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D’Angelico unveils third Bobby Weir signature model – and the Grateful Dead legend has been playing it at the Sphere
By Matt Owen published
The semi-hollow stunner is the direct result of years of intense development and rigorous road-testing, and is said to be the pair's “best work yet”

John Mayer reveals hand injury and how it will impact his playing at the final Dead & Company Las Vegas residency shows
By Janelle Borg published
Mayer has explained how the injury forced him to rethink his approach to guitar playing

“This is the Super Bowl of trips for the lifelong Dead Heads”: John Mayer and Dead & Company are officially returning for a 6-week residency at the MSG Sphere
By Phil Weller published
Mayer help will lead a Grateful Dead-honoring residency at the world's most futuristic venue in Las Vegas this summer, months after the supergroup's farewell tour

“Jerry's most sophisticated guitar setup… the culmination of decades of experimentation with state of the art gear”: Jerry Garcia’s final touring rig – featuring Bob Weir’s revered Wall of Sound McIntosh amp and an embedded pedal panel – is up for auction
By Matt Parker published
The Grateful Dead guitar legend’s final rig is open to bids and it features a bit of 2-for-1 gear history

“People have said, ‘Oh, man, you gotta play the Gibson, that’s the real deal.’ But there’s something about the Ibanez… I prefer the evenness of it”: John Scofield on working with Miles Davis, covering Bob Dylan and the agony of writing music
By David Mead published
The jazz improv virtuoso returns with Uncle John's Band, an album that finds him covering Bob Dylan, Neil Young and, of course, the Grateful Dead

Bob Weir: “I’ve pretty much abandoned signal processing. The guitar itself has such variety to offer and it’s so much more elemental”
By Alan Paul published
Bob Weir and company take classic Grateful Dead songs to bold new places on Live in Colorado, his first live album with the Wolf Bros. Also up for discussion? How he and Jerry Garcia dealt with stage fright

Fender Custom Shop honors Jerry Garcia’s 80th birthday with ultra-limited Masterbuilt Alligator Stratocaster recreation
By Matt Owen published
Limited to 100 units, the meticulously assembled guitar pays tribute to the late Grateful Dead hero, and emulates every scratch, sticker and modification that can be found on the original Alligator

Watch John Mayer and Bob Weir play acoustic versions of Grateful Dead classics at the Rise for the River benefit
By Jonathan Horsley published
The duo treated the crowd at Pine Creek Lodge, Montana, to a string of Dead standards including Friend of the Devil, Bertha and Brown-Eyed Women, all to support SWMT Flood Relief

Rick Turner, influential luthier behind Lindsey Buckingham’s Turner Model 1, dies aged 78
By Matt Owen published
The builder's prolific career also saw him establish numerous boutique guitar and bass companies, including Alembic, and help create the Grateful Dead's monster Wall of Sound PA setup
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