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A luthier has made a headless version of Brian May’s Red Special, and it’s dividing opinions online

By Phil Weller published 18 May 26

It’s a Brian May tribute like no other

Fender escalates legal campaign against S-style guitars, issues first cease and desist to US builder

By Matt Owen published 18 May 26

Family-run LsL Instruments is seeking to raise funds for its legal battle against Fender, which has instructed the firm to stop making its S-style guitars

Epiphone announces its first ever signature guitar for a Korean artist

By Janelle Borg published 18 May 26

Lee Seung Yoon is making history with the Epiphone LSY-200 Studio EC acoustic-electric

Ritchie Blackmore issues health update – and explains how he’ll get back to live gigs

By Phil Weller published 18 May 26

The guitarist was forced to scrap touring plans last year, and ongoing health issues are forcing him to reconsider how and when he’ll return to the stage

The time Misha Mansoor found his lost Jackson Juggernaut signature guitar in a Guitar Center

By Phil Weller published 18 May 26

Mansoor was left with seller’s remorse until social media saved the day

My Chemical Romance's Ray Toro was a Les Paul man, until he got his hands on one of Jimi Hendrix's Strats

By Jonathan Horsley published 17 May 26

A guy named Jimmy gave him a guitar owned by Jimi, and it was a revelatory experience

Don Felder names the most important guitar in his 300-strong collection

By Phil Weller published 17 May 26

Every guitar is painstakingly ordered in his vault, but there's one he finds himself grabbing more than most

Grace Bowers’ tone tips to get the most out of the Gibson SG

By Phil Weller published 17 May 26

There’s one pickup position she hardly ever uses

Veteran producer Dann Huff on the unsung art of session guitar

By Janelle Borg published 17 May 26

Huff knows a thing or two about being a session guitarist, having contributed to records by A-listers such as Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and George Benson

All the guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including a Sting-approved limited-edition Fender

By Matt Owen published 16 May 26

An Angine de Poitrine-inspired double-neck, another cool collab from Fender, and the ultimate Tube Screamer clone? All that and more in this week's gear round-up