Latest articles by Ed Mitchell
G&L USA Custom Shop Fallout
It was back in 1983 that G&L– formed in 1979 by George Fullerton and Leo Fender – first launched a cute little retro-rocker called the SC-2.
MXR EVH 5150 Overdrive
Clad in shiny and matt black, like emo Peter Parker in Spider-Man 3, the new EVH 5150 Overdrive was designed in conjunction with the man himself, Eddie Van Halen.
Ray Lamontagne talks treading your own path
Here the US guitarist/vocalist speaks about his early days, going electric, and not compromising your songs.
Gretsch Roots Collection G9500 Jim Dandy Flat Top
The king of 50s bling lets its roots show with a guitar that punches way above its price tag
Fret-King Black Label Country Squire Semitone De Luxe
Meet the modified classic that answers the question: can one guitar fit all?
Fret-King Black Label Series Ventura
Trevor Wilkinson's Fret-King Black Label Series Ventura is a surfin' bird with a love it or loathe it body shape
IN PRAISE OF: EVH Wolfgang
The culmination of one man's lifelong obsession and the ultimate riff machine
Fret-King Black Label Series Corona GWR Gregg Wright Model
The Corona GWR is a tweaked replica of an 80s hot rod formerly owned by Gregg White
Fret-King Black Label Series Esprit III
The latest in Trev Wilkinson's intermediate Fret-King Black Label Series is a beautiful take on a 60s classic, the Espirit III
Schecter Diamond Series Ultra B-17 Bombshell
We inspect the latest addition to Schecter's US Air Force-inspired, the Ultra B-17 Bombshell
Schecter Diamond Series PT F-4 Phantom
The Top Gun of mid-range rock guitars unveils a maverick new design. But will it take your breath away?
Squier Vintage Modified Telecaster Custom
The guitar with a Rolling Stones vibe that costs less than a ticket to one of their shows...
30 amazing unsung bassists (in no particular order)
...including a few who really should've made the 25 greatest of all time list
LTD EC-401VF
No Duncan Designed licensing here, the EC-401VF packs genuine Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB and SH-1 '59 humbuckers into a mahogany body. But can it avoid becoming another Les Paul clone?
ESP Eclipse-I CTM Vibrato
A new model from the kings of metal axeology that flies the flag for old-school tone
IN PRAISE OF: Fuzz Face
We get fuzzed up with Jimi Hendrix's and Joe Bonamassa's favourite dirt box
Bare Knuckle Black Hawk
Acclaimed pickup-makers Bare Knuckles set out to capture active tones without the battery fiddling.
Gretsch G5191TMS Tim Armstrong Electromatic
Here's one pimped punk classic that could make your day. But don't you dare call it pink...
Mahalo MLG1 lap steel
If your playing is on the slide, try this son of a beach on for size
Manson Guitars ET-72
Matt Bellamy's favourite guitar firm enters the djent arena with this beautiful seven-string
Manson E-62
Ladies and djents, meet a new brutish-sounding recruit to the Manson family whose choice of pickups takes you beyond the metal microgenre
Interview: Josh Rand, Stone Sour
Concept albums, comic books and customising pedals - Stone Sour's riffmaster general reveals all
IN PRAISE OF: Danelectro Guitars
How a pauper's department-store classic ended up in the hands of rock royalty
