Overwater's Chris May on Guitar Making

hot shot oriental entries

Deep Underground

Part 8: Deep underground, this month Dave Stewart tells how you can work within the pop medium yet still manage to create interesting music!

London Rock Shop

six strings

BassCheck

A Japanese bass with an American background on sale in Britain. Confused? You won't be, as Dave Burrluck explains the whole thing...

Direct from the Far East, we bring you news of Yamaha's first 'pro' sampler, Roland's 16-bit digital reverb, Akai's low-cost digital multitrack and more...

Lots of info about who has won what

Soundcheck

The keystone of Japan's national sport comes under the oriental gaze of Martin Moody

More new products from the Music Messe '83

GuitarCheck

Dave Burrluck dons swimming trunks and picks up his surfboard to review this reissue of famous sixties favourite, the Fender Jag

at five

The Tokyo Expo is normally a fairly low-key domestic affair, but this year several major new products were unveiled for the first time ever. Our man in Japan, Paul Wiffen, was there to report on some of the hi-tech instruments that will be vying for your money in the coming year; including Yamaha's new mega-synth, the SY77

Pete Hook — Bass Player, Songwriter and Producer

Although well known for his work as bassist with Joy Division and New Order, Pete Hook is a keen producer and owns a studio by the name of Swite 16.

Stability, Care and Attention 1975-1985

Koreans go "cheap"

MIDI interface

MIDI to analogue converter

Gregg Parker - from Ozz to the Tube

grotesque gossip and more

...Is one of Britain's most inventive jazz keyboard players, with a myriad of different strings to his performing bow, and an unusually open-minded approach to new technology. Simon Trask listens to what he has to say.

By Musicians for Musicians

The long-awaited book from John Chowning and Dave Bristow comes under close scrutiny; Martin Russ dons his white wig...