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“Simply great craft on every level with sounds to match”: Knaggs Kenai Hollowbody Genie review
By Dave Burrluck published
With a nod to Bowie style, this latest Knaggs Hollowbody creates one of the finest Kenais we’ve played over the past 15 years. The Genie is truly out of the bottle!

“A wondrous palette of sounds”: Epiphone Inspired By Gibson Custom 1962 ES-335 Reissue review
By Neville Marten published
Ted McCarty’s finest creation gets the Epiphone ‘Inspired By’ treatment. Featuring Gibson USA Custombuckers, real rosewood fingerboard and top-notch hardware, expectations are high

“Much more versatile than a vintage-style Tele”: Fender Player II Modified Telecaster SH review
By Chris Gill published
For decades, players such as Keith Richards have been swapping out their Tele's neck single-coil for a humbucker – now Fender has unveiled its most high-spec take on the format yet

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!
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