A Texas federal jury once again sided with Gibson, rejecting Dean's argument that the former's Flying V, Explorer, and SG guitar shapes are generic in the minds of the guitar buying public
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Fogerty played the Rickenbacker 325 at Woodstock and on nearly every Creedence Clearwater Revival classic, but didn't want to pay for it
Spiritbox guitarist Mike Stringer dispels the illusion of the band’s “overnight success”, detailing their 12-year struggle just to pay rent – and why James Hetfield and John Mayer are both guitar GOATs in his eyes
It’s impossible not to notice Thundercat onstage, especially when sporting a custom-made double-neck bass
Ever humble, the late guitar legend told GW in a 1982 interview that he felt many of his contributions to the album “lack feeling”
In defiance of the huge recent advances in tech, the UK guitarist’s new album In Light focuses on simplified sounds, less technical performance and embracing imperfection in the face of self-congratulatory AI
The Blue Öyster Cult co-founder looks back on one of the most remarkable stories in U.S. rock history, how the Reaper riff unlocked stardom and why they were never the “American Black Sabbath”
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Dense as a rainforest and often hard to grasp, Captain Beefheart's best-known album is the poster boy of late-Sixties avant-garde rock
Headrush was early to spot a demand for giggable FRFR cabs in the market, and now it has seen another one for home users – has it got it right again?
Tosin Abasi's gear company drops a new type of compressor for 21st-century playing styles – and it could be the tone-sweetener you've been looking for
What’s rarer than a Burst, rarer than a korina Flying V, and even rarer than a korina Explorer? A vintage guitar that Kirk Hammett believes is second only to Greeny when it comes to the best-sounding instruments in his arsenal…
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One persona’s small-shop attitude and one-to-one service secured his company’s place in a challenging market, and helped revitalize the Gretsch brand
The UK builder brings quick and easy pickup swapping to an offset platform – and it might just convince you to take the plunge…
In an ever-growing sector of viable monitoring solutions allowing us to hear our carefully crafted digital guitar tones, IK Multimedia enters the fray
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The pickless blues-rock powerhouse demonstrates some picking hand independence strategies that gets it working up a rhythm that works a treat for the solo musician
Headrush was early to spot a demand for giggable FRFR cabs in the market, and now it has seen another one for home users – has it got it right again?
Tosin Abasi's gear company drops a new type of compressor for 21st-century playing styles – and it could be the tone-sweetener you've been looking for
The UK builder brings quick and easy pickup swapping to an offset platform – and it might just convince you to take the plunge…
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Few, if any, major guitar manufacturers offer Godin’s extensive range of guitar styles. We catch up with a couple of new additions that couldn’t be more different
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