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The Last of Us composer Gustavo Santaolalla shows off his “Guitarocko” Strat – a 1-of-1 Fender designed to mimic the ronroco
By Phil Weller published
The traditional South American instrument plays a key role in the game/TV show's award-winning soundtrack, with Fender now helping marry it with a Strat

Sonic Youth are now alternate tunings icons – but the band opted for them out of necessity
By Phil Weller published
The noise-rock icon is famous for his love of weird tunings, but that fixation only happened with a little help from one of the NY art-rock scene’s biggest innovators

Also owned by George Harrison, Eric Clapton's “Fool” SG was already legendary by the time it ended up in Todd Rundgren's hands – but that journey had taken its toll
By Phil Weller published
An emblem of Clapton’s Cream days and the Summer of Love, it was in dire need of some TLC by the time Rundgren got his hands on it

Guitar World deals of the week: save over $1,000 on a Gibson acoustic, bag a chunky $100 off a J. Rockett pedal, plus all the week's best bargains
By Matt McCracken published
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After Deep Purple decided not to hire him after Ritchie Blackmore's departure, Clem Clempson almost formed a wild supergroup with Glenn Hughes and David Bowie
By Phil Weller published
The Colosseum and Humble Pie guitarist was in with a shot at joining the band –but says Tommy Bolin got the gig for one specific reason

A 1913 Gibson acoustic – played and owned by George Harrison and Eric Clapton – has been listed on Reverb
By Phil Weller published
The historically significant guitar was featured on the final albums by the Beatles and Cream and helped launch the guitarists' solo careers

Is new music from John Mayer and Bob Weir on the cards?
By Phil Weller published
The band had originally formed as a live act, but the project could yet live on after the residency wraps this week

Session guitar great Dann Huff recalls his first time recording with the King of Pop
By Janelle Borg published
The Bad sessions featured a host of high-profile personnel and musicians – including bassist extraordinaire Nathan East

How Tommy Emmanuel deals with his lack of music theory – and when it lets him down
By Phil Weller published
Guitarists regularly debate whether theory is a must-have or should have, and the renowned acoustic guitarist and Berklee tutor has revealed his own experiences on the matter

Tosin Abasi and Plini give a masterclass in virtuosity after writing and recording a song in a day
By Phil Weller published
Having recently partnered with Kiko Loureiro and Matteus Asato, it seems the Aussie has met his match as Neural DSP challenges the elite shredders to fuse their talents together
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