“It’s very simply the best guitar you can buy today”: Eddie Van Halen’s Kramer Ad guitar sells for $2,734,000 at auction
The eye-watering price tag makes it the sixth most expensive guitar ever sold publicly…
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Here are the 13 must-try guitar accessories for under $25 this Prime Day -approved Dunlop Black Fang guitar picks for only $8.25!
From picks to tuners, slides to strings, these are our choices for the best guitar-related items under $25 on sale right now at Amazon…
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“Smith has road-tested this guitar, refining its design and tone”: The PRS Charcoal Phoenix is Paul Reed Smith’s personal guitar of choice – and it’s already starred onstage next to John Mayer
The new, limited-edition beauty sprung from Paul Reed Smith’s desire to create a stoptail-equipped variation of John McLaughlin’s signature Private Stock PRS…
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“It’s important to know where your guitar lives and find sonically where you want to be. There are some tricks on the guitar that will get you there in a hurry”: Joe Bonamassa shows you how to get more tones from your Gibson Les Paul
The blues hero shares six lead guitar examples that demonstrate the versatility of the Gibson Les Paul’s pickups, volume and tone controls…
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“It became my life’s work to eliminate every obstacle to playing live acoustic guitar. The AEG-1 is the realization of this philosophy”: Did L.R. Baggs just unveil this year’s most forward-thinking acoustic guitar design?
Lloyd Baggs started out as a guitar builder before entering the pickup world. Now he’s come full circle – and in some style, too…
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Cat Fox of Sound Guitar Repair Fixes and Restores Instruments for Stars and Hobbyists Alike
The acoustic instrument “health and wellness” expert talks about her training, memorable repair jobs, and her recent move to New England…
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“Fingerpicking came from not having an amplifier. After dad forked out for the guitar, I didn’t have the nerve to ask him for one”: Mark Knopfler says the lack of a guitar amp growing up helped him develop his now-iconic fingerpicking style
Sensitivity to his family’s finances – as well as an exchange involving his sister and a tennis racket – helped Knopfler on the way to crafting his legendary approach to the guitar…
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Guitar World deals of the week: save $250 on a Guild 12-string, a nearly half-price reverb pedal, plus loads of big savings on Fender and Squier guitars
Your weekly look at all the best deals on guitars, pedals, and amps from across the web…
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Guitar solos feeling uninspired? Learn how you can breathe new life into your licks and make sure your solos always sound like they’re going somewhere
Turn your attention to the more musical side of lead guitar with four ways to develop a solo…
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