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David Lynch's bonkers Parker Fly guitar recently sold at auction – and its new owner has put it through its paces
By Janelle Borg published
Lynch played a few oddball guitars in his time, including the 1997 Parker Fly – an avant-garde guitar-meets-synthesizer

Höfner, the famed instrument maker behind Paul McCartney’s iconic Violin Bass, reportedly files for bankruptcy
By Matt Owen published
The firm was founded in 1887, and designed the legendary Violin Bass that became Macca’s go-to in the Beatles and beyond

Nuno Bettencourt gave his new guitar brand its debut at Back to the Beginning – but Washburn had no idea it existed
By Matt Owen published
The Extreme icon took to the stage at Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell show with a guitar that no-one – not even the brand he had played for 35 years – knew about

Olivia Rodrigo raves about this guitarist's signature model – and reveals why she's adopted it as one of her go-to guitars
By Janelle Borg published
In 2016, Annie Clark, a.k.a St. Vincent, rolled out a game-changing signature with Ernie Ball Music Man that would forever change the face of guitar ergonomics

“Keith said he didn’t think he could commit”: The Rolling Stones reportedly cancel plans for 2026 tour
By Phil Weller published
Reports have claimed plans for a UK and European tour have been shelved

Adrian Smith had a chance encounter with Kirk Hammett – and ended up babysitting his iconic Les Paul
By Phil Weller published
The fabled Gibson has been making plenty of big-name players weak at the knees recently

Fontaines D.C.’s Deego dissects the Joy Division bassline that inspired his bass journey
By Janelle Borg published
Peter Hook also recounts how he was “over the moon” when Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis used the bassline as a vocal part for one of the band’s biggest tracks

Blues ace Larry McCray names the unsung guitar brand that convinced him to switch after a life of playing Gibsons
By Phil Weller published
McCray says this brand is the perfect middle ground between two of the industry's big guns

Neural DSP unveils Archetype: John Mayer X – a landmark signature plugin that brings the guitar great’s tones to the masses
By Matt Owen published
In a milestone moment for modeling, the new plugin offers models of Mayer's go-to amps, pedals and effects – Dumbles, Two Rocks and Klons included
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