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A 1913 Gibson acoustic – played and owned by George Harrison and Eric Clapton – has been listed on Reverb
By Phil Weller published
The historically significant guitar was featured on the final albums by the Beatles and Cream and helped launch the guitarists' solo careers

Gibson’s Parlor Rosewood EC offers a downsized, single-cut take on the SJ-200 shape beloved by Brian May and Johnny Cash
By Phil Weller published
The small, cutaway-lavished acoustic is built to be a worthy travel companion without limiting the size of its sound

Mike Dawes has transformed a Sleep Token song into a solo acoustic guitar masterclass
By Matt Owen published
The acoustic virtuoso has already tackled Foo Fighters, Van Halen, and Jimi Hendrix – now he's taking on the hottest act in metal

Tashi Dorji explains why he sees little value in expensive instruments – but views improv guitar as anarchy
By Glenn Kimpton published
Tashi Dorji is a punk-rocker with a freewheeling improv jazz sensibility and he is totally okay with his music being impermanent, so long as it sounds alive in the moment

English folk icon Wizz Jones – guitar hero of Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Thurston Moore – has died at 86
By Janelle Borg published
Jones was an influential and consistent figure in the British folk scene for the past six decades

These are the gear releases that have caught my eye this week – and the ones you might have missed
By Matt Owen published
An amp modeler update that players have been waiting months for, a sustainable build from Martin and a premium collaboration between Gibson and Serj Tankian headline this week's action

Stromberg is back! We get our hands on the Master 400 – a holy grail archtop with a price to match
By Dave Burrluck published
The big-bodied archtop is a notorious powerhouse but its return – even at a hair under eight grand – has us tempted. Here's what the fuss is about...

Muireann Bradley is keeping country blues blues alive – and she's still a teenager
By David Mead published
Bradley's interpretations of original country blues songs are causing quite a stir among players, and breathing new life into a form of music that’s nearly a century old
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