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“The guitar I wanted to play did not exist. What I wanted was a cross between a Gibson and a Fender”: New Eddie Van Halen documentary traces the guitar journey that led him to create the Frankenstein – and it’s narrated by the man himself
A new mini-documentary charting Eddie Van Halen’s pre-Frankenstein electric guitar journey has been released online. Masterminded by Simon Alkin and…
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“I never liked the idea of getting lessons from a guitar player, and thought it would be more useful to learn from someone who didn’t play the guitar at all”: Lo-fi guitar hero Mk.gee on why he decided to learn guitar basics from an upright bassist
From creating his own brand of expressive, jazz-infused yet genre-fluid guitar music to capturing the internet’s fascination with his Fender…
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Cat Fox of Sound Guitar Repair Fixes and Restores Instruments for Stars and Hobbyists Alike
In the early 1980s Cat Fox, disillusioned by a year of studying management and aviation at Central Washington University, felt…
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“Fingerpicking came from not having an amplifier. After dad forked out for the guitar, I didn’t have the nerve to ask him for one”: Mark Knopfler says the lack of a guitar amp growing up helped him develop his now-iconic fingerpicking style
Mark Knopfler says he developed his now-iconic fingerpicking playing style because he “didn’t have the nerve” to ask his father…
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Guitar Basics: How to Use Sus and Add Embellishments with Open Chord Shapes
In the first installment of this Basics series on chord embellishments (July/August 2024 issue), we focused on simple ways to…
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My First Guitar Encore | The Acoustic Guitar Podcast
We launched the Acoustic Guitar Podcast two years ago and the show has grown a lot in that time, thanks…
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“I will never play this guitar in the same way”: This firm has invented a removable B-Bender that can be fitted to practically any acoustic – and it actually works a charm
YouTuber Samurai Guitarist has been on the hunt for gadgets that will “completely transform” how he plays acoustic guitar, and…
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Guitar World deals of the week: save $250 on a Guild 12-string, a nearly half-price reverb pedal, plus loads of big savings on Fender and Squier guitars
News (Image credit: Future) Welcome back to a more regular edition of Deals of the Week. There aren’t a huge…
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A Guitar with SoCal Style: Powers Electric A-Type combines style and playability to inspire even the most demanding guitarist
Master guitar designer, Andy Powers, has played or worked on the music industry’s greatest instrument designs, but in his recent…
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Santa Cruz Guitar Company’s Richard Hoover Brings out His Choicest Tonewoods for the Stunning New Vault Series
Photos by Joshua Huver Not long ago, Richard Hoover, the charismatic leader of Santa Cruz Guitar Company, in Northern California,…
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