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“For those who stand at the crossroads of Hell and rock ‘n’ roll”: Jackson’s Diablo crossover Kelly is inspired by the Lord of Hatred – but you’re still going to love it

Fans begged for the Diablo Kelly to make a return after Jackson dropped a Custom Shop version in 2023

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“I talked my folks into buying me a plane ticket to London. I took my guitar and some songs, and I ran into some people…” How the Beatles launched the career of one of the all-time great songwriters

James Taylor’s encounter with Pete Asher led to an audition in front of Paul McCartney and George Harrison

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“When I started this business, I had two kinds of people: those who believed in it and those laughing at me”: Who is buying $15 million guitars? One of the world’s leading dealers lifts the veil on the collectible guitar market

At 32, Matthieu Lucas hosts guitars wielded by the likes of Slash, Eric Clapton and AC/DC at Parisian guitar emporium Matt’s Guitar Shop. He is driven by his core belief that vintage guitars, once owned by legendary musicians, are meant to be played on stage again

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Suspect linked to organized crime ring targeting Guitar Center stores across the US arrested

Police in Redmond, Washington, confirmed that the crime at the Redmond Guitar Center location is part of a concerted effort spanning at least three states

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“There were two camps. I came out of the Yardbirds camp – the Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck kind of things”: Why Todd Rundgren chose to play Gibsons over Fenders

Rundgren initially aligned himself with the Yardbirds guitar heroes, though would branch out in later years

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“I had a two-neck guitar, then Steve Vai came out with his three-neck guitar. My label wanted me to challenge Steve to a duel”: Michael Angelo Batio on the origin of his four-neck guitar

The Quad was designed to go toe-to-toe with Steve Vai's three-neck creation

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“I was very fortunate to have played with so many great artists, even just for a moment”: Dave Mason, Traffic co-founder who played with Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and George Harrison, dies aged 79

The English guitar great also worked with Fleetwood Mac, the Rolling Stones and Michael Jackson across his storied career

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“On tour, the soundman is always on me to turn down. So I wanted to make sure the amp stays full and articulate, even at lower volumes”: The making of the Blackstar Doug Aldrich Signature DA100 Ruby

Doug Aldrich reveals how decades of vintage amps, real-world touring and close collaboration with Blackstar helped shape his DA100 Ruby signature head

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“The playability is good. The ‘great’ lies in the pickup swapping – you can change pickups in seconds”: Cream T Crossfire LT review

Brit brand Cream T aims to make instant solderless pickup-swapping even more attractive with an affordable new made-in-China range

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“Think The Pretenders, Tom Petty or Sam Fender”: 5 easy open-position alternate chord voicings that will give you extra jangle

James Honeyman-Scott of The Pretenders was a master at creating interesting parts from simple alternate chords. We look at five you can use in your playing

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“The record label hid my name in a very small font size behind the CD. It took a long time to find!” You may not know who played guitar on some of Avril Lavigne’s biggest hits. It was Corky James

The self-confessed late developer was in his 50s when his career hit its stride. He explains how he wound up working with Liz Phair, Demi Lovato, and more, and reveals the gear that got him there

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“When Ozzy approached me, there was an inner warning light that said, ‘Don’t do that’”: Why Michael Schenker turned down Ozzy Osbourne

Schenker was approached by the Prince of Darkness following the tragic death of Randy Rhoads

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“A lot of people say he sounds like Hendrix, but to me, he doesn’t really”: Prince’s long-time bassist on teaching guitar to the Purple Rain hitmaker – and why the Jimi Hendrix comparisons are inaccurate

In 1994, Prince changed his stage name to 'O(+>' due to contractual disputes with his label, and, amid the turbulence, he granted Guitar World access to his onstage inner sanctum

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“I was so poor. I was pushing 50 years old. I thought, ‘I might have to get a job again’”: Guitar wizard Nels Cline was about to get a day job before Jeff Tweedy changed his life and asked him to join Wilco

Cline was about to look at alternative income streams before Tweedy came out of the blue and asked him to join Wilco

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“No-one believed in us. The manager said, ‘You can only play for a few minutes.’ The entire audience jumped up on their tables”: The story of Fanny, one of the world’s first all-female rock bands

Fanny never topped the charts, but they made fans of everyone from the Beatles to David Bowie – despite constantly having to prove they could play

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“I love it and it’s my friend forever. If I had to, I’d f**k it”: Keith Richards on his enduring love affair with the guitar, the effects of arthritis on his playing, and why he’s still learning the instrument at 82

The Rolling Stones icon reflects on life as a rhythm guitar hero, the size of his collection, and how the restriction of five-strings and open tunings blew his mind

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“A unique symbol of punk’s emergence in the UK”: The Damned frontman Brian James’ iconic Gibson SG, the guitar that defined the sound of early UK punk, already set to exceed estimate at auction

The 1964 SG soundtracked the Damned’s first two records, and featured on the first punk single to ever be released in the UK

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“I love this guitar so much – if something happened to it, I’d stop playing”: Fingerstyle phenom Laura Snowden on the guitar she can’t live without, how downtuning makes classical guitar “creepy” and what she learned from the great Julian Bream

The classical guitarist's solo debut, This Changing Sky, is a breathtaking work that finds her exploring altered tunings in search of drama

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“Every Gretsch from the mid-’90s onwards is a copy of one I had in my collection”: How Randy Bachman saved Gretsch after its factory burned down

Bachman became obsessed with collecting Gretsch guitars after his prized 6120 model was stolen in 1976

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“I didn’t see it for 18 or 19 years. It disappeared, and it broke my heart”: Jerry Cantrell looks back on the guitar gift from Eddie Van Halen that went missing

Cantrell opens up on the nearly-two decade search to find his Van Halen Music Man

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“It can easily be seen as a gimmick, but it's much more than that. As a guitar, it’s superb; as a MIDI controller, it’s uncanny”: Strandberg x Jamstik Chameleon review

Jamstik’s new MIDI pickup tech finds a home in Strandberg’s futuristic guitar design, but is it a match made in tonal heaven?

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This browser-based amp and effects generator creates guitar tones based on text prompts – and it’s free to use

The tech generates tweakable tones from prompts, with no installs needed – and it’s free to try out

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“I really wanted to see Ozzy one last time, to give him one last hug”: Gus G opens up on missing out on Back to the Beginning

The guitarist was a notable absentee at Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell show, but accepted it wasn’t meant to be

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“I would get up in the middle of the night, play it in the middle of the night, in the dark, no light”: Billy Corgan trained himself to play in pitch black

Corgan reveals the unconventional approach he took to learn the instrument

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“A growing global movement to ensure his legacy is never forgotten”: Petition launched for Randy Rhoads memorial statue in his hometown of Burbank

The project already has the backing of Randy’s sister, as well as his former Ozzy bandmate

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