With the exception of an occasional funky rhythm track, the electric guitar isn’t heard very much on songs topping the pop and R&B charts these days. Steve Lacy is trying to change that, both through ...

The Player II Modified range is a refresh of the familiar favourites, with Noiseless pickups, locking tuners, treble bleed circuits and of course there is an HSS Strat with a Floyd Rose When you ...

In terms of noise, yes, the "noiseless" pickups on the MIJ Modern very effectively tamp down 60-cycle hum, although that really only becomes an issue when you plug into a high-gain amp. So if ...