Sophie Burrell
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How a fan made Sophie Burrell's dream guitar a reality – and changed the course of her career
By Janelle Borg Published
The virtuoso and online phenom reveals how she managed to get her prized PRS model – and why she doesn't name her guitars

Guitarists are having their videos stolen, replaced by AI and used to scam people out of money
By Janelle Borg Published
Influential players including Sophie Burrell and Sophie Lloyd have had their work manipulated by bad actors in order to defraud guitar fans. They detail their struggles to get the fake footage taken down, and explain why female guitarists are disproportionately targeted

Sophie Burrell: “I don’t care too much about speed – I’d rather sound more like David Gilmour and play with feel”
By Amit Sharma Published
One of the finest guitar players to emerge from the social media scene talks cranking up her EVH 5150 for new project Bxrrell – and why she can nail Cliffs of Dover but still struggles with Master of Puppets

Jared Dines recruits Matt Heafy, Nita Strauss, Ichika Nito, Lari Basilio, Marcin and more for one of the most star-studded shred collabs ever
By Matt Owen Published
Michael Angelo Batio, Manuel Gardner Fernandes, Herman Li, Hedras, Sophie Burrell, Jason Richardson and many more also took part in the 70-strong, 37-minute shred-a-thon

Surviving as a woman guitarist in heavy metal: players detail the sexism they face online
By Sophie McVinnie Published
Gabby Logan, Stephanie Bradley, Nikki Stringfield and more share their experiences of everyday misogyny, and discuss the harassment they are forced to face as prominent female musicians

Analyze Gretchen Menn and Sophie Burrell's outside-the-box acoustic covers of Weezer, Kaiser Chiefs hits
By Jackson Maxwell Published
In this No Limits Challenge semifinal matchup, Menn and Burrell add some unplugged flash to these hook-filled classics – examine them further with GW's editors

Watch Gretchen Menn and Sophie Burrell break the mold with imaginative acoustic remakes of Weezer, Kaiser Chiefs hits
By Jackson Maxwell Published
This round of the No Limits Challenge competition sees two hard-riffing power-pop hits receive Martin-powered makeovers

Sophie Burrell advances to semifinals of the Martin No Limits Challenge
By Jackson Maxwell Published
The British guitarist's soulful unplugged take on Guns N' Roses' Sweet Child O' Mine beat out Nili Brosh's dazzling cover of Van Halen's Jump
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