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CIRCA 1952: Husband and wife songwriting duo Les Paul & Mary Ford perform on electric guitar and piano at a Capitol Records microphone in circa 1952
How Les Paul planned to prolonged his playing days after a car crash threatened to end his career

By Phil Weller Published

From the Archive The legendary engineer conceived a new type of guitar that would have allowed him to keep playing if worse came to worst

From the Archive
Dan Wilson of Semisonic performs during the day 02 of Vive Latino 2024 festival at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on March 17, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
Semisonic’s Dan Wilson has written so many hits, he can literally do it in his sleep

By Andrew Daly Published

The mega hit-maker discusses the life-changing Closing Time, his devotion to the Fuzz Factory, and working with The Chicks

Guitarists
Folk icon Richard Thompson is pictured wearing his trademark hat, with his trademark Stratocaster.
“A forklift went through it”: Richard Thompson on story solos and guitars salvaged against the odds

By Jamie Dickson Published

Back with new album Hippies, Thugs And Heroes, the folk giant shares his soloing secrets, why modern music makes his ears hurt, and guitars lost to the airlines

Guitarists
George Michael's Gretsch Synchromatic Model 160
The tale of George Michael’s Faith Gretsch – an icon of ’80s pop

By Huw Price Published

Wielded by George Michael in the music video for his 1987 single, this is arguably the most famous Gretsch Synchromatic in the world and it is up for auction

Guitars
Amani Burnham with his trusty Fender Strat
Some say Amani Burnham is the next SRV or Hendrix – the fingerstyle Strat phenom has other ideas

By Amit Sharma Published

The fast-rising 21-year-old blues-rock star’s debut LP, Roots & Wings, invites comparisons with the greats – but he’s putting his on spin on the art form

Guitarists
RKS Design is the guitar brand co-founded by the late Dave Mason and industrial designer Ravi Sawhney.
RKS Guitars’ Ravi Sawhney on the late Dave Mason’s musical legacy – and how it lives on in the guitar brand they founded

By Amit Sharma Published

RKS Guitars co-founder Ravi Sawhney reflects on working with the late Traffic guitar legend who played with George Harrison and Jimi Hendrix

Electric Guitars
Conrad St. Clair onstage with The Furious Bongos
How Conrad St. Clair went from Juilliard-trained flautist to playing fretless 6-string bass with a Frank Zappa tribute band

By Nick Wells Published

The Furious Bongos’ Conrad St. Clair explores the musicianship, chemistry and creative thinking behind Frank Zappa’s music

Bassists
Andy Powers of Powers Electric – and Taylor Guitars – tries on the new A-Type for size and likes what he hears.
Andy Powers revolutionized high-end acoustic guitars with Taylor – can he do the same for the electric?

By Paul Riaro Published

President, CEO and chief guitar designer at Taylor Guitars, Andy Powers is branching out with Powers Electric, and a guitar that's been 30 years in the making

Electric Guitars
Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits performs on stage in Birmingham, 1991. He is playing a Schecter guitar.
Mark Knopfler on why he switched Strats for Schecters in the 1980s

By Phil Weller Published

From The Archive The Dire Straits guitar hero forged a lasting partnership with a very different guitar brand during the 1980s

From The Archive
Mike Adams and Rick Nielsen
I examined Rick Nielsen’s 500-strong guitar collection – and met a larger-than-life guitar hero

By Matt Parker Published

Julien’s Auctions appraiser and guitar tech Mike Adams recalls spending five days among the Cheap Trick icon’s 500-instrument wonderland to select the 69 lots up for sale

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