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How G&L Guitars is carrying on the legacy of Leo Fender
By Andrew Daly published
G&L director of sales Steve Araujo on the other brand that Leo Fender built, and the innovations that have made it a favorite of A-list pros such as Jerry Cantrell

“Not just another copycat design”: Eastman FullerTone SC ’52 and DC ’62 review
By Dave Burrluck published
Last year’s D’Ambrosio series guitars signified numerous firsts for Eastman, not least that they were US-made with boutique prices to match. These new FullerTones capture the magic at a fraction of the price

JET Guitars successfully couples high-quality specs and a premium playing experience with affordability in its Elite Series models
By Guitar World Staff published
From Strat-styles to Tele-styles and everything in between, the more upscale series marries attractive colorways with meticulous craftsmanship and top-quality components

“One heck of a rock ’n’ roll vision”: Newman Honeycomb Senior review
By Dave Burrluck published
It started with a five-string, now the UK-made Newman range has a fully formed six-string with dual swappable pickups and oh-so-’70s credentials

Harley Benton serves big Charvel and EVH energy, paying homage to the golden age of shred with a pair of $500 Superstrats
By Phil Weller published
Two keenly spec’d Superstrats land with single- or dual-humbucker configurations and Floyd Rose systems

“We can see this dividing opinion more than almost any guitar we’ve reviewed”: Atkin JH3001 review
By Neville Marten published
What happens when charmingly bonkers rockstar Justin Hawkins is given free rein to design his own guitar? Guess what? He comes up with something charmingly bonkers!

How Ibanez flipped the script for Japanese electrics with the Iceman
By Chris Gill published
The story of an electric guitar so cool, there's no wonder they called it the Iceman

Tom Lieber apprenticed to Jerry Garcia's guitar builder Doug Irwin in the ’70s – now he’s raising the ’Dead once again
By Amit Sharma published
This is the story of Tom Lieber, the aspiring guitar builder who wouldn’t take no for an answer and ended up learning how to make some of the rock world’s most prized instruments
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