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Eddie Van Halen's 1982 Kramer: finished in red, black and white stripes, this was a an early Kramer design that was later owned by Mick Mars.

Is Eddie Van Halen’s 1982 Kramer – also owned by Mick Mars – the next multi-million dollar guitar?

By Jonathan Horsley published

Dressed up to look like Frankie, a precursor to the 5150, this transitional Kramer was stage-played by Eddie Van Halen and appeared on Mötley Crüe's Dr Feelgood

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Fender American Ultra Luxe 60s Stratocaster

Fender Ultra Luxe Vintage '60s Stratocaster review

By Pete Emery published

Fender introduces the American Ultra Luxe Vintage, aiming to bring the playability of the Ultra II line to a player who prefers the aesthetic and tone of a more traditional character

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PRS CE 24 Special Limited Edition: this run of 1,500 gives the CE Bolt-on platform its first HSH pickup configuration, and is pictured here on the PRS shopfloor, in McCarty Burst and Black Amber respectively.

PRS promises spanky Strat-esque tones and a lot more from its limited run PRS CE 24 Special

By Jonathan Horsley published

The CE 24 bolt-on gets an HSH refresh and a serious tone power-up, presenting itself as another play-anything high-end build from PRS – but they’re only making 1,500 of them!

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Fender American Ultra Luxe Vintage Series

Fender mixes old-school mojo with 21st-century playability for the American Ultra Luxe Vintage range

By Jonathan Horsley published

Love vintage and modern guitars? Have it both ways with compound radius fingerboards, stainless steel frets, Pure Vintage pickups and Heirloom lacquer finishes in classic Fender colours

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Noel Gallagher performs at an Oasis reunion show in Cardiff with his custom-built 1960 Les Paul Standard with P-90 pickups.

Gibson teases release of the P-90 Les Paul Noel Gallagher has been playing at Oasis reunion shows

By Jonathan Horsley published

Available from the Gibson Garage London on August 21, this limited run guitar is the spitting image of Gallagher's "hybrid" Les Paul –and it looks like he will be signing them too

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Michael J Fox as Marty McFly rips a solo in the iconic scene from Back To The Future, when he joins the band for a cover of Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode.

They found Paul McCartney’s Höfner: can the Lost Bass Project find Marty McFly’s Gibson ES-345?

By Jonathan Horsley published

Gibson puts investigative journalists Scott and Naomi Jones on the Lost To The Future case. Despite thousands of tips the trail of the guitar – missing since '85 – remains cold

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PRS SE Silver Sky 2025: refreshed for the brand's 40th anniversary, the SE Silver Sky John Mayer signature model is pictured in its new Laurel Green, Derby Red, Dandy Lion and Trad Blue finishes. A PRS tube amp and speaker cabinet is in the background.

John Mayer’s PRS SE Silver Sky Rosewood is refreshed with 4 fashion-inspired solid-colour finishes

By Jonathan Horsley published

Could Dandy Lion could be this year's Roxy Pink? The SE Silver Sky Maple also gets a makeover, with Moon White, Stone Blue, Summit Purple and Nylon Blue expanding your finish options

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PRS Mark Holcomb: previously only a limited edition run, the Periphery guitarist's Core Series signature model is now part of the PRS Guitars catalogue, as the Maryland high-end brand continues its 40th Anniversary celebrations by keeping the releases coming each month.

Mark Holcomb’s limited run PRS is officially added to the Core series – and it ships in Drop C

By Jonathan Horsley published

Equipped with the Periphery guitarist's signature Seymour Duncan humbuckers, this is a PRS tooled up for low-end progressive metal riff work

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Dickey Betts [left] and Warren Haynes trade licks onstage with the Allman Brothers Band at the 1993 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Haynes's Strat would soon be stolen in New York.

How Warren Haynes turned to Les Pauls after his favourite Strat was stolen

By Jonathan Horsley published

The theft of the Custom Shop Strat in the '90s forced Haynes to think differently

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Charvel Angel Vivaldi Signature Pro-Mod Nova-7 NAT: The new S-style is eight years in the making and in some of the promo pictures it looks like Angel Vivaldi has been on horseback for much of that time.

Angel Vivaldi and Charvel unveil state-of-the-art 7-string for levelling up your shred game

By Jonathan Horsley published

The NJ shred maestro's updated Pro-Mod Nova-7 has a figured maple top, natural finish, gold hardware, reverse headstock... And is so comfortable you can play it while riding a horse

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