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“I loved that he showed up with a $200 guitar… It’s humble”: Timothée Chalamet learned to play guitar for his Oscar-nominated role in Bob Dylan biopic on a beginner Yamaha acoustic

Gibson supplied the period-correct acoustics for the movie but as Chalamet's guitar coach Larry Saltzman reveals, the star of A Complete Unknown bought himself a proper beginner's guitar

MusicRadar · Feb 7, 2025

“I didn’t do a ton of exploration on the f-hole idea. If I had to do it again, I might do it completely differently”: Eric Johnson broke new ground with his first semi-hollow Fender Strat – but he’d take inspiration from Gibson if he ever made another

Johnson’s 2018 signature model was the first to combine a semi-hollow design with a contoured Strat body, but it didn’t take long for him to settle on a concept

Guitar World · Feb 7, 2025

“There’s a tradition in country music where an older musician – in order to give respect to a younger musician – would give them his guitar. Dad gave Bob Dylan one of his guitars”: Rosanne Cash on her father’s six-string salute to Dylan

The country legend says her father was not precious with instruments – instead, he respected the players

Guitar World · Feb 6, 2025

“One night after the Albert Hall he said, ‘Put it away and get a proper guitar!’”: Andy Fairweather Low on playing with Eric Clapton and how Slowhand was unimpressed by his oddball Teisco

Low got the Teisco Spectrum V bug after seeing Ry Cooder with one. Eddie Van Halen loved them too. Clapton? Not so much...

MusicRadar · Jan 31, 2025

“You felt as if you might be in the presence of a Zen master”: Remembering Bill Puplett, the guitar sage and expert luthier loved by Johnny Marr, Adrian Legg and countless players whose instruments he rehabilitated

The esteemed luthier and guitar expert cast his repairing magic over decades of dedicated practice

Guitar World · Jan 30, 2025

"The legendary amp maker is taking aim at other Marshall-in-a-box pedals with a new lineup that is diverse, well-made, and very well-thought-out": Marshall 1959, JCM800, JCM900, DSL, and JVM overdrive pedal review

Marshall is going for gold with this new line of pedals – but do they live up to the iconic amps they are inspired by?

Guitar World · Jan 30, 2025

“A vibrant update to an all-time classic”: By popular demand, Gibson gives the ES-335 its Custom Color refresh

Spearmint, Watermelon, Ocean Blue, Blood Moon Burst, the ES-335 and its AAA figured maple siblings have never looked so bright

MusicRadar · Jan 30, 2025

“Grover Jackson used to bring down these guitars, but some of them weren't even finished – he’d change the pickups backstage”: Adrian Smith reveals what convinced him to ditch Les Pauls for Jacksons

The Iron Maiden guitarist is one of the luthier’s longest-serving artists – he explains how its founder’s diligence inspired him to make the jump

Guitar World · Jan 29, 2025

“Experience the all new OSO Short Scale”: Suhr’s new build aims for the best of both – combining a Gibson-like scale length with a T-style body

Featuring a 24.625" scale length and the best of Suhr’s specs, the high-end guitar has already won over Mateus Asato

Guitar World · Jan 27, 2025

“In line with my creative spirit and DIY methodology, I've chosen to create one from the ground up”: Coheed and Cambria guitarist Claudio Sanchez has designed his own signature guitar – and launched his own brand to make it

The Evil Instruments Jackhammer is the latest wild creation from the mind behind Coheed and Cambria and The Armory Wars series – and he’s teamed-up with Dunable on the builds

Guitar World · Jan 26, 2025