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Stevie Ray Vaughan, Simple Minds, Megadeth, the Cult and the class of 1985 – only in the new Guitar World
Also starring Jimmie Vaughan, GA-20, Kiki Wong, Dead Kennedys, the Smithereens' Jim Babjak, Cracker's Johnny Hickman, King Diamond, Third Man Hardware, Sue Foley's new GW column, Money for Nothing and more
Buskers banned from London’s Leicester Square as performances likened to “psychological torture”
The tourist hotspot will fall quiet on April 17 as Westminster Council says it had “no choice” but to tackle “increasing noise disruption and anti-social behavior”
Bax Music, one of Europe’s largest musical instrument retailers, files for bankruptcy and ceases operations
The Dutch retailer currently employs over 300 people across six brick-and-mortar stores and its online division
One of the UK’s biggest music retailers takes website offline and shuts store for “maintenance”, fueling closure speculation
GAK, which opened in 1992 and has become a community staple in Brighton, was acquired in 2021 with the aim of expanding the business and its online presence
I journeyed to the only dedicated Fender store in the world – and found out how it could change the future of guitar retail as we know it
From all-star guest appearances to the world’s biggest collection of Custom Shop and made-in-Japan guitars, Fender Flagship Tokyo is the guitar store I’d always dreamed of
Gibson emerges victorious in copyright infringement retrial with Dean
A Texas federal jury once again sided with Gibson, rejecting Dean's argument that the former's Flying V, Explorer, and SG guitar shapes are generic in the minds of the guitar buying public
Norman Harris hints Joe Bonamassa could take over Norman's Rare Guitars when he retires
The owner of perhaps the world's most famous vintage guitar store has discussed his own retirement, and believes Bonamassa has the skills for the job
How can Guitar Center improve its stores and reclaim its former glory? Guitar World readers have their say
A recent interview with Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto sparked an outpouring of comments from Guitar World readers, all of whom have offered their two cents on how the retailer can get back on its feet
