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All the guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including Line 6’s most hotly anticipated Helix update
By Matt Owen published
Eye-popping new drops from Harley Benton and EVH, the revival of the beloved Thunderbird bass, and a potential Strymon killer headline this week's gear roundup

PJD Origin Series Carey Apprentice and St John Apprentice review
By Dave Burrluck published
It may appear stripped down and basic, but PJD’s new Origin Series Apprentice is sharply built – and seriously affordable. A new standard for affordable craft?

Fender celebrates 75 years of the Telecaster with 5 new models – including the return of a cult classic and some Tele firsts
By Phil Weller published
From a 1951 Road Worn edition to the Big F’s first-ever dual rail humbucker, vintage and modern come together for a T-shaped birthday party

Up close and personal with Prince’s $635,000 Yellow Cloud guitar
By Jamie Dickson published
Flamboyant, elegant and built to rock – it can only be one of Prince’s touring guitars. We take a closer look at a guitar that might be shaped like a cloud but has a heft to it that's more Les Paul than cirrus minor

How the Gibson ES-5 paved the way for a new wave of electric blues (and maybe even the Strat, too)
By David Davidson published
In the vintage market, the big-box jazz guitars are less sought after but this pair of Gibson ES-5s are holy grails in anyone’s book – especially disciples of T-Bone Walker

“Great neck shape, playability and setup – and it’s gig-ready, something we don’t always say about Epiphone, or indeed Gibson”: Epiphone Fatoumata Diawara SG review
By Dave Burrluck published
Grammy-nominated Malian singer and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara joins forces with Epiphone to produce a vivid-looking and wicked-sounding SG that’s a celebration of her style

All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including a firm-first from my favorite pedal brand
By Matt Owen published
New drops from Gibson, Ernie Ball Music Man, JHS Pedals and more

Aaron Marshall of Intervals says the rig he played Blink-182 and Slipknot on as a teenager could more than hold its own today
By Jonathan Horsley published
Boss distortion, Fender amp, cheap Strat? Yeah, that checks out

All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including the most metal Jackson out there
By Matt Owen published
A full-circle signature for Gary Clark Jr., as well as a potentially game-changing innovation from 3rd Power, headline this week's round-up

The latest in Gibson and Leo Scala’s Master Artisan Collection is a love letter to the O.G. Explorer – and our addiction to rare guitars
By Jonathan Horsley published
The legendary LA-based luthier digs into his reserves of korina for the '58 Addiction Explorer, 10 totally unique takes on the iconic Gibson electric
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