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"This is the beginning of a more ambitious journey": Elektron acquired by investment company Bonnier Capital
By Matt Mullen published
A statement from Elektron says that the "team, brand and product development focus" of the company will remain intact

PRS brings a mango top to six of its popular models with a 1200 unit limited edition run
By Dan Mold published
PRS reveals a limited mango-topped run of six its popular guitar models with only 1200 in total to go around

Myles Kennedy on what it was like to play Jeff Buckley’s Telecaster – and how he felt unworthy to play it
By Jonathan Horsley published
Kennedy saluted one of his all-time heroes in 2019 when he performed Hallelujah live in Paris, and it was the first time Buckley's Tele had been played in public since his death in '97

"There isn't one correct answer": 6 things you need you need know about how to clean and condition your guitar fretboard
By Rob Laing published
A string change is the ideal opportunity to get your 'board back to its best

Eric Johnson on why pick choice and picking style are fundamental to your playing – and how his favourite jazz player got his sound by using his thumb
By Jonathan Horsley published
Your guitar pick, the material it's made from and how you use it are "the beginning of the whole thing," says the Texan virtuoso

We speak to Japan and Porcupine Tree synth polymath Richard Barbieri
By Danny Turner published
From glam rock novice to sonic architect, Richard Barbieri’s latest album, Hauntings, explores a memory-soaked sound world

Dissecting the musical magic of Superstition, the song Stevie Wonder just couldn’t let go
By Roland Schmidt published
“He played it to Motown, and they said, 'No way is Jeff Beck getting this song, it's too good’”

UMG, home to Taylor Swift, Drake, Elton John and other stars receives record $63bn buyout offer
By Dan Mold published
Bid for the world’s largest music group proposes to “address” UMG's share price issues
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