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When a teenage Suzi Quatro laid down a marker by jamming with Jeff Beck and Cozy Powell
By Phil Weller published
The bassist was determined to prove her worth, and the impromptu jam was the perfect platform to do it

Alabama guitar legend Wayne Perkins – who played with the Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, and Joni Mitchell – dies at 74
By Jonathan Horsley published
Perkins made his name as a Muscle Shoals session ace and would go on to have a storied career playing with the greats

Richie Sambora reunited with stolen Gibson Explorer after 40 years
By Janelle Borg published
Sambora bought his original 1976 Gibson Explorer in his late teens, and it was stolen from a warehouse back in 1985

What makes a guitar worth $14.6 million?
By Jackson Maxwell published
Last week, David Gilmour's Black Strat sold at auction for an incredible $14.6 million. What could compel someone to spend that kind of money on a guitar?

This new 75th Anniversary Telecaster features a genuine Fender first – and it could change the face of Teles to come
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The Fastlane humbucker is Fender’s first-ever in-house rail humbucker – and you should expect to see a lot more of it…

Viral duo Angine de Poitrine have become one of the most talked-about bands on the planet – with microtonal guitar
By Phil Weller published
The guitar/bass double-neck had extra frets sawn into place, and it’s helped them take the internet by storm

Guitar World deals of the week: save over $1,000 on a PRS, grab an ESP LTD with $600 off, plus two of my favorite headphone amps for guitar just got a nice discount
By Matt McCracken last updated
Your weekly digest of the best deals on guitar gear from all corners of the web, hand-picked by Guitar World's team of guitarists

“Out of an abundance of caution”: AC/DC’s Stevie Young admitted to hospital in Argentina
By Phil Weller published
The band expects the rhythm guitarist to play at AC/DC’s Buenos Aires show on Monday night

Guitar expert reveals the guitars that could surpass the new auction record held by David Gilmour’s Black Strat
By Janelle Borg published
Matthieu Lucas from Matt’s Guitar Shop in Paris gives Guitar World the lowdown on which guitars could likely break the Gilmour record one day

Radiohead's Ed O'Brien on using guitar playing as therapy in the midst of depression
By Janelle Borg published
Following decades of intense, non-stop touring, O'Brien was forced to face past traumas, and found a new way to cope through guitar playing, and unknowingly crafting a new solo record
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