Switzerland’s Greuter Audio, a one-man operation based in Zürich, first came to our attention with the one-two punch of the Vibe and the Moonlight, a beautiful Uni-vibe clone and an elegant low-gain fuzz, respectively. The latest Greuter unit to hit

As we find ourselves thrust deep into the digital era, one hoary old amp dog after another has opined that we’ll likely lose our understanding of analogue circuits entirely if the knowledge isn’t handed down to the next generation. One problem though

Although world-renowned for delivering high-quality amplifiers used by such diverse luminaries as Jared James Nichols, Gus G, Neal Schon and Richard Hawley, the Blackstar design team are no strangers to the pedal scene either. The Northampton company

It’s always the way, isn’t it? You wait 120 years for Gibson to make an acoustic guitar with a shoulder-mounted soundhole and then four come along at once. Last time around, we explored two of these new models, the fully acoustic G-00 and G-45. Here,

Let’s make no bones about it: the world of vintage guitars can be an intimidating place. The stakes are high, and recognising the various tells that indicate whether an instrument is a fake or the real deal can seem like a dark art known only to griz

The subject of this instalment of DIY Workshop is a 1981 Tokai ES-100R. It’s in excellent condition, it sounds fantastic and it plays very nicely. So what’s the catch? The owner is finding the neck profile tough to cope with but, rather than ditch th

There are two good reasons not to dismiss these guitars as just another pair of cheap Asian-made also-rans – and Larry Carlton’s name isn’t even the main one. Quite aside from sporting the signature of one of the industry’s most well respected sessio

Straight out of the box, this guitar smells different. But you get used to it. And besides that, there isn’t much to dislike about the Trent Model 1, a stylish, surprisingly affordable solidbody crafted in a one-person workshop on the south coast of

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Well, folks, it’s been a trip. For the past four months, we’ve charted the unlikely and remarkable birth of fuzz, from a one-in-a-million studio accident to the creation of the first-ever effects pedal: the Maestro Fuzz-Tone FZ-1. We’ve also covered

Over the years, some remarkable guitar collections have featured in the pages of this magazine. But, in terms of owning historic instruments with genuine rock ’n’ roll credentials and sheer spending power, nobody can top Jim Irsay. For the past quart

After an illustrious career that has comprised more than 20 albums and spans almost three decades, how do you continue to reimagine your work as a band? By going back to the beginning. With Heavy Load Blues, Warren Haynes and his bandmates deliver th

"When I made Alone At Last, I had only been writing songs for two years. I hardly even knew what kind of songwriter I was,” says Tasha of her 2018 debut album. Her reservations aside, what’s clear on her latest, Tell Me What You Miss The Most, is how

Courtney Barnett’s third studio album is the sonic equivalent of a warm, embracing hug. For many, the past two years have been lonely and difficult. For Barnett, it’s been a time of enforced introspection and noticing poetry in the most humble of dom

Have a burning question about your amp or, worse still, a burning amp? Email us at editors@guitar.com Hi, Chris. I need to order a replacement reverb tank for my amplifier. Can you tell me what the different numbers mean, and can I use any tank? Anto

For a man who has seen his best-laid plans for two albums torn apart by forces beyond his control over the past 18 months, Steve Vai remains a remarkably positive and optimistic presence. When the pandemic first put paid to his plan to at last finish

“Honestly, James Iha rocking that Jazzmaster on Zero and Tom Morello playing Bulls On Parade left a very heavy impression on me and kind of made me feel like, ‘Hey there’s more people like me, people of colour, doing that in modern rock – I can do th

Twisted metal. Death-defying stunts. 45-foot flames. Angle-grinding guitar riffs. No, this isn’t a Rammstein show. This is Mad Max: Fury Road. Regularly referred to as one of the greatest action films of all time, this turbo-charged chase movie raced

Chicago Music Exchange recently unveiled its first original Fender colourway, Pacific Peach. Inspired by vintage kitchen appliances and the classic car culture of Southern California, the colour appears, for now, only on the CME Exclusive Player Jazz

Innovative Swiss boutique luthier Relish does things differently to other makers. Take the Mary One, for example. The core of the guitar is a lightweight machined aluminium frame, onto which its one-piece 24-fret maple neck is bolted. The frame is th

The basic F major barre chord is often the first barre chord that beginners come up against, as F is chord IV in the popular key of C major. It’s tough to play – not only because it’s a barre chord but because of its position at the first fret, where

Tweedy is really fucking funny.” We’re sat with Jeff Garlin in the living room of his Mullholland Drive home while the award-winning comedy actor and stand-up comedian is considering which of his many musician friends could make it as a professional

Over the past few months, we’ve ploughed through the history of the guitar, and it’s been a wild ride. We’ve jammed with cavemen in 500BC, gone kite-flying with Benjamin Franklin, and embarked on a cross-country road trip with Mark Twain. You even jo

As a kid growing up in the 1970s, if the guitar was to be your destiny, you could do a lot worse than to be born in Detroit ‘Motor City’ Michigan, and have a best friend whose older cousin was in a band that played nothing but Kiss songs. So it was f