Latest articles by Dave Burrluck
“If we were told these two Les Pauls were made in completely different factories, we’d believe it”: Gibson Les Paul Modern Figured and Modern Lite review
Two new Les Pauls are added to the Modern strand of Gibson’s expanding USA guitar range with quite a specification and cost difference. Which one to go for?
Patrick James Eggle 96 Contour Top review – astonishing craft married to stellar sounds with a feel that few can match
Named after a state route in Georgia, the 96 is Patrick James Eggle’s now quite long-running answer to the souped-up Stratocaster. How does it fit into the empire?
Epiphone Kirk Hammett 'Greeny' 1959 Les Paul Standard review – it may be $1.5k, but this is the best-quality Epiphone we've ever played… and better than some Gibson USA builds
It's one of the most talked about builds of 2023, but how does the latest Greeny model fare when it's put under the microscope?
Seth Baccus Argonaut Classic and Argonaut Classic Baritone review – not another boutique Fender bender, but a fresh shot at an original offset design
It’s been a long time coming, but Seth Baccus’s Argonaut is finally here and sets a new level for offset design. Guitar‑making rarely gets better than this!
Neet the boutique guitar built out of old floor joists, reclaimed Fender parts… and a Squier Affinity neck: Maybury Upscaler Fish Hook S review
British builder Jason Snelling aims to turn reclaimed wood, parts and pickups into viable and vibey Strat-style guitars
How the Ampeg Dan Armstrong may well have become a footnote in guitar history had the 'See-Through' electric not ended up in the hands of Keith Richards
Ronnie Wood, Joe Perry and Dave Grohl all played Dan Armstrongs over the years – here's why it's one of the coolest guitars ever
Joe Doe by Vintage Gas Jockey review – a madcap pairing of the Stratocaster and Firebird designed by a UK screenwriter
The new 2023 Joe Doe by Vintage range boasts a totally fictitious history but some refreshingly different takes on the classics
Gibson Greenybucker and Custombucker review – the affordable way to give your guitar a Custom Shop upgrade?
The modding world has gone pickup crazy, and now Gibson has joined the fray with its Pickup Shop. We put two of its flagship humbuckers under the microscope
Shergold Telstar Standard ST14 review – don’t sleep on this new boutique-style solidbody, especially at this price
Styled somewhere between a Firebird and a Cabronita Telecaster, this is a mighty fine-looking new design from the ’70s Brit-brand – and at a very tempting price
Haynes Demeanour review – the golden age for UK guitar making continues with this rock-ready offset
This fresh take on the classic offset outline teams humbucker and P-90 pickups with top-name hardware and stunning looks
Cream T Aurora Custom V2 review – a stunning Tele-meets-Gibson design with easy pickup swapping: is this the future of electric guitars?
Cream T’s fledging guitar line-up was upended earlier this year, but now its core model, the Aurora, is back, and with it, its radical pickup swapping feature
EMG JMaster Pickup Set review: vintage-voiced Jazzmaster tones with zero noise
The modernist pickup maker turns its attention to the wild and wacky Fender Jazzmaster to give it an active pickup makeover
Fret-King Eclat Custom Paul Rose Signature review: A single-cut with a difference – and we’re not just talking about that dramatic forearm scoop
Originally designed by Trev Wilkinson, the Eclat single-cut gets a makeover for 2023, and a signature tie-up with Brit guitarist Paul Rose
PJD York Standard review: a new take on the Telecaster that feels alive in your hands and feather-light on your shoulder
PJD is back doing what it always did: making great guitars. Let’s welcome the York, a celebration of where this story started
Bare Knuckle Triptych review: the most versatile Stratocaster pickup set on the market?
One of the most talked-about pickups of 2023, Rabea Massaad’s new signature set could be just what you need to cover all bases without losing those quintessential Strat sounds
The rubber bridge is the hottest trend in indie guitar and a cheap mod to try – here’s how to install one on your electric guitar
Used on recordings by everyone from Phoebe Bridgers to The National and Taylor Swift, the rubber bridge generates short-sustaining, almost otherworldly voices from an otherwise regular guitar
PRS Modern Eagle V review – 17 pickup options and a jaw-dropping guitar build that’s impossible to fault
While PRS has been making its mark on the bolt-on market, we finally get a new Core model, the shape-shifting modern Eagle V. But is it really new?
“On a quick trip to interview Paul Reed Smith I was told we were going to the White House so I’d better pack a suit”: Celebrating 500 issues of Guitarist, one of the world’s greatest guitar magazines
From playing Eric Clapton’s Strats to narrowly avoiding knocking out Slash, Guitarist editors past and present share their favourite – and sometimes most embarrassing – memories of working for the esteemed UK publication
Fender Gold Foil Telecaster review
When is a Telecaster not a Telecaster? When it comes with a pair of mini-humbuckers, a mahogany body and ebony fingerboard like this one…
“We’ve been talking about it for a decade – our artists want ‘that’ sound in their arsenal”: How Myles Kennedy and Paul Reed Smith reinvented a classic
Satisfying an artist is one thing, creating a new version of an old favorite is another. With the new Myles Kennedy signature and NF 53, PRS has attempted to do both
Harley Benton Fusion-T 25th review
The affordable gear company is celebrating its 25th with a slew of high-spec, lowly priced Anniversary models. We take one for a spin
Atkin Mindhorn Deluxe and The Boosh OS review
High-level acoustic maker turned electric champion Alister Atkin has already successfully cloned the classic T and S styles. Now, he explores something a little different...
Myles Kennedy bought his first PRS guitar after he borrowed one at a gig and accidentally ruined it
The Alter Bridge frontman still uses the red PRS McCarty to this day, proving it wasn’t such a bad move
