Six strings,
one long
conversation.
We write about guitars and the people who play them: luthiers, pickups, setups, archive instruments and the players shaping the sound right now.
Instruments explained by the people who build and play them.
A tradition of
excellence.
From pre-war archtops to bolt-on workhorses: the instruments that changed how guitar sounds, and the hands that wore them in.
Strings& stories
Spruce Mahogany
Nitro Bone
Brass Saddles.
Inside a small workshop
Played in, not
polished up.
Every instrument we photograph is a working guitar: scratched, re-fretted, re-wired and still on stage four nights a week.
What we
cover
Three desks, one subject. Each piece names its sources: the maker, the tech or the player who let us measure the instrument.
“I stopped chasing a tone I heard on a record. The guitar I already owned was the answer — it just needed a setup and a new nut.”
Frequently
asked
questions
Pitches, corrections, workshop visits
Tell us about an instrument worth documenting, a workshop that lets us photograph a build, or a mistake we should fix.
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London WC2H 8NJ
United Kingdom
editors@fretline-journal.co.uk
+44 20 7946 0312
Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 — 18:00