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All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including the answer to all your modeler tone woes
Fresh new drops from Taylor, Fender, Gibson, Eastwood and more...
Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell has died aged 64
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
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
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
When Bonnie Raitt took Melissa Etheridge guitar shopping – and convinced her to swap her Les Paul for a Strat
Proof that we should always listen to Bonnie Raitt's advice, Etheridge never looked back with the Strat
How John Mayer helped Doug Pettibone sharpen his pedal steel skills
When Pettibone’s pedal steel skills were exposed he feared the worst – but what Mayer did next surprised him
Steve Di Giorgio sets the record straight on what it was like to sideman for Dave Mustaine and Megadeth
The Testament bassist has looked back on his experience recording on Megadeth's 2022 release, The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!
Mike McCready has spent 20 years making a rock opera that explores an alternate history of grunge – and it’s finally ready
Farewell to Seasons has been a two-decade labor of love from the Pearl Jam guitarist
The Specials’ Ghost Town bass fetches thousands at auction – having been bought for just £200
Horace Panter used the Fender Precision to record The Specials’ timeless two-tone hit, and also featured in his supergroup, General Public
![The Jim Irsay Collection's three big stars of the night [L-R]: Kurt Cobain's 1969 Mustang, David Gilmour's record-breaking Black Strat, and Jerry Garcia's Tiger.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7b4qJRk85dSviaveTCjfAe-840-80.jpg.webp)
World record for most expensive guitar shattered three times in one night as Jim Irsay auction sees David Gilmour's Black Strat fetch $14.5m
On any other night, $6,907,000 for Kurt Cobain's Smells Like Teen Spirit Mustang and $11,560,000 for Jerry Garcia's “Tiger” would have been world records. But this wasn’t any other night...
