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Learn to play guitar – and have fun doing it– with the feature-packed Gibson App
By Guitar World Staff published
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Curated learning app boasts in-depth interactive lessons, videos, songs, even an amp and effects for players at all skill levels

The 'Methstang' is the most heavily trashed Mustang we've seen – and it's been restored
By Phil Weller published
Featuring molten pickups, significant chip damage, and signs of a beetle living in the headstock, the Methstang was labeled a corpse by its savior before receiving a sensational glow-up

Steve Cropper explains why he still looks at the fretboard after nearly 70 years of playing
By Phil Weller published
The Booker T. & The M.G.’s founder has opened up on his reliance on inlays, and name-dropped two huge guest stars for his upcoming as-yet-unannounced record

LA-based guitar repairer Ryan Schuermann on how he landed the guitar repair gig of a lifetime
By Janelle Borg published
The guitar repairer restored John Lennon's 12-string Framus Hootenanny acoustic guitar to its former glory, after it was lost for over 50 years

Robert Fripp and Toyah take a pop-punk detour with “elderly edition” of Blink-182’s Dammit
By Phil Weller published
Fripp’s Fernandes goldtop returns to help inject the pop-punk anthem with a healthy dose of Sunday Lunch madness

Guitar Center’s new CEO explains why the firm’s future must prioritize premium guitars
By Phil Weller published
Gabe Dalporto insists the firm needs to “evolve and execute better” in order to survive, and that it has forgotten who its core customer really is

Vernon Reid is working with Reverend on a signature guitar
By Phil Weller published
Believed to be called Talisman, the guitar might be arriving sooner than you think

Solar Guitars honors Kirk Windstein with a signature that pays tribute to New Orleans city
By Phil Weller published
The Down and Crowbar riffsmith's newest no-nonsense Solar signature was designed with “simplicity is power” in mind
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