, Frank Zappa, live improvisation
By Darran Charles last updated
In-depth interview with Jake Cinninger and Brendan Bayliss

Vigier GV Rock
By Darran Charles last updated
Vigier's take on the single-cut design was introduced to the world back in 2009 in the form of the GV Wood

Strandberg Boden 8
By Darran Charles last updated
Mind-expanding eight-string electric

Hagstrom Super Swede EMG
By Darran Charles last updated
Over 40 years since its introduction, the Super Swede is still the flagship model of Swedish (of course) maker Hagstrom

Epiphone Ltd Ed Lee Malia Les Paul Custom
By Darran Charles last updated
The latest addition to Epiphone's growing list of signature models is a Les Paul created for Lee Malia, guitarist with metalcore heavyweights Bring Me The Horizon

Caparison Dellinger-M3 MJR
By Darran Charles last updated
Caparison Guitars was formed almost 20 years ago by former members of the Japanese division of Charvel/Jackson and it's remained true to that heritage

Washburn PX-Solar160
By Darran Charles last updated
This latest addition to the Parallaxe range is designed in conjunction with YouTube guitar star and Feared and The Haunted axeman, Ola Englund.

Schecter Banshee Elite-6
By Darran Charles last updated
Although Schecter has been in business for over 30 years, producing models diverse enough as to attract the likes of Pete Townshend and Mark Knopfler, today, it's synonymous with rock and metal

Schecter Keith Merrow KM-7
By Darran Charles last updated
The KM-7 is the signature model of prog- metal player Keith Merrow who, although a solo artist in his own right, is perhaps best known as a guitar product demonstrator.

Schecter Hellraiser Hybrid Tempest
By Darran Charles last updated
Although we've covered and reviewed some examples of its high-end USA custom shop models in the last few months, Schecter is still best known as a manufacturer of rock and metal guitars.
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