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Up-close with Jack White’s NFL halftime show Triplecaster – built just days before his surprise gig with Eminem
By Phil Weller published
Third Man’s Dan Mancini tells the story of a guitar that came to life at the last minute

ESP remembers Alexi Liaho and Jeff Hanneman as Slaughter to Prevail’s Jack Simmons gets his first signature in new 2026 lineup
By Phil Weller published
There are also new signatures for Mick Thomson, Stephen Carpenter, and George Lynch, while LTD celebrates its 30th anniversary

Sterling by Music Man offers scaled-back versions of Jason Richardson’s signature Cutlass
By Phil Weller published
Some minor tonewood and pickup tweaks help reduce the cost, but there’s still shredability aplenty, alongside push-push controls for coil splits and volume boosting

Polyend releases Endless, an open-source pedal that lets guitarists create effects from prompts
By Phil Weller published
It's ChatGPT in an aluminium stompbox format, with a growing pool of user-made effects, and coding and coding-free creating on offer

Cult Japanese brand Tokai Guitars returns to the US following distribution deal
By Phil Weller published
The one-time 'lawsuit era' brand has become a cult favorite on the used market – now its new builds are coming back to the US shores

Epiphone looks to the future with hot-rodded Futura guitars, stainless steel frets, and long-awaited signatures
By Phil Weller published
Gibson's budget-friendly sister company is bringing bigger and better specs to lower price ranges for the first time

“You gave him the world, and he gave you his music in return”: Former Scorpions bassist Francis Buchholz dies, aged 71
By Jonathan Horsley published
Buchholz played on all the classic Scorpions records and later joined forces with his old bandmate Michael Schenker in his Temple of Rock project
Gibson gives us a sneak preview of its 2026 guitars – including long-awaited signature models for two guitar legends
By Phil Weller published
From ‘50s and ‘60s-inspired reissues to signature models for Mick Ronson, Michael Schenker, and Gary Clark Jr., it promises to be a big year for the historic firm

Tim Henson launches premium versions of his Ibanez nylon-electric signatures, the TOD100N and TOD100FMN
By Phil Weller published
Now boasting Fishman undersaddle pickups and looking as sharp as ever, Ibanez is continuing its nylon-string guitar revolution
![Butch Walker plays an EVH Striped Series superstrat [left]. On the right, his new signature Divided By 13 tube amp and matching cabinet.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QdVcgiz4RoY9j7NngyDBJh-320-80.jpg)
Butch Walker and Divided by 13 team up for signature head with switchable EL84 and 6L6 power sections
By Jonathan Horsley published
Walker's hand-wired head allows players to run either of its EL84 or 6L6 power sections individually, or combine them, and there's a tube-buffered effects loop too
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