Jamie Dickson

Jamie Dickson

Jamie Dickson is Editor-in-Chief of Guitarist magazine, Britain's best-selling and longest-running monthly for guitar players. He started his career at the Daily Telegraph in London, where his first assignment was interviewing blue-eyed soul legend Robert Palmer, going on to become a full-time author on music, writing for benchmark references such as 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die and Dorling Kindersley's How To Play Guitar Step By Step. He joined Guitarist in 2011 and since then it has been his privilege to interview everyone from B.B. King to St. Vincent for Guitarist's readers, while sharing insights into scores of historic guitars, from Rory Gallagher's '61 Strat to the first Martin D-28 ever made.

Latest articles by Jamie Dickson

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How to set up a Strat: 4 essential tips

By Jamie Dickson published

Setup maestro Matt Gleeson of Monty’s Guitars tells us how he sets up Leo’s masterpiece

Guitar Setup
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Khruangbin discuss their musical process, uniting styles and cultures, and their favorite guitarists from around the world

By Jamie Dickson published

The Texas three-piece return with an album replete with impeccable funk and richly embroidered guitar sounds from around the globe

Guitarists
How to set up a Les Paul: 7 essential tips

How to set up a Les Paul: 7 essential tips

By Jamie Dickson published

Master luthier Jim DeCola tells us how to set a Gibson Les Paul up to perfection

Guitar Setup
Gretsch Custom Shop

Behind the scenes at Gretsch's awe-inspiring Custom Shop

By Jamie Dickson published

Master Builder Stephen Stern gives us the lowdown on what it takes to build the legendary company's high-end guitars

Music Industry
Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath

The secrets behind Tony Iommi's classic Black Sabbath guitar tone

By Jamie Dickson published

How a Laney amp and treble booster contributed to the riff-master's iconic tone....

Guitarists
Jonathon Long

Jonathon Long: "I love Teles because they're virtually indestructible - if a boat broke down I'd use mine as a paddle!"

By Jamie Dickson published

We join the slick but soulful guitarist from Baton Rouge to talk his electrifying fusion of jazz, blues and country

Artists
Gibson's Cesar Gueikian reveals the inside story behind Tony Iommi's 'Monkey' SG

Cesar Gueikian reveals the inside story behind Gibson's exhaustive Tony Iommi 'Monkey' SG replica

By Jamie Dickson published

Gibson's chief merchant officer on Black Sabbath's heavy metal icon and the guitar that got him playing in the first place

Electric Guitars
Robbie Robertson

Robbie Robertson: "The guitar is still a big point of discovery to me - it’s infinite"

By Jamie Dickson published

The Band's iconic guitarist on scoring The Irishman with Martin Scorsese and his atmospheric new solo album, Sinematic

Guitarists
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Mary Spender: "Record labels told me to put the guitar down. Luckily, I was stubborn enough to ignore them"

By Jamie Dickson, David Mead published

The UK-based guitarist and songwriter on playing fingerstyle, the secret to her YouTube success and the pedal that changed her life

Guitarists
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