The Latest Breaking News from Gary Moore

From playing Eric Clapton’s Strats to narrowly avoiding knocking out Slash, Guitarist editors past and present share their favourite – and sometimes most embarrassing – memories of working for the esteemed UK publication

In 1995 Guitarist magazine met Moore as he prepared to release his album of Peter Green songs

Monkey see, Monkey do: the JHS man invokes the most powerful name in pedal land – and, yes, we have absolutely taken the bait

John Wines, aka Old Grey Guitarist, has over 1m followers on TikTok and blew audiences away with his Brian May and Eddie Van Halen-channeling audition. He tells us how he put together the perfect rock-guitar showcase, and the secret to bossing the electric guitar’s greatest solos on social media

All kinds of blues rise to the surface on a collection of turn-of-the-century Gary Moore recordings

Following a pair of five-figure Custom versions, here’s the everyman Greeny. But is it a valid introduction or simply a slightly pimped version of an existing Les Paul?

Classic boost/overdrives don’t have to cost a fortune, Chevtone’s sweet offering is the proof

A remarkable guitar gets the Five Watt World treatment

Play in the style of Clapton, SRV, Hendrix, Gilmour, the three Kings, John Mayer and more with our tab and audio lessons