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Kirk Hammett and Gibson team up for epic book documenting Metallica guitarist’s guitar collection
By Jonathan Horsley published
Available in Standard, Deluxe and Custom Editions, this weighty 400-pager is essential for Metallica gear heads and tells the story behind Hammett's most-famous guitars

Affordable retro mojo: Fender expands American Vintage II series with fresh finishes and new models
By Jonathan Horsley published
Described as “a near 1:1 comparison” of the original models that inspired them, these box-fresh new electrics and bass guitars give you that old-school tone and feel without the vintage price tag

PRS unveils limited edition SE Exotic Veneers range, updates SE Swamp Ash Special with 5-way switch
By Jonathan Horsley published
Four classic PRS SE models are given the exotic wood treatment with Poplar Burl, Laurel Burl, and Burled Ash veneers and thoroughly classy finish options

Charvel’s launches hotrodded S-style with one seriously distressed finish and DiMarzio HSH pickups
By Jonathan Horsley published
Charvel stacks the specs up high on a $1,599 shred machine that comes fresh with a super-distressed finish, DiMarzio HSH firepower and a Floyd Rose 1000 Series vibrato

“One of my favourite forgotten Gibson designs of all time”: The cult RD Custom is officially back
By Jonathan Horsley published
Gibson president and CEO Cesar Gueikian loves them, so too the Nameless Ghouls of Ghost, and this oft-slept on model becomes the first core Gibson Custom electric with a 25.5" scale length

Fender unveils Player II refresh with the Strat, Tele, P and Jazz Basses in Sparkle 3-Color Sunburst
By Jonathan Horsley published
The new-look models have all the same Player II features – rosewood fingerboards with rolled edges, Alnico V pickups, high-ratio Classic Gear tuners and a Modern C profile neck

Warren Haynes’ Gibson Les Paul Standard is here and it’s a plain-topped beauty with an onboard boost
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Gov't Mule frontman has gone for a set of Billie Joe Armstrong favourite pickups, a fat ‘50s profile neck, an onboard clean boost and no pickguard

It's your last chance to save an extra £10 when you spend over £100 in the massive Flash Sale at PMT with this exclusive deal for MusicRadar readers
By Matt McCracken last updated
We’ve unlocked an extra £10 off brands including Fender, PRS and Korg - but you’ll need to claim it before the day's over. Here's my top picks from the sale

“You can sweep pick on this thing”: Tosin Abasi issues update on Abasi Concepts nylon-string
By Jonathan Horsley published
Abasi says Fishman is designing the pickup for what promises to be a groundbreaking acoustic electric. In other Abasi Concepts news, fresh Legion Series models in Deep Sage drop today
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