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In 1954, Leo Fender introduced an instrument that would become the best-selling, most iconic electric guitar of all time: the Fender Stratocaster. Seventy years later, his design remains largely unchanged—a testament to how perfectly he got it right the first time.

When you pluck an open E string on a guitar, you’re hearing far more than a single note. Hidden within that tone are dozens of overtones stacked together, creating the rich, complex sound that separates an exceptional instrument from an average one.

Three years in development, the Nucleo represents one of my most ambitious projects to date. Born from an extraordinary musical experience inside an abandoned nuclear power plant, this handmade stereo reverb pedal pushes the boundaries of what guitarists can achieve with ambient effects.

Imagine playing a single Stratocaster that could authentically recreate the sound of a Les Paul, Telecaster, hollow body jazz guitar, and even include built-in overdrive and fuzz pedals. It sounds impossible, right? That’s exactly what I thought when I first encountered the Bognar pickup system at the Montro International Guitar Show.

At the Montreux Guitar Show in 2025, a relatively unknown amplifier stopped guitarists mid-conversation. The De Cillia Single 25, handbuilt by French electronic engineer Arnaud de Cillia, does something no other guitar amp has done before: it uses a KT150 power tube to deliver 25 watts of pure Class A tone.

Four years ago, a guitar with built-in effects seemed like a novelty—something that might compromise the purity of acoustic tone for party tricks. Now, Yamaha has released an updated version of their TransAcoustic guitar with improved reverb, chorus, delay, and most notably, an onboard looper.

I’ll be honest with you: I was given a secret mission. Intel had come in that three iconic guitarists might be in danger — in a garage of some sort — and I needed to get there fast, blend in like a fan, and shoot some footage.

After playing hundreds — if not thousands — of acoustic guitars, I thought I knew exactly what I wanted. Turns out, it didn’t exist. At least, not off the shelf. So for the first time in my life, I worked with a builder to create something made entirely to my specifications. The result?

Imagine wood older than the Great Pyramids. Older than Stonehenge. Wood that was buried in the ground for more than seven millennia before anyone thought to turn it into a guitar.