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Chinese firm HSG acquires majority stake of Marshall in $1.1billion deal
By Phil Weller published
The British amp giant and home audio success story will work closely with HongShan Capital Group to fuel future projects that will “build on Marshall's iconic status”

The IGF Summer School celebrates 30 years of levelling up guitar players with a bumper Bath event
By Phil Weller published
Sponsor Content Created With International Guitar Foundation
Taking place 12-17 August in the historic UK town of Bath, the five-day event will celebrate guitar playing in all its forms, helping players take their talents to new heights

These are the gear trends that will shape your guitar buying in 2025
By Matt Owen published
NAMM 2025 was one for the history books, with an avalanche of surprise announcements as industry titans broke their own rules, the neck humbucker took a backseat and guitar stars started seeing other companies – here’s what we learned
![[Left] Acclaimed producer Terry Date reclines on a blue couch as he speaks at an industry convention; [right] The late Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell, holds a note and feels it. He is wearing a white Garth Brooks T-shirt and plays his blue lightning finish Dean ML electric guitar.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nCqZukJJJMwpDY4ZeZhtsL-320-80.jpg)
“I was doing everything I could to just keep up”: Terry Date on his studio sessions with Dimebag
By Nick Bowcott published
The acclaimed producer describes Dimebag as a force of nature – and reflects on that ill-fated time when the late Pantera guitarist decided to give him a guitar lesson…

NAMM 2025 live! The biggest guitar news as it happened
By Michael Astley-Brown last updated
All the red-hot gear news and artist goings-ons from the show floor at the world’s biggest guitar gear trade show

Gibson has pledged an initial $250,000 to L.A. wildfires relief
By Janelle Borg published
Gibson and its philanthropic division Gibson Gives are also joining forces with Guitar Center, the NAMM Foundation and MusiCares – as well as numerous humanitarian aid organizations – to support impacted communities

You can now comment directly on Guitar World articles
By Matt Parker published
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DiMarzio pulls out of NAMM 2025 in response to L.A. wildfires
By Janelle Borg published
The pickup firm has joined Maybach Guitars in publicly announcing they won't be attending the annual trade show
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