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  • WRITTEN INTERVIEWS
  • DEMO VIDEOS
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Sep 18 2023

DREADNOUGHT vs OM - WHICH IS BEST? BOURGEOIS TOUCHSTONE SERIES

It’s an old discussion - what are the sonic differences between two of the most popular acoustic guitar styles - the venerable Dreadnought and the silky Orchestra Model. Don’t they look good?

Now, I recently had two guitars here to…

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Jul 21 2023

4-PIECE TOP ON A HIGH END GUITAR? TAYLOR BUILDER'S EDITION 814CE

Many years ago I was asked to appear on a radio show to comment about rare woods in hand made guitars. It didn’t go very well to be honest - the host was under the impression that I was a…

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May 5 2023

MY SECRET LOVE OF SURF GUITAR

Quite frankly it's a relief to share after carrying this secret with me for so many years. I do try and keep this to myself but every so often it hits me and it's hard to shake. 

I am obsessed…

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Mar 1 2023

TAYLOR AD12e-SB NO TALKING DEMO

Remember that little Walnut AD12e-SB I looked at as part of my The Same Thing On Three Very Different Guitars video? Well, you can now enjoy it on its own in a new episode of my No Talking Demos series.

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Jan 5 2023

STEALING MOLLY TUTTLE'S TUNING

Molly Tuttle is one of my favourite players right now - she's an incredible musician and one of the most exciting guitarists I have seen in recent years. I interviewed Molly for Guitar.com and during our chat she revealed that…

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Apr 24 2022

LAVA GUITARS ME3 - The First Smart Guitar?

Strap yourselves in ladies and gentlemen - The Lava Guitars ME3 is here and things are going to get very weird very quickly!

Something of a cross between an acoustic guitar, a spaceship and a smart phone this iconoclastic six-string…

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Mar 22 2022

Keb Mo Though - Interview for Guitar.com

It was a huge pleasure to talk to legendary Bluesman Keb Mo about his beautiful new album Good To Be..., his life and work and his experiences for guitar.com - you can read the whole interview here and I…

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Nov 17 2021

Guide to Alternate Tunings - Guitar.Com x Elixir Strings

You can now watch the entire 4-episode guide to alternate tunings that I hosted for Guitar.com and Elixir Strings!

Oh yes you can!

In this final episode I explore some full-sounding textural tunings that you may have heard under the…

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Nov 11 2021

Interview - Richard Fortus - Guns N' Roses - Gretsch Signature Falcons

It was an absolute pleasure to chat with Guns N' Roses supremo Richard Fortus whose beautiful new signature Gretsch Falcons have just dropped!

Lucky dude!

You can read my chat with the man himself right here in the luxury pixels…

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Sep 23 2021

Interview - Andy McKee

For many years my friendship with the sublime talent that is Andy McKee has been based primarily on intermittent but consensual nose-boopage. 

Boop

Boop

Double Boop!

Neither of us knows exactly why but that's not relevant right now. The main…

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Jun 10 2021

Guitar.Com x Elixir Strings Guide to Alternate Tunings Episode 1

I'm very happy to present the first episode of Guitar.com's guide to alternate tunings for acoustic guitar in association with Elixir Strings!

Yes, I have been a little quiet here, the main reason is that with the easing of the…

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Nov 11 2020

Turnstone TGE Review - Guitar.com

Long-term readers will be well aware that I need very little excuse to spend some time with a Turnstone guitar. As such I was very happy to be asked to review one of Rosie Heydenrych's E series (all English…

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Nov 7 2020

Interview - Graham Coxon - Guitar.com - Jaded Hearts Club

It was a joy to catch up with one of my favourite guitarists, the mighty Graham Coxon (Blur) alongside Miles Kane (The Last Shadow Puppets) and Nic Cester (Jet) to talk about their new supergroup The Jaded Hearts…

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