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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
By Jonathan Horsley published
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

Wolfgang Van Halen says his dad’s legacy means fans think of him in the wrong way
By Phil Weller published
The Mammoth multi-instrumentalist has pursued his own musical path – though some commenters can’t help but constantly compare him to Eddie Van Halen

Steve Vai and Joe Satriani announce the return of the SatchVai Band with their debut U.S. tour – and tease an upcoming album
By Janelle Borg published
After embarking on a European tour earlier this year, the two are back with their first-ever collaborative U.S. dates and plenty more music

Tom Morello has been playing a Fender Arm the Homeless replica live and none of us noticed – now it’s available to buy
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Five years in the making, the Rage Against the Machine guitar anti-hero’s most iconic instrument has been replicated by Fender – and even Morello admits he can’t tell the difference

How Flea landed his cherished 1961 Fender Jazz Bass after finding a seller during the early days of Twitter
By Janelle Borg published
During the early days of his career, the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist was far from a gearhead – but an old Fender changed his tune

The DigiTech Bad Monkey broke the internet with its Klon-aping antics – now it’s back and badder than ever before
By Matt Owen published
The unassuming budget overdrive sent the gear world into a frenzy when JHS Pedals' Josh Scott pitted it against a Klon Centaur – and the differences were borderline indistinguishable

Joe Walsh walks you through the guitars he’s selling at auction – including one with a Morse code fretboard
By Phil Weller published
All proceeds will go to his charity, Vets Aid

Tetsu Yamauchi, former bassist of Free and the Faces, has died at 79
By Janelle Borg published
The bassist, who kickstarted his professional career with Japanese prog rockers Micky Curtis & The Samurais, went on to record on Free's final studio album and joined the Faces until the band's disbandment

Electro-Harmonix wants to harness the magnetosphere’s energy to solve the AI power crisis
By Phil Weller published
Brand founder Mike Matthews has teamed up with a former Bell Labs scientist to shape his plans

The making of the American Professional Classic series – the brand-new “lived-in” (but not relic’d) US Fender line
By Dave Burrluck published
More aged nitro finishes and a new US-made line-up that pares back the modernisms. Are our tastes changing? Max Gutnik, chief product officer at FMIC, tells all
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