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PRS celebrates Ed Sheeran’s collab with Dave Grohl and John Mayer on F1 movie soundtrack with one-off, racing-themed guitar
By Janelle Borg published
Sheeran has been playing PRS electrics since 2018 – with one of the guitars in his arsenal gifted to him by Mayer

Two world leaders solidify diplomatic relations by delivering their own rendition of an Eric Clapton classic
By Phil Weller published
The Philippines' President, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and Singapore's Prime Minister, Lawrence Wong, showcased their musical chops during a recent presidential visit

Jim Babjak reveals he once bought a ’70s Les Paul without even trying it – and how it would go on to shape one of The Smithereens' biggest hits
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist reveals that he's “kind of embarrassed” when it comes to trying out guitars in a music store – but his faith in his engineer was well-placed

Dann Huff and Keith Urban got off to a rocky start – but they went on to create a string of number 1 singles
By Phil Weller published
Huff was handpicked to help bring more guitar into the Urban’s sound, but their “oil and water” mindsets caused tumult in the studio

The guitarist who saved Thin Lizzy – and made their last album hit like a “sledgehammer”
By Phil Weller published
Scott Gorham pays tribute to the player who breathed new life into the band

Electric Legoland: Jimi Hendrix is now available in Lego form – but it’s missing the Strat
By Phil Weller published
Get ready to pay tribute to Jimi Hendrix’s greatness, brick by brick...

Charlie Starr on guitar collecting, his vintage Juniors theory – and the time he was gifted a ’58 Les Paul
By Andrew Daly published
The Blackberry Smoke guitarist reveals his greatest guitar triumphs, the pitfalls and blessings of his Les Paul Junior addiction, and his outright disdain of “bad amps”

Sludge titans Thou have never been afraid to tear up the rulebook – but they do need a spreadsheet for their tunings
By Dan Bradley published
Andy Gibbs and Matthew Thudium reflect on abyssal drop tunings, their DIY ethic, silly song nicknames and the value of having a tuning spreadsheet

That time Diamond Rowe saw her signature guitar on stage with one of her biggest influences
By Phil Weller published
Fellow Jackson artist Christian Andreu took Rowe’s history-making axe for a trip with French metal heavyweights Gojira during their joint tour with Korn

Justin Ostrander on the sought-after pill bottle slide used by Duane Allman and Derek Trucks – and how he got one for free
By Janelle Borg published
As Ostrander explains, a number of legendary slide players have turned to particular vintage Coricidin bottles – to the point they can now command crazy money on the used market
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