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Auctioneer Luke Hobbs with Baldwin Double Six guitar

A rare 12-string guitar that Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler “borrowed” for 50 years is now up for auction

By Janelle Borg published

The guitar was originally owned by his friend, Lindisfarne's Jeff Sadler – and was played on the Dire Straits' sophomore album, Communiqué

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Jeff "Skunk" Baxter

Jeff “Skunk” Baxter on the cheap $35 guitar that ended up becoming a trusted stage and studio stalwart

By Phil Weller published

The session legend proves once again that price is not always a representative of a guitar’s quality

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Left-Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter of The Doobie Brothers performing on stage at Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, February 1979. He is playing a Burns guitar; Right-Disco diva Donna Summer, November 1978.

Skunk Baxter on how he recorded his classic Hot Stuff solo on a cheap guitar he bought right before the session

By Janelle Borg published

Baxter reveals he very nearly didn't do the Donna Summer session – and how the producer's willingness to experiment clinched the deal

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Legendary British guitar maker Burns is back

By Richard Bienstock published

New ownership seeks to revive iconic brand beloved by the likes of Jimmy Page, Elvis Presley and Marc Bolan

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Watch Electric Guitars Being Made in 1965 England

By Damian Fanelli published

Electric Guitars