Latest articles by Jamie Dickson
Lenny Kravitz: “Are You Gonna Go My Way happened in five minutes”
Songwriting insights, jams with Slash and Prince, and tonal tidbits from the guitar star
Brandy Row: “I walked into a shop and said, ‘I just want to be Joe Strummer.’ They pulled out a Tele and that was it”
The enigmatic British songwriter talks us through his guitar collection
Joe Bonamassa reveals his guitar tone secrets: "What surprises me now, more than anything, is the affordability of a great sound"
In-depth insight from the blues-rock titan
Khruangbin: “We’re not intending to create war with our music… It’s the absence of that aggression that a lot of rock bands have”
We talk to the Thai-inspired Texans
Free The Tone Fire Mist FM-1V Overdrive
Savage but sensational Plexi-inspired overdrive from Japan
A century of tone: the story of the Martin dreadnought
A pilgrimage to Nazareth to meet Martin's makers
In pictures: Fender's rarest guitar finishes
Regular readers will recall our feature a few months ago where we opened the doors to an Aladdin’s Cave of vintage guitar greatness that is the Songbirds Guitar Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee...
Free The Tone Programmable Analog EQ
If precise control over your sound is required, this 10-band EQ pedal is the tone-scalpel you need...
Malina Moye: “I’m using my guitar as my weapon to tell you how I feel and give you my perspective”
The soul and blues guitarist on failing, feeling and ‘fifth-gear’ playing
In-depth with Gibson CEO Henry Juszkiewicz: “Our quality today is better than it’s ever been”
A frank and exclusive discussion about the guitar-maker's past, present and future
Eric Johnson: “I’ve seen YouTube videos of myself where I’m going on and on and on with lead solos, and it’s like: 'Okay, wrap it up!'”
The virtuoso and tone guru on his evolving approach to his guitar sound, pedals and playing
The story behind the ultra-rare vintage guitars of the Songbirds Guitar Museum
We journey to Chattanooga, Tennessee, to explore what may well be the greatest collection of vintage guitars ever assembled: The Songbirds Guitar Museum. Prepare to be amazed...
Classic gear: '66 Gibson SG Custom
White, three-pickup Les Paul/SG Customs built during the brief period that Les Paul’s name was also associated with the SG body shape are relatively familiar
Phil X: “Jon Bon Jovi called, and he said, ‘Hey. We need you’”
The session supremo on his signature Friedman and joining 'Jovi
Kenny Wayne Shepherd: “A Hardtail Strat is more appealing to me than one with a vibrato - it rings so true”
KWS talks tone secrets and working with the elusive Alexander Dumble
The Seven Decades stage show reveals its wealth of vintage guitar gear
Up-close with the vintage gear behind the London show
Doug Rappoport on tonal secrets, gear and the epidemic of poor rhythm
A blues-rock masterclass
