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
How Barefaced Audio revolutionized the guitar cab
By Jamie Dickson published
A British company is producing huge sounds from small, featherweight guitar cabs – thanks to the appliance of science
The story of Paul Kossoff's 'Stripped Top' 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard
By Jamie Dickson published
The life and times of the guitar used to cut Free's legendary All Right Now
Billy F Gibbons discusses his extensive collection of hot rod-inspired guitars
By Jamie Dickson published
We joined the ZZ Top man for a personal tour of his garage, which naturally includes a few classic cars...
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
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
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
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
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....
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
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
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