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Cesar Gueikian on building the SG Kirk Hammett played to honour Black Sabbath and how his designs might shape future Gibson releases
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Gibson CEO on his guitar-making journey, from early missteps to making the SG Hammett rocked at Back To The Beginning, and the Ghost Burst finish that's coming soon to the Gibson lineup

The unique SG built by Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian and played by Kirk Hammett at Back to the Beginning heads to auction
By Jonathan Horsley published
Gibson teams up with Julien's Auctions for Gibson Gives fundraiser, with two of Gueikian's custom builds going under the hammer, plus a heap of signed and stage-played electrics

"It’s kind of like a cover, kind of like my song”: Are Megadeth including Ride The Lightning on their final album?
By Will Simpson published
Dave Mustaine hinted at it earlier this year, and a new tracklisting has added fuel to the fire

Enter, the Raven: Kirk Hammett’s Custom Shop Gibson acoustic dresses up the Hummingbird for Halloween
By Jonathan Horsley published
This collector's item is limited to 100 units worldwide, has a soundhole label signed by Metallica guitarist, and has aesthetic updates that just the thing for the horror superfan

Metallica’s Master Of Puppets has been to the Upside Down but this backwards version might be the Strangest Thing you’ll hear this year
By Jonathan Horsley published
Evile's Ol Drake has played the thing that should not be – Masters Of Puppets, only backwards, and it'll give you whiplash

"Stick with it. Focus…You've gotta put the time in”: Lars Ulrich’s advice to young artists
By Will Simpson published
Drummer was speaking at festival screening of new Metallica doc

“But there's no bass on there": Flemming Rasmussen is still confused by the Metallica’s production choices ...And Justice For All
By Will Simpson published
Part of it was to annoy Jason Newsted, producer speculates

“He wanted all that at an undoable selling price”: Mesa/Boogie founder Randall Smith confirms rumours that it built James Hetfield a signature model – and it combined three iconic amps in one
By Jonathan Horsley published
A Diezel, a JC-120 and a Mark IIC+ all in one? That would have cost a whack – and it would have, which is why the Metallica frontman's prototype never got released
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