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“The most convincing acoustic tone from an acoustic electric that we’ve yet heard”: LR Baggs AEG-1 review
By Neville Marten published
This cutting-edge electro from LR Baggs has a plywood body frame, torrefied spruce top, rosewood back and studio-quality electrics – and we can’t wait to plug it in…

Once Allan Holdsworth picked up a headless Steinberger, there was no turning back
By Jackson Maxwell published
Though he'd also later work with Carvin, Holdsworth remained a headless guitar devotee for the rest of his life, telling Guitar World in an interview just days before his death, “Once you play a headless guitar, you’ll never want to play a regular guitar again”

"The Standard Stratocaster has all of the classic Strat sounds at its disposal. You’ll just have to work a bit more to uncover them": Fender Standard Stratocaster review
By Stuart Williams published
One of the most divisive releases in years from Fender has arrived

Harley Benton seizes on the Polyphia-led nylon-string revival with a versatile acoustic-electric for under $300
By Janelle Borg published
The new model, which boasts a sleek look, an integrated piezo pickup system, and a “warm and resonant” tonal quality, is the latest addition to Harley Benton's budget-friendly acoustic line

The incredible untold story of the mystery Martin that was specially commissioned in 1973 – and went viral with John Mayer 50 years later
By Matt Owen published
Mayer's viral performance with Sheryl Crow in 2023 sent the guitar world into a frenzy when he took to the stage wielding on unidentified small-bodied 12-string acoustic – now its astonishing history has finally come to light

“Flawlessly executed”: Heritage Guitars Custom Shop Core Collection H-137 review
By Paul Riario published
There is something very Special about this retro electric from a Kalamazoo factory with some serious history

Sterling by Music Man completes its trilogy of Joe Dart signature models with a trio of made-to-order basses that cost less than $500
By Matt Owen published
The Vulfpeck funk maestro has unveiled two all-new models that slash more than $2k off the price of his Ernie Ball Music Man basses – and revived the OG Sterling Dart I that proved such a hit last year

New documentary appears to confirm that Trump Guitars are being manufactured in China
By Janelle Borg published
Amid the ongoing tariff war impacting the guitar industry, a new documentary alleges that Trump Guitars – the line endorsed by President Donald Trump – are being manufactured by Shenqu Guitars in Zheng'an County
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