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Fender invited music fans to design their own Telecaster. They received over 1,500 applications – and turned four into a reality
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Everyone from children to lifelong guitarists entered the Fender Design Contest, which showcased Fender Japan’s quest to prove guitar is for everyone

Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil is a Strat player through and through – but here's why he couldn't say no to Gibson's ‘Greeny’ reissue
By Phil Weller published
Buying such a pricey guitar wasn’t an easy decision, but he’s been making the most of his purchase

Why Eddie Van Halen had to ask Paul Gilbert to give his son a guitar lesson
By Phil Weller published
He was just too virtuosic to show his son the ropes, it seems...

Guitar World deals of the week: Save $600 on a madcap Fender tube amp, get 36 bits of software for the price of 1, plus a stunning PRS SE for less than a grand
By Matt McCracken last updated
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Jeremy Allen White was secretly practicing guitar on another set while preparing for his role as Bruce Springsteen
By Janelle Borg published
White stars as the Boss in the new biopic, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, which chronicles the making of 1982's Nebraska

Ace Frehley, larger-than-life Kiss guitarist, dies at 74
By Jackson Maxwell published
Though, his playing was, in his own words, “always old school,” Frehley set a new bar for guitar showmanship

Dweezil Zappa has Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and Yngwie Malmsteen on his ambitious instrumental project – but wants to recruit more guitar greats
By Matt Owen published
Albert Lee, Steve Morse and Steve Vai have also recorded for What The Hell Was I Thinking?, which Zappa began work on back in 1989

Chino Moreno opens up on how Stephen Carpenter’s health problems forced him to play more guitar on Deftones’ new album
By Janelle Borg published
Carpenter’s undiagnosed type 2 diabetes forced Moreno to step up to the plate and get more involved in writing private music’s guitar parts
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