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![Derek Trucks [left] plays his Dickey Betts SG live onstage; [right] a portrait close-up of Jerry Garcia's Tiger guitar, which recently sold for $11,560,000.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hApvaUMjSsSfmE4fdWUV96-320-80.jpg)
Derek Trucks reveals what it’s like to play Jerry Garcia’s record-breaking $11.6mn Tiger guitar
By Jonathan Horsley published
Trucks got the chance to put the ultimate Grateful Dead guitar through its paces during The Tedeschi Trucks Band's residency at the Beacon Theatre in New York City – and he says it's a “beast”

Best electric guitars 2026: Our pick of guitars to suit all budgets
By Daryl Robertson last updated
Find the top electric guitar for your budget and playing style, whether you play rock, metal, blues or beyond

Country star John Osborne’s signature Tele comes factory modded with a distressed nitro finish, custom pickups – and it’s even got a B-bender too
By Jonathan Horsley published
Based of his beloved 1968 Tele, this Road Worn doozie has it all going on, and while the B-bender is a headline spec item, what about that oil-finished fingerboard with the maple cap fretboard?

Fender wins historic German court ruling protecting Stratocaster body design
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Regional Court of Düsseldorf rules in favour of Fender and offers broad legal protections for the Strat's body design

Gibson unveils Murphy Lab replica of Mick Ronson’s Bowie-era 1968 Les Paul Custom
By Jonathan Horsley published
With the ebony finish stripped to reveal its two-piece plain maple top, mismatched controls, custom-wound pickups, this limited run reproduction is the spitting image of Ronson's original

“An absolute steal when it comes to quality and value for money”: Harley Benton ST-Modern Carlos Asensio CGM review
By Amit Sharma published
The Guitarraviva YouTuber teams up with Harley Benton to deliver one of the most spec’d-out affordable guitars we’ve ever seen

Best Gretsch guitars 2026: Nail that Gretsch sound at any price point
By Daryl Robertson last updated
From the iconic Falcon to the Country Gentleman and a slew of stellar-sounding affordable hollowbody options, here are our pick of the best Gretsch guitars

Gary Clark Jr channels the King of the Blues for limited edition Gibson Custom Shop collab
By Jonathan Horsley published
The 21st-century blues king pays dues to his hero with a stunning limited edition Cobra Burst ES-355, fresh from the Custom Shop

How Cory Wong reimagined Ernie Ball Music Man’s iconic bass for a signature electric with “that George Benson sound”
By Amit Sharma published
With the funk guitar maestro’s signature StingRay II now available in an affordable Sterling By Music Man version, Wong checks in to talk about the making of a dual-humbucker doozy and what it gives him that the Strat can't
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