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Gibson unveils new signature ES-345 for Marcus King, and it is the evolution of a family heirloom
By Jonathan Horsley published
Inspired by "Big Red," the 1962 ES-345 that has been in the family for generations, King's new signature model has the same feel but comes with a fixed Vibrola and the Varitone switch removed

Sam Ryder channels Brian May with an electric guitar performance of God Save The King, but not everyone's happy
By Will Simpson published
The moment came on Saturday before the rugby union Gallagher Premiership Final

“In my opinion, Randy never reached his peak”: The genius of Randy Rhoads — by his former bandmate
By Andrew Daly published

“Guitars should be played”: Kirk Hammett has been anonymously selling his guitars online
By Jonathan Horsley published
One owner, gigged in stadiums, used on the recording of a Grammy-nominated metal album. Serious offers only...

Jack White on why he rerecorded half of the guitars on No Name after he got his new Fender tube amp
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Pano Verb's weird and wonderful concoction of tube amp mojo, 10" and 15" speakers, reverb and tremolo, had White so excited that he ripped up the No Name recording schedule

Blackberry Smoke’s Charlie Starr on that time he took Duane Allman’s '57 Goldtop to a Metallica show
By Jonathan Horsley published
Starr's first Metallica show was in 1989. His second was in 2019, and involved two of the most iconic Les Pauls of all time, and it was the day he learned Hetfield sounds the same through a Princeton

Fender unveils DiMarzio-loaded Strat and Jazz Bass for Khruangbin’s Mark Speer and Laura Lee
By Jonathan Horsley published
This historic signature run presents limited edition replicas of the psych-rockers' go-to instruments

“I said, ‘Damn, I wish I'd cut that song faster!’”: How a master guitarist made a cult classic instrumental album
By Andrew Daly published
The story of Brent Mason's much-loved Hot Wired
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