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Michael J. Fox and others discuss the Back to the Future guitar – and a clue to its identity
By Phil Weller published
The Cherry Red ES-345 has become a cultural icon since the film was released in 1985, but it hasn’t been since since

Rory Gallagher’s ‘Frankenstein’ Strat – gifted to its current owner by U2 – sells at auction for over $50K
By Phil Weller published
The guitar was his guinea pig for pickup tests and stood as his number two when his main Strat needed a reset

"Even if you’ve never used a looper before I’d wager it wouldn’t take most guitarists more than 5 minutes to get up and running with it": TC Electronic Ditto 2 Looper review
By Matt McCracken published
TC Electronics's ubiquitous compact looper gets a well-deserved update - I find out whether it's kept up with some stiff competition

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

Best baritone guitars 2025: pick up the slack with these long scale guitars
By Matt McCracken last updated
Get low with my expert pick of the best baritone guitars from PRS, Gretsch, Chapman, Jackson, and loads more

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

MXR and Daredevil bottle Wayne Kramer’s gritty and explosive tone into the Jail Guitar Doors Drive pedal
By Phil Weller published
The MC5 guitarist had worked on its design before his passing last year, and now it serves as an immortalization of his proto-punk legacy

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

"Engaging the pedal transformed my previously thin and uninspiring tone into a beautifully fat, warm, and full-bodied sound": Audio Sprockets ToneDexter II review
By Daryl Robertson published
If you're ready to get nerdy about your acoustic tone, this intelligent pre-amp is the unit for you
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