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The Fender logo, as photographed above the door of its flagship store in Tokyo. With Fender establishing new South Korean subsidiary, might we see be a retail presence in Seoul in the near future?
Fender expands its presence in Asia with Fender Music Korea – is a retail store coming next?

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Headed up by Jack Kim, FMK will exclusively distribute Fender, Squier, Jackson, Charvel, EVH and Gretsch guitars in Korea. CEO Andy Mooney says move strengthens the Big F’s global presence

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Chris Bird, the last editor of Total Guitar, playing a Les Paul
The Last Editor

By Scott Rowley Published

The musical life of Chris Bird, the final Editor of Total Guitar

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Gabe Dalporto
Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto is on a mission to raise store standards – and says he’s not above scrubbing restrooms

By Matt Owen Published

Dalporto took a trip to assess the on-scene situation at one of his stores – and ended up getting hands-on with the cleaning

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A group of Marshall amps with a wall of guitars behind, during the ESP guitars beach party at the PMT music shop on June 05, 2010
PMT, one of the UK's largest instrument retailers, has been placed into administration

By Janelle Borg Published

The company’s stock and assets have been sold to online retail giant Gear4music for roughly $3.26 million

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august 2025
Black Sabbath! The final interview with Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – all yours in the new Guitar World

By Damian Fanelli Published

Plus interviews with Jake E. Lee, Adam Jones, Creed Bratton from The Office, the guys from Goose, former Jethro Tull man Martin Barre, K.K. Downing, Zakk Wylde, Jerry Cantrell, Tom Morello, Lzzy Hale, Billy Duffy, Robben Ford and more

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Logan Powell Mountain Sound Guitar Works
After a tornado devastated its community, this local music store is fixing guitars damaged in the storm

By Phil Weller Published

Mountain Sound Guitar Works has partnered with the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame for the initiative

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Gabe Dalporto
Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto is facing new competition from brands in the retail space – but it isn’t fazing him

By Phil Weller Published

New Gibson and Fender stores on three continents present fresh challenges for the store, but Dalporto says “bring the competition on”

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Behringer Centaur Overdrive
“Not just another clone but instead a blatant counterfeit”: Klon creator sues Behringer over the Centaur Overdrive

By Phil Weller Published

Finnegan has accused Behringer's “counterfeit” pedal of using Klon’s trade dress and “exploiting” his firm's reputation

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Scale Exhibition
From Paul McCartney’s Höfner to Dave Grohl’s Gibson – a 1:1 scale photography exhibition of famous guitars is heading to London

By Phil Weller Published

Masterminded by Australian photographer Kane Hibberd, Scale invites attendees to see some of the most famous guitars in the world up close and personal like never before

Events & Trade Shows
Behind the scenes at Reverend Guitars, where Joe Naylor and Ken Haas steer innovative guitar designs that have captured the imaginations of Billy Corgan, Reeves Gabrels and Vernon Reid
A shipment of Reverend guitars has been stolen in transit

By Phil Weller Published

CEO Ken Haas is hoping fans can help track down the shipment, which also included a bulk pack of Railhammer pickups

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