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Steve Vai on the time Eddie Van Halen played him never-before-released material
By Phil Weller published
Vai has also had his say on Steve Lukather's involvement in the much-anticipated new Van Halen record, which will revive old material

A Fender Masterbuilder, who’s made guitars for Mk.gee and Buddy Guy, has started their own guitar company
By Phil Weller published
Levi Perry is the latest Fender Custom Shop alumni to set up his own brand

Eastwood launches Angine de Poitrine-inspired double-neck
By Phil Weller published
The Microtonal Doubleneck 4/6 has already raised more than 233% of its target fund after it was launched as a Guitstarter campaign

Glenn Tilbrook is still mourning the stolen ’59 Fender he bought from folk-rock royalty
By Matt Owen published
The Squeeze frontman used the prized Strat during the band’s early days – and he’s been missing it ever since

Eric Clapton ends gig early after being hit by object thrown from crowd
By Matt Owen published
Slowhand didn't come out for an expected encore after he was struck in the chest by what appeared to be a vinyl record

The celebrity guitar auction where guitars did not sell for what they should have
By Jonathan Horsley published
Big money changed hands during the 2021 Neal Schon mega-auction but some collectors – Joe Bonamassa included – believed it was “brutal”, and he should have got a lot more

Julien Baker reveals the guitar that she got with an early paycheck, which ended up shaping her breakthrough record
By Janelle Borg published
The singer-songwriter and boygenius member looks back on the moment she got the Telecaster that started it all

The modern guitars that have held their value best, according to a Reverb expert
By Jonathan Horsley published
Reverb’s data guru crunches the numbers for us, and the stats say a famous player’s name on the headstock bodes well for resale value

How Jeff “Skunk” Baxter took his session guitar experience and inspired a game-changing digital guitar
By Janelle Borg published
Skunk was involved in designing Roland and Fender's innovative G-5 – an all-in-one guitar offering a plethora of built-in tones and models

All the new guitar gear that caught my eye this week – featuring EVH shredders and some $99 big fun from JHS Pedals
By Jonathan Horsley published
It was the week when Blackstar upped the ante for mini amps, the TONEX One got a power-up, Dino Cazares got a Kiesel, and Alex Lifeson's chorus went to market
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