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By Richard Barrett Published
Despite the ‘four lads from Liverpool’ tag, The Beatles used some very sophisticated chords in many of their songs, and the audience lapped them up

By Guitarist editors Published
Turpin’s 1960s Gibson B-25 is one of the best 12-strings for recording – and his old pal Jake Kiszka has one just like it

By Matt Owen Published
The 5-28 Terz is a tiny acoustic that promises a distinct voice of its own

By Phil Weller Published
Recording with the Wilco man meant Cut Worms got to explore his wealth of guitars, but had to pull himself away from one

By Henry Yates Published
Period-correct in (almost) every detail, the Gibson Century Collection’s 12-fret format is addictively playable. Gibson's Robi Johns tells us it’s all down to the Brits

By Daryl Robertson Last updated
Guitar World’s pick of the best acoustic guitars from Fender, Gibson, Martin, Taylor, Epiphone and more

By Matt Owen Published
Experts at Ernie Ball, D'Addario and more explain when it’s time to break out a new set, how environmental factors play their part, and what you can do to make your strings last longer

By Jamie Dickson Published
Gibson’s Mat Koehler charts a century of flat-tops – and how the J-45, SJ-200, Dove and Hummingbird took over the world
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