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Man stole $88,000 worth of guitars from Newcastle studio

Christopher Ralph Nash took a hoard of equipment ranging from a TV worth $2500 and a vacuum valued at $599 to 16 guitars worth a total of $88,000 - including a $22,000 Fender bass guitar.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 26, 2023

11 ways to improve your tube amp tone

Under-the-hood improvements and careful speaker selection can secure that sound you’ve been searching for

Guitar World · Apr 25, 2023

Johnny Marr has a new book coming out that documents his epic guitar collection and the most significant instruments from his career

Marr's Guitars available to pre-order in deluxe hardback, shipping October, and features the photography of Pat Graham and the stories behind the guitars from Marr himself

MusicRadar · Apr 21, 2023

Johnny Marr’s new book documents the guitars he’s loved, lost and given away, including Nile Rodgers’ Strat, Bert Jansch’s acoustic and a Les Paul used by Ed O’Brien

The Smiths icon says his new tone tome ‘Marr’s Guitars’ has “been a long time coming and is a labour of love”

Guitar World · Apr 19, 2023

Rapier 22 and Saffire review

Rapier launched in 2022 with the well-received 33 model. Can the ’60s stylists hit the target again with these two new additions for 2023?

Guitar World · Apr 19, 2023

U2’s Adam Clayton: “The bass has to either be sexy or aggressive, or it shouldn’t be there as far as I’m concerned”

The bassist for one of biggest rock bands of all time on cramming a stadium-ready rig into Fender’s first-ever signature bass amp, what prompted him to play an Ibanez on one of the group’s most iconic songs, and why he’s only just started exploring five-strings four decades into his career

Guitar World · Apr 19, 2023

Everything you need to know about Metallica's scorching new album – only in the new Guitar World

Plus! Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton, Steel Panther, Paul Gilbert does Dio, Chris Holmes, the top 10 tools for every gig and tributes to Gary Rossington and David Lindley

Guitar World · Apr 18, 2023

VegaTrem VT2 Telecaster Tremolo review

Unless it’s a Bigsby, whammy bars on Telecasters have been considered close to sacrilegious. Until now...

Guitar World · Apr 17, 2023

Watch Tom DeLonge’s new Fender Starcaster make its live debut at Blink-182’s surprise Coachella set

A production-line signature model could well be on the cards

Guitar World · Apr 16, 2023

See the Fender Tom DeLonge Starcaster get its first live airing at Blink-182's Coachella Festival comeback

The one-pickup custom spec is expected to become a production model

MusicRadar · Apr 16, 2023