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“That is a ’54 reissue. This is the real ’54. It’s number 588”: Måneskin’s Thomas Raggi drops by Norman’s Rare Guitars – and ends up playing one of the first Fender Strats ever produced
By Matt Parker published
The Italian guitarist headed to the store following his LA Forum performance – and found time for a killer jam of Jimi Hendrix’s version of All Along the Watchtower with Michael Lemmo

“Reverlong reunion!” Scott Ian’s 12-year-old son, Revel, reunites with Foo Fighters at Dave Grohl’s studio to jam Everlong – and nails it using Pat Smear’s Gibson Les Paul
By Matt Owen published
Four years after he smashed the track as an 8-year-old during the band's Bourbon & Beyond Festival set, Revel returned to the Foo Fighters lineup during a wholesome jam session

“Tom Murphy’s magnum opus”: Gibson has handed the Murphy Lab man its stockpile of Brazilian rosewood for these ultra-exclusive, $20k Les Paul ’Burst reissues
By Matt Parker published
The models promise the ultimate showcase of the firm’s craftsmanship in 2023 – and, in the process, pay tribute to Gibson’s prized luthier

“Now every day can be Y2K”: Chase Bliss’s Lossy makes your guitar sound like a broken cellphone – and it might just be the lo-fi stompbox of your dreams
By Matt Owen published
The overhauled unit turns a popular plugin into a pedal, and lets guitarists conjure the digital dust-ridden tones of crappy MP3 players from the '90s and '00s

Discounts on Yamaha's excellent THRII desktop amps are super rare, but Amazon just started slashing prices across the range for Black Friday
By Stuart Williams published
Looking for the ultimate practice companion? Well, Amazon has just slashed the price of the Yamaha THR10II, THR10II WL, and THR30II WL this Black Friday

Positive Grid just casually launched a new Spark Go colorway the day before Black Friday – and it's on sale!
By Matt McCracken published
Our favorite mini amp just got that bit cooler with a brand-new color and a tasty Black Friday discount

Fender Japan does its best Gretsch impression with uber-sparkly, Filter’Tron-loaded limited-edition Telecaster
By Matt Owen published
As the hype builds, surely it's only a matter of time before FJ instruments are made available outside of Asia?

“The whole idea of being a great guitar player is nobody can do you like you… Mean Street is the perfect storm of why people don't f**k with Edward Van Halen”: Nuno Bettencourt explains why you’ve gotta give Joe Satriani “a pass”
By Matt Parker published
The Extreme guitarist explains the key to nailing EVH’s tricky intro and says its time to cut Satch some slack

Donner’s Black Friday sale is here – save up to 35% on a range of electric guitars, acoustic guitars, effects pedals and more
By Guitar World Staff published
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Strat-style electric guitars, Donner’s innovative HUSH-I guitar and much more have been included in the comprehensive collection of unmissable discounts

“Zero f**ks given”: Dean continues its resurgence with the updated Zero platform – ushering in a new wave of Z-style guitars following Gibson’s lawsuit
By Matt Owen published
Last week, Dean announced it would be selling V-style guitars following Gibson’s legal battle. Now, its newly reconfigured Z-type model has followed suit
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