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Guitar Center employee allegedly charged over $5,000 to credit cards that belonged to “rude” customers
By Janelle Borg published
The 18-year-old reportedly chose “customers who were rude to him, used foul language, and made situations bad for him” as his victims

Zach Myers’ heavy relic’d PRS John Mayer Silver Sky has given him so much grief he might burn it
By Matt Owen published
Myers got the jump on PRS when he started playing a relic'd pink Silver Sky – before the official Roxy Pink version came out

Paul McCartney gave Robbie McIntosh a guitar lesson on their first meeting – and showed him how to play a Beatles classic properly
By Matt Owen published
The pair would come full circle and perform the song together years later during an MTV Unplugged session

Guitar Center introduces Rig Advisor, the guitar world’s first-ever AI shopping assistant
By Matt Owen published
Rig Advisor leverages artificial intelligence in a bid to enhance the in-store shopping experience

Tommy Emmanuel knocked on the door of his biggest guitar hero – and ended up jamming with him
By Matt Owen published
The acoustic virtuoso took a pilgrimage to Nashville and swung by the house of his hero, and came away having learned a lesson he still holds close to this day

Vintage and Fret-King owner John Hornby Skewes & co is closing down – but not because of financial troubles
By Phil Weller published
JHS is set to wind down after more than 60 years in business despite being entirely solvent

Alex Lifeson joins Tom Morello onstage to jam a Rush classic – during surprise guest spot in the band’s home city
By Phil Weller published
Morello’s solo tour hit the home of Rush and an unexpected guest guitarist sent the crowd into hysteria

Guitarist unwittingly buys John Lennon’s old Fender Deluxe – after it turned up on Facebook Marketplace
By Phil Weller published
James Taylor bought the historic amp for less than $4k and he needs help for further authentication

PRS turned unwanted wood into some of its best guitar finishes – including the one found on Paul Reed Smith’s go-to guitar
By Matt Owen published
Emerald Green and Charcoal – two of the firm’s most eye-popping offerings – were stumbled upon by accident

How Bootsy Collins and James Brown's band ended up playing on the soundtrack of this hit Seth Rogen movie
By Janelle Borg published
Legendary sideman and film composer Lyle Workman recounts how he managed to reunite the legendary funkateers for 2007’s Superbad – by approaching Bootsy at NAMM
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