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The Harmony Stratotone that Brian Jones used to teach Keith Richards and played on the Rolling Stones debut single fetches $150,000 at auction
It is a lot of dough for an entry-level instrument – but given the Stratotone's provenance, the auctioneers were estimating it would go for more than twice that
“It was a little hard bouncing between classes and playing Coachella”: Is Brandon ‘Taz’ Niederauer guitar’s next superstar?
At 22 years old, he’s already a star of stage and screen. Taz seems like such a nice kid, but don’t be fooled – he plays like a demon
Dirty Boy’s pedals are loved by the likes of John Frusciante and Neal Schon – is Brian May next?
The future’s bright for the boutique guitar and pedal brand. Its CEO tells us its story so far and why he believes he has just what Brian May needs for his tone
How Ritchie Blackmore came across an obscure string mod that introduced him to a whole new sound – and why it didn’t work for him
Burton proved it was possible to use banjo strings on guitar, but Blackmore’s early adventures with the hack got mixed results
A long-lost Beach Boys Dumble that has spent the past 35 years in Hawaii has surfaced – and Jason Momoa is using it on his new album
This early 1980s holy grail took a decade to hunt down – and there's another one out there in the wild
The incredible story of the Les Paul that Dave Navarro bought for his Guns N’ Roses audition – and ended up giving to John Frusciante
We ask Navarro about the Gibson that featured on the cover of GW's March ’96 issue, and it opens up a whole lot of memories for the former Jane’s Addiction and Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist
Cory Wong on how to arrange guitar and keyboards
The funkmeister puts Direct Flyte under the microscope to deliver a masterclass in arrangement. It's funk, sure, but there's some operatic influence in there, too, because that's just how Wong rolls
Primitive solos, Luchador masks, SpongeBob SquarePants? Meet Los Straitjackets, guitar’s most out-there instrumentalists
In this shocking exclusive, guitarist Eddie Angel takes you behind the glitter masks of the surfin’, riffin’, fast-pickin’ instrumental combo
Kim Deal on finally making her solo debut, working with Steve Albini and why she hates bright guitar tones
On her debut solo album, Nobody Loves You more, Kim Deal expands on the sonics she built in the Breeders and Pixies
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“Bob Dylan said, ‘Give this to McGuinn. He’ll know what to do with it’”: Roger McGuinn on the making of The Byrds’ countercultural classic
Roger McGuinn explains how Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Bob Dylan and CBS-era Fender amps all factored into the making of The Byrds’ 1969 classic, Ballad of Easy Rider
