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Miles Caton, Buddy Guy, and Brittany Howard lead all-star Sinners performance at the Oscars
By Phil Weller published
Göransson picked up the award for best score as the blues was thrust into the spotlight with a performance that also featured Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram and Eric Gales

Derek Trucks plays Jerry Garcia’s ‘Tiger’ guitar on stage just hours after it sold for $12 million
By Phil Weller published
The second most expensive guitar of all time is already playing out its new owner’s promise of an active second life

Former Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vincent is charging $2 million for his new album
By Phil Weller published
Buying Guitarmageddon might be financial armageddon, but there are some unusual perks to be had, too

Inside Fender’s B-Bender revival – and the making of its very first in-house design
By Daryl Robertson published
Fender’s Chief Engineer Tim Shaw lifts the lid on the making of the John Osborne Telecaster, the challenges around creating a B-Bender for a heavy-handed player, and the freedom that comes with designing hardware in-house

All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including the answer to all your modeler tone woes
By Matt Owen published
Fresh new drops from Taylor, Fender, Gibson, Eastwood and more...

Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell has died aged 64
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The metal pioneers’ longest-serving guitar player has passed away after a major operation

“We thought, ‘He’s a massively successful artist – what could possibly go wrong?’ We really didn’t like the results, so we didn’t give permission for it to be released”: The folk-rock album recorded with an ’80s mega-star that never saw the light of day
By Jonathan Horsley published
When Richard and Linda Thompson entered the studio with Gerry Rafferty they thought only good could come of it. But creative differences saw the songs shelved... At least for a time

Gibson revives and refreshes its Songwriter Recording Artist acoustic range
By Phil Weller published
Two new models, with and without cutaways, blend vintage Gibson tones with a modern dreadnought shape and L.R. Baggs electronics for a best of both worlds approach
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