Your problems answered the good doctor.

Are you game for fame?

Billy Bragg picks eight that rate.

Synthing with Mr Jones.

Peculiar percussion, star purchases, general chit chat.

The history of Framus guitars, by request.

More record production legends. This month Lieber and Stoller and the black breakthrough.

How to play jazz guitar and live.

The science of the drum machine.

Geoff Downes reviews the latest Korg Synth.

Review. In colour.

Reports from the musical instrument exhibition plus interviews with five of the world's top designers, researchers and experts.

How much do musicians really earn? The rich ones (ahem) the poor ones (definitely).

Cheap ways of getting your band on the box.

Six of our favourite drummers choose 30 of their favourite drum tracks.

Very In-Tour-Eh-Sting??

Short snaps plus manufacturers and distributers.