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Nigel Tufnel
Spinal Tap’s Nigel Tufnel has been running a cheese shop where guitars can be used as currency

By Phil Weller Published

Cheddar for Charvels? Gouda for Gibsons? Tufnel has introduced a rather interesting bartering system...

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Christopher Guest and Michael McKean of Spinal Tap
For Spinal Tap’s reunion, Nigel Tufnel needed an amp that went beyond 11 – so Marshall made him one that goes to Infinity

By Matt Owen Published

Tufnel has a new amp – and some new guitars – to showcase in the forthcoming Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues – the legendary British metal band attempts a comeback, older, not any wiser but with a point to prove
Spinal Tap director Rob Reiner on the real-life encounter that inspired a scene in the highly anticipated sequel

By Janelle Borg Published

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues will see Nigel Tufnel, David St. Hubbins, and Derek Smalls reunite after 41 years – alongside on-screen appearances by McCartney and Elton John

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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues – the legendary British metal band attempts a comeback, older, not any wiser but with a point to prove.
Every guitar featured in the trailer for Spinal Tap II, from St. Vincent’s Music Man to Joe Satriani’s Ibanez JS-3

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The Spinal Tap II trailer is finally here – and this is what Nigel Tufnel, David St. Hubbins and Derek Smalls will be playing in the movie

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Spinal Tap (Harry Shearer, Michael McKean, and Christopher Guest) pose standing in a spotlight in Los Angeles in 1992
Spinal Tap discuss all-star guitar duels, (maybe) influencing the Beatles, and persevering through multiple sudden tragedies

By Teisco Del Rey Published

Fresh off of their sterling 1992 comeback album, Break Like the Wind, David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls reflect on (and bicker about) their remarkable creative arc, the tragic fates that befell many of their bandmates, and that humbling documentary they'd prefer to forget

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(from left) Nigel Tufnel, Jeff Beck, Joe Satriani, Steve Lukather, and Slash perform onstage
Spinal Tap once surprised Nigel Tufnel with an all-star guitar solo tribute – but he wasn't thrilled about it

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Explaining (well, bickering about, really) the star-studded Break Like the Wind, David St. Hubbins maintained that the collaboration was merely intended as a friendly gesture from admirers, and that Tufnel misunderstood it

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Nigel Tufnel (left) and Joe Satriani perform onstage
“He was very frightened”: When Nigel Tufnel jammed with Joe Satriani

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Given that this was a guitarist who had already broken new ground in amp volume, the intimidation Satriani felt was definitely understandable

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Spinal Tap II
Spinal Tap sequel’s teaser trailer reveals Nigel Tufnel’s surprise new electric guitar of choice

By Phil Weller Published

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues has been given an official release window – and its first trailer offers a very brief glimpse of Tufnel's surprising new six-string

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Gary Hutchins The Beast
Spinal Tap’s monstrous six-neck behemoth, The Beast, is headed to auction again

By Phil Weller Published

Gary Hutchins’ mind-boggling build went on sale back in 2021, but it’s hitting the auction circuit once again with a rather humble estimate

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Spinal Tap on 7/10/84 in Chicago, Il. in Various Locations
Spinal Tap II director teases what we can expect from the long-awaited sequel

By Janelle Borg Published

Spinal Tap are ready to reunite… with a little help from Paul McCartney and Elton John

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