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All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including the megabucks Flying V that changed Kirk Hammett's life
By Jonathan Horsley published
Fresh new drops from Charvel, Fender, Gibson, Gretsch and more...

When a teenage Suzi Quatro laid down a marker by jamming with Jeff Beck and Cozy Powell
By Phil Weller published
The bassist was determined to prove her worth, and the impromptu jam was the perfect platform to do it

Alabama guitar legend Wayne Perkins – who played with the Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, and Joni Mitchell – dies at 74
By Jonathan Horsley published
Perkins made his name as a Muscle Shoals session ace and would go on to have a storied career playing with the greats

Richie Sambora reunited with stolen Gibson Explorer after 40 years
By Janelle Borg published
Sambora bought his original 1976 Gibson Explorer in his late teens, and it was stolen from a warehouse back in 1985

What makes a guitar worth $14.6 million?
By Jackson Maxwell published
Last week, David Gilmour's Black Strat sold at auction for an incredible $14.6 million. What could compel someone to spend that kind of money on a guitar?

This new 75th Anniversary Telecaster features a genuine Fender first – and it could change the face of Teles to come
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The Fastlane humbucker is Fender’s first-ever in-house rail humbucker – and you should expect to see a lot more of it…

Viral duo Angine de Poitrine have become one of the most talked-about bands on the planet – with microtonal guitar
By Phil Weller published
The guitar/bass double-neck had extra frets sawn into place, and it’s helped them take the internet by storm

Guitar World deals of the week: save over $1,000 on a PRS, grab an ESP LTD with $600 off, plus two of my favorite headphone amps for guitar just got a nice discount
By Matt McCracken last updated
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