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How David Lynch created a five-necked guitar to suit his outlandish playing style – and Kurt Cobain’s luthier brought it to life
By Janelle Borg published
Alongside his famed 1997 Parker Fly, another instrument in Lynch's collection is the curiously spec’d, off-kilter five-necked guitar that the filmmaker himself designed and commissioned

How Rick Derringer helped create the B.C. Rich Stealth
By Bob Grossweiner published
Passed first to Tokai and then Gibson, Derringer's futuristic, edgy, and uncompromising vision eventually found a home with B.C. Rich

PRS pays tribute to 1956 with the McCarty SC56 – a vintage Les Paul-alike single-cutaway with bags of charm
By Phil Weller published
The latest addition to its 40th-anniversary releases, the time-machine axe tips its hat to luthiery innovations from the year Paul Reed Smith was born

The guitar from Back to the Future's iconic Johnny B. Goode scene has been missing for decades – now Gibson has launched a worldwide search for it
By Phil Weller published
The guitar, rented from Norman Harris, was used for Marty McFly’s influential Johnny B. Goode performance, but it hasn’t been seen since

Kiesel launches the Kyber – a futuristic metal guitar that’s its answer to Strandberg and Abasi Concepts offerings
By Phil Weller published
With a seriously lightweight and almost paper-thin design, the customizable axe puts modern needs at its core – and it's reasonably priced too

This luthier was offered the chance to buy a Les Paul, but something didn’t feel right – it turns out he had the ultimate proof to hand
By Phil Weller published
The guitar was brought into George Parfitt’s guitar shop, but a deep dive into the instrument’s history led him to a baffling discovery – and a powerful illustration in not trusting serial numbers

Reverend’s newest signature for Bob Balch is a hot-rodded rock machine fit for a fuzz metal pioneer
By Guitar World Staff published
The latest edition of the Fu Manchu visionary's signature guitar ups the ante for some Floyd Rose fun

Andertons just shaved a massive £456 off one of the best-looking PRS guitars I've ever seen – and yes, the sale also includes the Custom 24 Floyd
By Daryl Robertson published
The Guildford-based retailer is currently slashing up to 40% off the PRS SE Custom 24, Custom 24 Floyd, Custom 24-08, and the Custom 24-08 Quilt in Charcoal Cherry Burst

"It’s certainly worth considering against the start-point of the Gibson USA Les Paul range. The lines are getting blurred.": Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue review
By Dave Burrluck published
Epiphone chases the flame of the world’s most coveted electric guitar
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