The Great British ’Burst-Off

There’s a rare clarity you don’t find in most humbucker-equipped guitars but also a detail and depth

This issue’s cover story grapples with some big questions about the validity, authenticity and value of high-end reissues – with Dave Burrluck performing a near-forensic A/B comparison of the Murphy Lab ’57 Junior and the real thing on page 86, and Nev Marten guesting on to put the Murphy Lab ’59 Les Paul Standard