Latest articles by Dave Burrluck
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
Gibson Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior review
The Green Day leader gets a new signature in typical showman style, with a fresh pickup design that dates back to the late ’50s
PRS Myles Kennedy Signature and NF 53 review
After a year of speculation, PRS launches not one but two new bolt-on solidbodies inspired – it would seem – by the first-production electric guitar. Just don’t mention the T word!
Epiphone Jim James ES-335 review
Another example of ’70s chic, this walnut-coloured Epiphone aims to clone the Gibson version for considerably less cash
Introducing Paoletti Guitars, the firm that builds electric guitars from old wine barrels
With small ’shop boutique makers popping up on a seemingly daily basis, what’s different about Paoletti Guitars? We ask the company’s MD, Filippo Martini
Gibson Kirk Hammett ‘Greeny’ Les Paul Standard review
Following a pair of five-figure Custom versions, here’s the everyman Greeny. But is it a valid introduction or simply a slightly pimped version of an existing Les Paul?
Paoletti 112 Loft Series 2P90 review
Let Paoletti transport you to the rolling hills, history and culture of Tuscany with a direct link to a classic wine or two. Oh, and the company makes rather fine guitars! Time for a taste…
Danelectro Blackout ’59M NOS+ review
Danelectro’s most famous guitar recently celebrated its 60th Anniversary and now gets a stage-aimed refresh for 2023
Cort G300 Glam and G300 Raw review
Cor-Tek might make a colossal number of guitars for other people, but its own brand, Cort, is gaining traction with sharply priced and very well-spec’d guitars such as this new G300 duo
Maybury Cholla review
Most of us are happy with off-the-shelf guitar designs, but there’s nothing quite like ordering up your own custom-made guitar. We asked Maybury Guitars to build us one, and this is what we received
C9 Custom Ventura Standard review
A new guitar-making venture in the North East of England promises boutique-like style at everyday prices
Rapier 22 and Saffire review
Rapier launched in 2022 with the well-received 33 model. Can the ’60s stylists hit the target again with these two new additions for 2023?
VegaTrem VT2 Telecaster Tremolo review
Unless it’s a Bigsby, whammy bars on Telecasters have been considered close to sacrilegious. Until now...
PRS SE McCarty 594 Singlecut and SE McCarty 594 Singlecut Standard review
PRS’s advance on the SE front continues with a pair of Singlecuts, with or without a maple top, and plenty of vintage references. We take ’em for a spin
How Jeff Beck and Seymour Duncan created humbucker magic with the classic JB pickup
While the classic Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB was never actually a signature pickup, without Jeff it may never have happened…
