Bo Diddley tells Max Kay a bed-time story

guitar legend and mail order rock star

Tony Horkins confesses a closet liking for the king of Canadian A.O.R. Let the kids rock...

In praise of the man and his music

Craig Chaquico, lead guitarist for Starship and keen home recording enthusiast talks to Paul White about his studio.

Dave Gilmour sheds varying degrees of light on himself and the band.

A reversion to Rock 'n' Roll, an expanded guitar collection, a strange miking technique, another production job and he still finds time to go through Be Yourself Tonight sound by sound with Tony Horkins

Q: When is a guitar not a guitar? A: When it's part of David Sylvian's music. Taking time out from a hectic schedule David Torn talks guitar textures and musical crossovers with Tim "pretentious, moi?" Goodyer.

Not quite a household name, but an American jazz fusion guitarist whose attitude to improvisation and performing with new technology is starting a quiet revolution. Dan Goldstein gets the lowdown.

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beat in the bahamas

how to stay at the top for two decades, and still not get noticed

the fruit of guitarmanship disclosed

Mahogany Rush — talks amps with Tony Bacon

how to jazz guitar

Gary Moore

Why a pink Strat is Gazzer's fave

Talks guitars, amps and playing to Tony Bacon

The blurred fingers of the guitar star focussed by the blurred gaze of Richard Walmsley

A guitarist who's at home with hard-disk recording

Reminiscences of the Guitar

This well respected jazz guitarist talks about the origins and technique of the guitar; plus free pull-out music: "After Hours" - one of his pieces to play