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“A flamboyant guitar suited to a flamboyant performer”: T-Bone Walker’s Gibson ES-5N helped give rise to electric blues – and it’s been listed for $2 million

The workhorse guitar from the blues pioneer was thought to be lost forever until its recent re-emergence

Studio used by Hendrix, Bowie and the Stones to reopen after decades silent

Studio used by Hendrix, Bowie and the Stones to reopen after decades silent

Exclusive: Regent Sounds recording studio in London to be turned into landmark site for rock’n’roll, jazz and blues

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These crazy newly unearthed Gibson archive guitar designs from the '50s prove just how bold it was in the golden era

These crazy newly unearthed Gibson archive guitar designs from the '50s prove just how bold it was in the golden era

Wait until you see the headstocks!

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"Fine for off-the-cuff sequencer basslines, otherwise you have to plan what you're going to do before even switching it on": Here's what the reviews said when the dance-music-defining Roland TB-303 was released in 1981

Happy TB-303 Day! Grab your time travel machine, because back then it only cost a couple of hundred bucks

"Fine for off-the-cuff sequencer basslines, otherwise you have to plan what you're going to do before even switching it on": Here's what the reviews said when the dance-music-defining Roland TB-303 was released in 1981

And grab your time travel machine, because back then it only cost a couple of hundred bucks

“When that first one came off the line, I grabbed it… and it was terrible”: The first Fender Stratocaster builds had to be junked due to their horrendous tremolos

Guitar historian Tony Bacon has told Reverb the story of the ill-fated first Strats to come off Fender’s production line

Paul McCartney on bass: "When we met Elvis, I was like, ‘You’re trying to learn bass, are you, son? Sit down, let me show you a few things’"

Classic 1994 interview: "Once I got over the fact that I was lumbered with it, I did get quite proud to be a bass player"

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Paul McCartney on bass: "When we met Elvis, I was like, ‘You’re trying to learn bass, are you, son? Sit down, let me show you a few things’"

Paul McCartney on bass: "When we met Elvis, I was like, ‘You’re trying to learn bass, are you, son? Sit down, let me show you a few things’"

Classic 1994 interview: "Once I got over the fact that I was lumbered with it, I did get quite proud to be a bass player"

How Jeff Beck passed the Telecaster torch to Jimmy Page and changed the course of rock history

How Jeff Beck passed the Telecaster torch to Jimmy Page and changed the course of rock history

A tale of Jeff Beck’s generosity, Jimmy Page’s enduring gratitude and a 1959 Fender Telecaster that helped define a whole generation of rock music

How a Hello Kitty guitar became the hottest Stratocaster

How a Hello Kitty guitar became the hottest Stratocaster

Novelty guitars emblazoned with the face of the cartoon cat are now changing hands for $1,000 thanks to ‘post-punk irony’

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