Ohhhh yeahhhh! As Gibson themselves put it in 1970, the 1958-1960 sunburst Les Paul Standard design really was the “Daddy of 'em all”. ...

Spending too much money on your electric guitar(s)? Going through pickups like there’s no tomorrow and finding you still can’t nail the p...

Yesterday, I was discussing tight manufacturing budgets on low-priced 1970s guitars . Today I want to stay with that theme, but delve even...

The late 1960s period was a fascinating one for Fender, and particularly the Telecaster. Heavy rock was emerging from the blues boom and t...

A 1950s design Fender Telecaster. The ultimate utilitarian guitar? The man behind the Fender guitar brand – Leo Fender – is hailed as a ...

Fender’s original 1950s and 1960s custom colour finishes have, over the decades, created a great deal of intrigue among guitarists – none ...

Quite recently, I was searching the web for my usual diet of unimportant and shallow snippets of information, when I noticed the £hundreds...

Finding a late ‘60s Fender Stratocaster which managed to chalk up more than six months of service in recognisable shape is quite difficult....

Lake Placid Blue was a metallic finish from Fender , which officially became available as a custom colour on the company's guitars i...

[UPDATE: The VSTV2 has now been withdrawn and replaced by the vastly superior Undercult. Hit this link for the Vox Continental II inspired...

When someone generically refers to a ‘60s organ, by and large, it’s this instrument or one of its relatives they’ll be talking about. I mi...

This model of amp has an extensive history with eminent stars of rock, pop and other modern music. Many guitarists say they first learned ...

When I bought this Gibson ES345 semi over two decades ago, it was the most expensive guitar I’d ever owned, and I had to borrow a fair am...