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Musician's Friend proves the best deals aren't on Amazon with up to 40% off big-name brands in their 40th Anniversary Sale
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, the music retail giant is offering up to 40% off a massive range of guitars, pedals, amps and more
“When I'm like, 'I can't quite do that any more,' the guitar will show me there's another way”: Keith Richards discusses how arthritis has changed his playing
Though the condition has affected Richards' approach to the guitar, the riff connoisseur views it as an opportunity to learn new ways of playing
Forget Amazon, Fender’s official shop is the place to shop today – get up to $350 off electric guitars and basses
There’s huge money off top-of-the-range Aerodyne and vintage-inspired Vintera models, making the Fender shop the best place to bag a deal today
“The tactile charm and unplugged resonance of acoustics twice their size”: With the “revolutionary” Highway Series, Fender is slimming down the big-body footprint
The innovative new acoustic guitar designs borrow some ideas from the Acoustasonics, but are altogether different beasts
“My go-to guitar in the studio”: This Fender Telecaster lived in Metallica’s HQ and became Kirk Hammett’s writing workhorse – now it’s going under the hammer
The single-cut became an integral part of Metallica’s writing process, and helped craft St. Anger and Death Magnetic
Forget Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days event, these 6 sales are where it’s at for guitar players today
Black Friday-esque savings from Fender, Guitar Center, Musician’s Friend and more leave Amazon’s sale in the dust
We thought Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale was a dud until they slashed the price of these Boss and Roland favorites – and yes it includes the Katana!
Save big on everything from the Katana to Boss compact pedals, synths and electronic drum kits
“One of the most influential sounds in rock history”: Eric Clapton’s iconic ‘Fool’ Gibson SG, which was key to his trademark ‘woman tone’, has emerged – and it’s going up for auction
The ’64 SG became an enduring symbol of the psychedelic era, Clapton's Cream career, and the harmonically rich ‘woman tone’ – and it could become one the most expensive guitars ever to sell at auction
“The workhorse”: The Fender ‘Sky Stang’ played by Kurt Cobain during Nirvana’s last show – and 53 In Utero tour dates – is going up for auction
The Japanese Mustang – aka The Sky Stang I – was used at Nirvana’s final show in Munich, Germany and is expected to fetch between $1 and $2 million
“Everybody was going crazy about Yngwie Malmsteen... Joe Satriani told me, ‘That’s fine, but don’t get too into him’”: Alex Skolnick explains why he was warned off sounding like the neoclassical maestro
The Testament guitarist says he learned more than just techniques from his A-list teacher
