Michael Watts

I'll be wrapping up my time at this year's Holy Grail Guitar Show with a demo concert for the Boss Man himself, Mr Jason Kostal of Kostal Guitars! Here he is, demonstrating a keen eye for pattern matching and…

It's not all hand-made exoticism around here, and my love of the sublime should certainly never be confused with snobbery. A good case in point would be my guilty pleasure fondness for the Danelectro company, and indeed an abiding appreciation for all things…

I'm looking forward to demonstrating the wonderful work of Chris and Jeremy Jenkins of Lame Horse Guitars (Texas USA) at this year's Holy Grail Guitar Show (Berlin Germany) on Saturday 5th of May at 15:30

My close relationship with…

I'll be kicking off my performances at this year's Holy Grail Guitar Show (Berlin Germany) with a mini concert for this ridiculously talented, ex-Somogyi apprentice Leo Buendia of Buendia Guitars (USA/Argentina). I'm really looking forward to this because while I'm…

I recently had the pleasure of attending three masterclasses organised by The Guitar Magazine featuring a trifecta of the finest guitarists on the planet, and in this blog post I wanted to share some thoughts inspired by what I saw and heard while the memories…

After many years as a reader, fan and occasional collaborator I am now thrilled to be writing reviews for arguably the UK's most satisfying 6-string read: The Guitar Magazine!

It was with no small amount of excitement that I…

I am very happy to announce that I am now an endorsing artist for Elixir Strings!

My first encounter with these superlative strings was in 1998 when I met the wonderful Mr Terry Lees who was restringing his…

Good news for fans of the music of Bert Jansch, the BBC has just broadcast The Genius of Bert Jansch concert from December of 2013 at Royal Festival hall. That does seem like quite a long time ago now! I am…

I am delighted to announce that I will be appearing at this year's Holy Grail Guitar Show in Berlin!

The Holy Grail Guitar Show is a very special event and I have many wonderful memories of demonstrating the…

I was very touched to receive this message:

"Hi Michael: Someone linked me to your cover of Roy Buchanan's "The Messiah" - I was Roy's attorney (plus a dear friend and recording buddy - I'm a player too). The…