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News of the (guitar) world: the biggest, baddest, weirdest and saddest guitar news of 2023

We track the year’s biggest six-string stories – from landmark gear developments to devastating departures and 2023’s most headline-grabbing players

Guitar World · Dec 25, 2023

"Two discs, 22 songs, one very worthy epitaph": Bernie Marsden's Working Man

Working Man is the final album by blues aficionado and former Whitesnake star Bernie Marsden

Louder · Dec 7, 2023

Bernie Marsden guitar auction delayed following guitar hero’s death

Gardiner Houlgate has announced it will hold off on the sale for “an appropriate period” as a mark of respect to the late influential guitarist

Guitar World · Aug 30, 2023

Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden dies aged 72

Rock and blues guitarist amassed one of the most extensive and coveted private guitar collections in the world

The Guardian - US · Aug 25, 2023

Former Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden has died, aged 72

Marsden was a giant of blues and rock guitar, with a formidable guitar collection and an even more formidable style

MusicRadar · Aug 25, 2023

"I've read that David wrote it after his marriage broke up, or that it was written on a boat in Venezuela": The story behind Whitesnake's Here I Go Again

Here I Go Again began as a two-track demo, but it propelled Whitesnake from journeyman Brit rockers to US chart-topping stardom

Louder · Aug 25, 2023

Former Whitesnake guitarist and solo artist Bernie Marsden dead at 72

The death of guitarist Bernie Marsden has been confirmed by his publicist

Louder · Aug 25, 2023

Bernie Marsden, former Whitesnake guitarist and giant of blues-rock guitar, has died

Co-writer of Here I Go Again, Marsden leaves behind a profound legacy following a lauded career, and was “writing and recording new songs until the end”

Guitar World · Aug 25, 2023

“Rhythm playing is the backbone of what a guitar player is trying to say – and it’s become deeply undervalued today”: Adrian Vandenberg is back with one of this year’s biggest rock guitar albums – where melody and rhythm are king

The Dutch guitar icon on what helped him come to terms with Steve Vai recording his Whitesnake guitar parts, why the Peavey Vandenberg is making a comeback, and how his wrist injury forced him to develop a new picking technique using his fingernail

Guitar World · Aug 15, 2023

Bernie Marsden’s vintage guitar gear is officially now up for sale via ATB Guitars’ Reverb store

The Beast might be staying at the Marsden residence but his ’52 Gold Top, ’61 Telecaster Custom and ’64 ES-345 TDSV are stunning and available now

MusicRadar · Aug 1, 2023