Stones Guitar Man Jimi Barber talks to Tony Bacon

Yes — All the way from America

RUSH Guitarist locked in room with Max Kay — Shock Horror!

Tony Reed gets Turbot charged

David Bowie

The bands coming big in Edinburgh

Chronicles of a moustachioed maestro. Philip Bashe reporting.

The man behind Clapton, guitarist supreme Albert Lee talks guitars and playing with Max Kay.

Svelte, chic, sophisticated, smooth chanteuse Jim Betteridge takes Sade to the fade

Jim Betteridge puts on his rubber vest, brushes his little moustache and goes to see the Frankies

Guitar Synth

Is it a guitar? Is it a synthesiser? Steve Shepard straps on Casio's combination of hi-tech sounds, MIDI facilities and old-fashioned guitar playability.

Vintage advice from the veteran vocalist and his experienced ensemble. Philip Bashe met the old hand in New York

A play by Tim Glynne-Jones.

A pack of cards

Strange goings on at Recycled Goods plc.

One band's mission to save rock and roll - with technology. On the spot: Phil Ward

We look at new bands with a buzz going on them. This month, Harlot and FBI

The latest from downtown trade and productsville

Crying And Shouting With Bath's Finest

Messrs Smith and Orzabal explain how it can take a year to make two singles but only two months to make an album, among other things. Bits in between the chat by Dan Goldstein.

The 'guitar synthesizer' appears to be going through a new lease of life at present, with many manufacturers releasing guitar-based synth controlling devices that make good use of MIDI's powers of expression. Ian Gilby tries out one such model: the Shadow GTM-6.