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Postman Pat brings us sacks of your difficult questions to answer.

Which trees die for which guitars, and why.

How us musicianly types can avoid them.

Guitarist Frank Dunnery shows you the chords to 'Calling All The Heroes'.

15 things you never knew about them.

A day's filming for TV's Rockschool reveals Andy and Midge's playing tricks.

Make new noises with our patches for the Roland Juno II and the Casio CZ101.

Second part of the great build-yourself-a-tape-MIDI-interface thingy.

Find out what keyboard and guitar chords have got to do with Tina Turner's 'What's Love Got To Do With It'.

U2's guitarist interrupts recording of their new album for an exclusive Making Music interview.

Hooow doooes reeeeeeverb wooooork?

This month we explain the unusual terms of guitar construction in plain language.

You're signed, and the big cheque arrives. What do you spend it on?

Part two considers arrangements: getting right all the instruments order in the.

The weirdest recording technique we've ever heard, honest.

Ever wished some manufacturer would come up with a particular gadget? Tell us about it.

Learn about Arif Mardin, Glenn Miller, Afrodiziak, DX7s, PCM70s, 9000s, and "One On One".

Our handy multiple-choice quiz will let you know once and for all.

Goes back 17 years to meet Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac.

Otherwise known as Paul Day, who identifies your old, unusual and weird guitars.

Once again the Making Music A&R Dept is staffed by bastards. That's life.

Important dates, and a semi-acoustic dobro (s'right).

Talking Heads, This Mortal Coil, Paul McCartney, and Classic Jimi Hendrix.

Britain's Top 40 pieces of gear, with instant mini-reviews.