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Johnny Marr tried to make his first guitar look like Rory Gallagher’s – and it made him pass out

Rory Gallagher ’s heavily weathered 1961 Stratocaster is a blues-rock icon. So much so that it sold for $1.16m at auction ...
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Yamaha Pacifica 1611MS review

Yamaha Pacifica 1611MS review What we get perfectly reflects the intended style: a souped-up hot-rod T-style. Actually, the pickup choice is quite inspired. Yes, on the one hand we lose the classic ...
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Mark Bryan on Hootie & The Blowfish’s rocket-ship success, and hanging with Eddie Van Halen

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Don’t be intimidated by acoustic bluegrass – this lesson is the perfect primer (just watch out for the F6/9!)

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Those tones you’ve been hearing on The JHS Show came from a Kemper, not the tube amp onscreen

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Ed Sheeran’s own backing band and all support acts pull out of US tour

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“Reverlong reunion!” Scott Ian’s 12-year-old son, Revel, reunites with Foo Fighters at Dave Grohl’s studio to jam Everlong – and nails it using Pat Smear’s Gibson ...

Four years after he smashed the track as an 8-year-old during the band's Bourbon & Beyond Festival set, Revel returned to the Foo Fighters lineup during a wholesome jam session ...
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My favorite headphone amp for guitarists just dropped to its lowest-ever price in Positive Grid's Sparktober sale, along with a budget-friendly FRFR cab

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In praise of Gibson's L-00 – the small-bodied acoustic that could

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Scorpions' Matthias Jabs pictured at recent Madison Square Garden show with Band-Aids on his fingers, apparently bleeding onto his fretboard

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Tony Levin’s lessons from Steve Vai, Robert Fripp and Peter Gabriel

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José González: "For this album, I didn't buy any new gear. I decided if I'm going to put time into something, it would be on rehearsing guitars and refining the songs"

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