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Ernie Ball redesigns its Earthwood Bell Bronze acoustic strings with John Mayer for its “most sonically complex” set yet
By Phil Weller published
With a little inspiration from drum cymbals, the revamped Earthwood Bell Bronze strings boasts a richer low-end that promises not to get too dark

Nancy Wilson says she felt pressured to ditch the acoustics as Heart went for the mainstream in 1985
By Phil Weller published
The band’s self-titled eighth record saw them evolving into a mainstream superpower, but Wilson would clash with producer Ron Nevison over the use of acoustic guitars

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
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