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Reb Beach on why crafting guitar solos with Whitesnake was more challenging than Winger
By Janelle Borg published
Beach looks back on his career and how he employed his guitar chops differently in his two major bands

Why Nels Cline fell in love with Jazzmasters
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Wilco guitarist explains the enduring appeal – and remarkable endurance – of his Jazzmaster, a guitar for all seasons

How Joe Holmes got the coveted Ozzy Osbourne gig
By Jonathan Horsley published
Holmes rocked up fully prepared for his audition thanks to his teacher

All the new guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including Chase Bliss’ “most foolish” pedal yet
By Matt Owen published
The rebirth of B.B. King's first acoustic, a leading Dumble clone in plugin form, another spin-off of the famed Big Muff – all that and more in this week's round-up

A stage-used and tour-worn Les Paul becomes the most expensive Slash guitar ever sold at auction
By Janelle Borg published
The Gibson Les Paul ’59 Custom Shop guitar, used during the band's blockbuster Not in This Lifetime… Tour, went under the hammer for $307,692

Harmony brings the Stella brand back from the dead with a $349 solid-topped parlor
By Jonathan Horsley published
These small-bodied stunners have slotted headstocks, bone nuts, and a voice that loves a recording mic

Why telling your guitar’s backstory could help it sell for more money
By Jonathan Horsley published
Reverb's Cyril Nigg offers some sage advice for selling your guitar, and it's just like Joe Bonamassa says: "I don't buy guitars, I buy stories"

The Damned frontman Brian James’ ‘New Rose’ Gibson SG sells for over $95,000
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Gibson SG that put UK punk on the map smashed its pre-auction estimates – as did James’ hand-written lyrics

Korn bassist Ra Díaz recovers 15 stolen bass guitars with help from the community
By Janelle Borg published
A musician in Henderson, Nevada, spotted some of Díaz's instruments at a local music store

David Allan Coe, the outlaw country legend who played with Dimebag Darrell and gave Warren Haynes his break, has died, aged 86
By Jonathan Horsley published
Coe scored hits with You Never Even Called Me by My Name and The Ride, and stood alongside Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson in the outlaw wing of country music
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