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Marcus King playing the viral cardboard Stratocaster
“One of the greatest Strats I’ve ever played”: Marcus King takes the viral cardboard Fender Stratocaster for a spin – and gives it the highest praise possible

By Matt Owen Published

King joins Billy Gibbons, J Mascis and Terry Reid on the list of guitar heroes who have given the Master-Built oddball instrument their seal of approval

Electric Guitars
St. Vincent performs onstage at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on December 16, 2022
“This song presents a kind of revisionist history where guitar solos were cool after all in the early noughties”: February 2024 Guitar World editors' picks

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

From neoclassical tapping clinics to cosmic, spaghetti western-esque guitar soundscapes, this month has provided an embarrassment of six-string riches

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Marcus King and Duane Betts covering Allman Brothers Bands' In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
“Yes, sir! Yes, sir!” Duane Betts steps onstage with Marcus King and levels the venue with an outstanding cover of the Allman Brothers’ epic guitar jam, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed

By Matt Parker Published

The two players add new life to Dickey Betts’ iconic instrumental in this excellent guest appearance

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(from left) Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Joe Bonamassa, Eric Gales and Marcus King perform onstage at the Bluesfest festival in Byron Bay, Australia
Eric Gales, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Joe Bonamassa and Marcus King preview 2023's star-studded Crossroads Festival with incendiary Red House cover

By Jackson Maxwell Published

The four blues guitar giants came together for an unforgettable jam at the Bluesfest in Byron Bay, Australia earlier this month

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Hannah Jadagu performs at The Pershing in Austin, Texas on March 15, 2022
From swirling Hendrixian arpeggios to fresh solos from one of John Frusciante's favorite modern-day players: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Parker Published

Celebrate spring's arrival with life-giving guitar goodness from Wolfgang Van Halen, Nita Strauss, Sylosis, Ayron Jones, Ida Mae and Marcus King, Hannah Jadagu, Body Type, Cory Hanson and more

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Marcus King plays Paul Kossoff's 1955 Gibson Les Paul Custom
Watch Marcus King play a 1955 Gibson Les Paul Custom once owned by Paul Kossoff and Eric Clapton

By Jonathan Horsley Published

King was on tour in France when super-collector Matthieu Lucas of Matt’s Guitar Shop dropped by with a very special single-cut in tow

Electric Guitars
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Marcus King: “I wanted to take it back to Cream at Madison Square Garden, just really crank the amps and do a rock ’n’ roll record”

By Jim Beaugez Published

Casting his bid for arena-rock glory on new album Young Blood, Marcus King cranked up the volume and stepped on the fuzz for a live and dangerous sound

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Marcus King on raiding Dan Auerbach’s fuzz museum, soul singer solos, and chicken pickin’ hoedowns with Brent Hinds and Matt Pike

By Amit Sharma Published

The South Carolinian phenom's new album Young Blood is a tour-de-force of blues-rock and soul, and vintage gear to make it all “sound like a tattoo gun”

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Marcus King drops slow-burning new single, Blues Worse Than I Ever Had

By Sam Roche Published

The Grammy-nominated South Carolina guitar hero says the track is about a difficult time when he was processing grief and “coasting through life like a zombie”

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Marcus King performs onstage during Day 1 of the 2022 Stagecoach Festival on April 29, 2022 in Indio, California
Hear Marcus King's hard-riffing new song, Lie Lie Lie

By Jackson Maxwell Published

The third single from the South Carolina native's forthcoming solo effort, Young Blood, boasts an earworm of a riff and an explosive solo

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