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Joe Knaggs on the tonewoods, inspirations and story behind his high-end guitar craft
In partnership with Knaggs
For Joe Knaggs, making guitars was the opportunity to combine a love for art and music, and it is writ large in his designs. With Knaggs about to turn 15, he discusses the brand's evolution and explains the search for “the Knaggs ring”
How Dana Bourgeois led the OM-style guitar renaissance and turned Bourgeois Guitars into a guitar craftsmanship powerhouse
From earning the Bluegrass Hall of Famer's approval in his early days, to producing 500 intimately crafted guitars a year and landing an innovative partnership with Eastman, the experienced luthier is decades deep into the business – but still has an intense “infatuation with guitars”
Balaguer is the progressive guitar expert leading the way in high-performance offsets
Born from Joe Balaguer's personal quest to plug a glaring gap in the guitar market, Balaguer has curated a high-end line of S-type, T-stype and offset instruments that were well ahead of their time
Orange explains why it's not joining the amp modeling race
Charlie Cooper, son of founder Cliff Cooper, confirms that amps are very much Orange's future and that the brand is doubling down on what it does best
A 1,000-page book showcasing Steve Vai’s iconic guitars has been announced
Wire & Wood: The Guitars of Steve Vai took five years to complete, and tells the story of over 100 guitars in “exquisite detail”
Victory Amps’ Martin Kidd on the unstoppable rise of the British amp brand – and what comes next
Chief designer Martin Kidd tells how the UK amp firm went from boutique amp beginnings to an expanding portfolio of high-end amps for your backline and pedalboard, championed by the likes of Guthrie Govan, Mastodon, Ritchie Kotzen and Graham Coxon
Renowned luthier and Superstrat pioneer James Tyler passes away, aged 72
The high-end guitar-maker built and modded instruments used on the era’s biggest hits by session legends like Michael Landau, Dean Parks and Dann Huff
Celebrating 20 years of guitarguitar: Behind the employee-owned gear retailer that’s revolutionizing the music industry
guitarguitar its celebrating its 20th anniversary in style with a dedicated “Ibanez Month”, complete with artist interviews, acoustic clinics, and a deep dive into the history of the greatest modern electric guitar
