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Is Gibson about to start selling artist-owned vintage gems?
By Phil Weller published
Gibson’s Certified Vintage manager has expressed his desire to team up with artists to sell their vintage gems directly to fans – and a few notable six-strings spring to mind

Giacomo Turra stole their work – now, Jack Gardiner, Alex Hutchings, Charles Berthoud and a host of guitar and bass players are teaming up to deliver the ultimate funk masterclass
By Janelle Borg published
The instrumental diss track, Slapocalypse Reborn, puts the spotlight back on the players who were wronged by Turra

Jackson has built a one-of-a-kind World of Warcraft guitar for Malevolence’s Konan Hall
By Phil Weller published
The one-of-a-kind Kelly was given its surprise debut during the band’s secret set at Download Festival over the weekend

Fender adds Breakup Drive and Boost pedals to its Hammertone series and launches high-visibility tuner
By Phil Weller published
Fender expands its stompbox catalog with a trio of new devices that look to make waves in two key pedal markets

Melissa Auf der Maur reunites with Billy Corgan to perform a Smashing Pumpkins classic
By Janelle Borg published
The bassist linked up with the alt-rock titans for the final song of the night in Montreal

Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto is on a mission to raise store standards – and says he’s not above scrubbing restrooms
By Matt Owen published
Dalporto took a trip to assess the on-scene situation at one of his stores – and ended up getting hands-on with the cleaning

Stephen Malkmus is using his bass string as a guitar strap
By Phil Weller published
Your shoulder might not thank you, but it’s certainly a novel way of repurposing old strings

How an Oasis engineer ended up with the Wonderwall acoustic
By Phil Weller published
The band’s engineer was given the iconic instrument as compensation after an in-studio spat resulted in the destruction of more than one guitar
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