Mick Taylor
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![Boss TU-3 tuner on a wooden surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/guhUe5cCMXraUeohbFHpmi-320-80.jpg)
Boss TU-3 pedal tuner
By Mick Taylor last updated
World's best-selling stompbox guitar tuner updated
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Classic interview: John Mayer – "It has never changed that joy and passion and chemistry of just picking up the guitar and playing. In fact it's made it more important."
By Mick Taylor last updated
Mayer on keeping the music sacred from celebrity, what makes a dream guitar and Battle Studies from 2010
![Packed into the AC15C2 is a pair of 25-watt Celestion G12M Greenback speakers.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/57db55a012388cae2050f59a7a77af36-320-80.jpg)
Vox AC15C2 'Twin'
By Mick Taylor last updated
Half an AC30 or double an AC15? Well, it's sort of part way between the two. Let us explain…
![Apart from the finish, the D-15M Burst updates the neck joint and switches in a morado fingerboard](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3b33e3876019f534d9024d64ca05e499-320-80.jpg)
Martin D-15M Burst
By Mick Taylor last updated
Does the D-15M Burst stand up to the original's impressive legacy?
![This D-55 dreadnaught offers great definition and dynamic range](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9f006db770a78610af743ba3aeed500f-320-80.jpg)
Guild Traditional D-55
By Mick Taylor last updated
We take a look at Guild's top of the line US-made Traditional dreadnought
![Dictaphones? Who needs 'em...](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/331ec454322339c08d46950ae11ffb20-320-80.jpg)
Blue Microphones Mikey iPod microphone
By Mick Taylor last updated
An extremely neat stereo mic for your iPod
![The body isn't that much fatter than a Strat's](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dc45391de0abbf05ecbc5baafb5ce098-320-80.jpg)
Epiphone ES-335 Dot
By Mick Taylor last updated
Very possibly the best electric guitar under £300
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FX pedal power supply advice
By Mick Taylor last updated
Gear Tips & Advice: Need to choose the right power supply for your pedals? Issue 327 of Guitarist offered some invaluable advice on doing just that…
![In addition to the expected level and gain pots, there's a mid-cut knob that dials in the fabled 'V' EQ curve](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3093d0d2bdd4ea2f2582e155fbe15a0e-320-80.jpg)
Mesa/Boogie Throttle Box
By Mick Taylor last updated
One of Mesa/Boogie's new overdrive stompbox foursome - the Throttle Box offers high-gain thrills
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Doyle Bramhall II: “I’ve spent my life studying music and I know what I love. I just follow what comes out of me”
By Mick Taylor published
The producer and sideman to rock royalty returns with a new solo studio record
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Michael Landau: “People go insane comparing different amps… The cabinet and speakers make far more difference”
By Mick Taylor published
He’s as busy as ever touring and recording with A-listers, yet there’s still time for a fantastic new solo record. We caught up with Michael Landau to talk Rock Bottom and all that surrounds it
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How CITES is changing the future of rosewood in guitars
By Mick Taylor published
An amendment to CITES Appendix II in January this year is resulting in the biggest forced change in guitar manufacturing ever. So what’s the big deal with rosewood?
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Rumble with the Dumble: up close with an Overdrive Special
By Mick Taylor published
Only a relative handful of guitar players have even seen a genuine Dumble Overdrive Special up close, let alone played one. We sent a very willing volunteer along to do both…
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Brad Paisley talks writing with Fogerty and Jagger, and reveals his live guitar rig
By Mick Taylor published
In depth with the country music megastar
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Chuck Ragan on his punk roots, acoustic guitar and Till Midnight
By Mick Taylor published
"We connect with our instruments. Guitars are made from materials that move and absorb sound."
![You'll be able to get your hands on one of these beauties come September 2014.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/60a20f9bbd64ea1fdd620101db9fe066-320-80.jpg)
Free The Tone Digital Delay prototype spotted
By Mick Taylor published
A new Free The Tone Digital Delay prototype has been unveiled in a video with UK blues guitarist Matt Schofield, currently on tour in the UK and Europe.
![Here we have the latest step in a long and difficult rebirthing of the 'classic' single-cutaway Les Paul](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c9ff36f682d526800834c3544e9012d9-320-80.jpg)
Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue
By Mick Taylor published
With a bunch of period-correct detail updates for 2013, the latest R9 is billed as the best yet. Is it?
![The finishes on the Road Worn series are nitrocellulose, but they're a long way from the pristine, shiny stuff here](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/07604801b465e077e4eb8b7e23d3fa7f-320-80.jpg)
Fender Classic Series '60s Stratocaster Lacquer
By Mick Taylor published
Mid-price vintage-styled Strats with a nitrocellulose finish, you say? Well, here we are then...
![The to-die-for curves of the '59 body are a fine example of How It Should Be for the most elegant and ergonomic guitar design of all time](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8340d0bbbc3aa5885ca14db0eb5c7571-320-80.jpg)
Fender American Vintage '59 Stratocaster
By Mick Taylor published
Case open, olfactory and visual senses in overdrive, exactly what do we have here?
![The Way Huge Echo-Puss](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/089fc6865890bc808281ccce0eb18dce-320-80.jpg)
VIDEO: New Way Huge Echo-Puss Analog Delay pedal unveiled
By Mick Taylor published
World exclusive video demo from delay guru Jeorge Tripps
![The Mustang III could well be the answer to your amplification prayers.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e8c1f18ba26cd27816a8062a99072d64-320-80.jpg)
Fender Mustang III
By Mick Taylor published
Following the 20 and 40-watt versions, here's the 100-watt Mustang III
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