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Over the past 80 years this well-travelled archtop has had illustrious owners and featured on landmark recordings from Miles Davis, Leo Kottke and more

Stuart paid under the odds for the historic electric – but White’s widow needed the guitar to go to the right home, not the highest bidder

As solid-bodied models began taking the guitar world by storm in the early ’50s, Gretsch joined the party with the revolutionary single-cut 6128 Duo Jet and its twangsome DeArmond ‘Dynasonic’ single coils

The neo-soul prodigy’s huge social media following and signature guitar follow a passion ignited by Michael Jackson, Guitar Hero III, and the players she discovered from there

We trace the evolution of the six-string linchpin behind the British blues rock boom of the 1960s

The Ibanez PM3C is a pro-quality, affordable, available in Natural Amber and Black "low-gloss" finishes, and has a single-coil based on the pickup from Christian's ES-150

The noise improv specialist for Brooklyn’s Couch Slut is also a luthier at NYC institution Retrofret. She details some of the most treasured instruments she’s encountered, the magic of running a Gretsch at high gain, and grabbing one of her hero’s pedals before anyone else got the chance

How the King of the Blues heard his calling, found a guitar, and developed a style that made him the undisputed greatest of all time

The institution considers "Amor Eterno" and "El Cantante" as "audio treasures worthy of preservation for all time"