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Police officers holding various guitars
Police officers in California recover $60,000 worth of stolen guitars – still with Guitar Center price tags on

By Janelle Borg Published

The five high-value guitars were found in the suspect's car trunk

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Electric Guitars
Grace Bowers performs on Day 1 of BottleRock Napa Valley at Napa Valley Expo on May 24, 2024 in Napa, California
Grace Bowers specs out her dream SG – is this what a potential signature Gibson could look like?

By Janelle Borg Published

The guitarist has been flying the flag for Gibson SGs since the start of her career, so a signature model could very well be on the cards

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Guitarists
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana during MTV Live and Loud: Nirvana Performs Live - December 1993 at Pier 28 in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Guitar Center reveals the 10 most-played guitar riffs in its stores – and no, Stairway to Heaven isn’t one of them

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

CEO Gabe Dalporto surveyed GC staff to discover the riffs that torment them on a daily basis – but some surprisingly big names don’t get a look-in

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Music Industry
Calling all guitarists! You have less than 24 hours to secure up to 30% off at the Guitar Center Guitar-A-Thon – here's 11 of the best final-day deals including a massive $700 discount on a flagship Gibson Les Paul

By Matt McCracken Last updated

Guitar-A-Thon is due to end on April 29th, so move quickly if you want to bag a great deal on guitar gear

Guitars
Suspect involved in Guitar Center stolen guitars case
Suspect linked to organized crime ring targeting Guitar Center stores across the US arrested

By Janelle Borg Published

Police in Redmond, Washington, confirmed that the crime at the Redmond Guitar Center location is part of a concerted effort spanning at least three states

Guitars
Slash Les Paul backstage with top hat and flightcase
From guitars to amps, picks to pickups, a Slash fanatic shows you how to nail his iconic tone at home at various price points

By Daryl Robertson Published

The gear behind one of rock's greatest tones and how to make it yours – including models from Gibson, Epiphone, Magnatone, Dunlop, and more

Guitars
Guitar Center store
Guitar Center is setting up its own in-house guitar brand – and it’s asking players for their help

By Matt Owen Published

Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto says the retailer is going to build “the best guitar that has ever been made”

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Guitars
Yvette Young
The off-hand advice from a student that helped kickstart Yvette Young’s career

By Janelle Borg Published

The virtuoso may now be one of the most recognizable guitarists on social media, but Young admits she was initially reluctant to share her chops online

Guitarists
Kiki Wong of The Smashing Pumpkins performs onstage during a concert at Gunnersbury Park on August 10, 2025 in London, England
Kiki Wong on how a cheap Yamaha and a Metallica classic changed her musical trajectory

By Janelle Borg Published

Wong went from playing piano and classical music – to shredding, metal and Metallica

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Guitarists
A Fender American Acoustasonic Series Telecaster guitar, taken on February 14, 2019
Ex-Fender CEO Andy Mooney on the birth of the Acoustasonic

By Janelle Borg Published

When the first Fender Acoustasonic launched in 2019, it ushered in a new era – not only for the legacy brand, but for the acoustic space at large

Acoustic-electric Guitars
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