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Ola Strandberg ushered in a new era of headless guitars – but no one is doing it like his own company
By Matt Owen published
Ibanez, Kiesel, Schecter and more have all upped their headless guitar game in recent years, but Strandberg’s approach is unique

Troy Van Leeuwen explains why Queens of the Stone Age are not a Fender Strat band
By Janelle Borg published
The alt-rock maverick doubles down on his love for offsets and the Tele's versatile tone

DiMarzio is determined to make you like the Tele neck pickup position with its new Muscle T set
By Phil Weller published
The Muscle T aims to add everything Tele pickups lack

This is all the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – and it includes my new dream reverb machine
By Matt Owen published
Elsewhere, Ibanez shows its RG range some love and Dunlop hopes to make you a better player with some newly engineered guitar picks...

If I was starting guitar again today, this is the first deal I’d jump on – get $1,000 worth of content for just $125.65 with Guitar Tricks' Summer Black Friday
By Matt McCracken published
Thinking about buying new gear? Investing in your technique is a much better way to spend your money

How Este Haim ended up buying her dream ’70s Fender Precision Bass on Craigslist for a bargain – from one of her favorite guitarists
By Janelle Borg published
Haim had been scouring the internet for years for her dream bass, until she spotted one on Craiglist for less than $2,500

Guitar World deals of the week: save $850 on a Music Man, get $10 guitar lessons, plus all the best early Prime Day guitar deals
By Matt McCracken published
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Gibson steps up the search for the lost Back to the Future guitar – and its discovery hinges on one key spec
By Phil Weller published
The guitar played by Michael J. Fox for the film’s famous school dance scene has been missing for 40 years – and Gibson is determined to track it down

These huge 4th of July guitar sales have taken the wind out of Prime Day’s sails – shop 10 of my top picks
By Chris Barnes last updated
Many major guitar shops have gone Black Friday big for Independence Day Weekend – here's where to save on guitars, amps and software this July 4th

With deals starting from below the $200 mark, Fender's Summer Sale is the place to bag yourself a new guitar with up to $550 off Fender and Squier guitars
By Matt McCracken last updated
If you're looking to buy a new Fender axe, then check out up to 20% off at the official Fender shop
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