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Molly Tuttle reminisces on her first Martin – and how it ended up in Arizona's Musical Instrument Museum
By Janelle Borg Published
The bluegrass and Americana phenom looks back on her long-term love affair with Martin

This is all the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – and there’s a dreamy Stratocaster/Jazzmaster hybrid
By Matt Owen Published
An Ariel Posen signature Strat, Jimmy Page’s latest Sundragon amp and a reissue of Metallica's hallowed IIC++ all dropped during a busy week for guitar gear

“The age of touchscreen guitar amps is here”: All the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week
By Matt Owen Published
From next-gen desktop amps to a signature bass that celebrates a low-end legend, here are the essential gear launches you might have missed

Bon Iver swapped an expensive 1960s Martin for a “hideous” budget Ibanez for his new album
By Phil Weller Published
The “hideous” $199 guitar was deemed to be a better choice than a vintage gem that would have guitar enthusiasts drooling

One of the world’s finest guitar collections has been kept under wraps for decades – now it's been donated in full to the Met
By Phil Weller Published
The collection has been in the works since 1987 and is now set to be displayed in a permanent gallery that charts the instrument’s influence on American culture

NAMM CEO John Mlynczak on the impact of Trump’s tariffs in the guitar industry
By Janelle Borg Last updated
This week, representatives from some of the States' biggest guitar brands have come together in D.C. for the first time in 17 years to continue advocating for the musical instrument market

These are the gear releases that have caught my eye this week – and the ones you might have missed
By Matt Owen Published
An amp modeler update that players have been waiting months for, a sustainable build from Martin and a premium collaboration between Gibson and Serj Tankian headline this week's action

The guitar gear releases you might have missed this week, from Martin and Fender to Tone King and D'Angelico
By Matt Owen Published
A double dose of signature guitars, a highly anticipated pedal amp from Tone King and a comprehensive Martin Junior series overhaul headline this week's drops

Martin’s Junior Series has been given its most significant upgrade yet
By Matt Owen Published
Updated electronics, solid tonewoods and new models make up the 2025 edition of Martin's humble Junior series, which starts from $699

The incredible untold story of the mystery Martin that was specially commissioned in 1973 – and went viral with John Mayer 50 years later
By Matt Owen Published
Mayer's viral performance with Sheryl Crow in 2023 sent the guitar world into a frenzy when he took to the stage wielding on unidentified small-bodied 12-string acoustic – now its astonishing history has finally come to light
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