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“It has been such a long time coming. I’ve wanted to make a Chapman amp for years”: Rob Chapman is branching out into tube amps and promises buttery cleans and “heavy, chewy, saturated gain”

The Cloudhammer is a high-end 40-watt all-tube head that's hand-wired in Belgium by AmS Amps' Ben Genot, and the prototype looks and sounds pretty sweet

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"It’s not all about the name on the guitar, it’s how you gel with it." Why you don’t always need a big name brand on your headstock – and 6 guitars that deliver superb value for your money

With the increased availability of quality budget guitars, I look into brand loyalty and why your dream guitar isn’t always what you think it is

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“AC/DC signed my Strat. I had everybody sign it: Neil Young, Jeff Beck… When Angus saw Beck’s signature he said, ‘Oh, the bouffant!’” Jim Suhler on being married by Billy Gibbons, the advice SRV gave him and why he didn’t pay Joe Bonamassa for a sick solo

Best known as George Thorogood’s right-hand man, the Texan slide demon has racked up plenty of adventures with his Monkey Beat trio

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"As ridiculous as it might seem to recommend a product with Hello Kitty on the front as a decent option for woolly stoner metal riffs, we’re going to do it": Fender Hello Kitty Fuzz pedal review

Being cute is all well and good but does this pussy cat have the claws to be pick of the litter?

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“It’s kind of scary to go through these…like, ‘Oh I’m going to take that back!’”: Albert Hammond Jr of the Strokes is (reluctantly) selling a heap of his stage-played gear on Reverb, including a Guild acoustic from the Yours To Keep tour

Too bad his Bigsby-equipped SG has already been sold but that Mastery-equipped Jazzmaster looks pretty sweet, as does his Custom Shop Strat – and his father's Jupiter-6 synth is up for grabs too

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“There’s three of us playing guitar in Foo Fighters… A lot of tone details can get lost, which is what drew me to the Cleaver – that P-90 cut”: Chris Shiflett on how he found his weapon of choice with his Fender Cleaver Telecaster Deluxe

Here is Shiflett on his P-90 epiphany, why everyone should have 500K pots on their guitar, and everything you need to know about his new signature Tele

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“When he saw the guitars, he goes, ‘John’s going back to the Chili Peppers.’ I said, ‘No way is he ever going back’”: John Frusciante’s former guitar tech on the moment he realized the guitarist could be rejoining the Red Hot Chili Peppers

Top-tier guitar tech Dave Lee reveals how he got to know about Frusciante's plans to return to the Chili Peppers

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Blues-rock legend Michael Landau has made harmonic changes his calling card – and this lesson in his sophisticated soloing style demonstrates how you can, too

Landau’s articulate playing and reference-quality tone makes him one of guitar’s unsung GOATs

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“Of all the rare custom Fenders introduced over the decades, few have inspired the kind of cult following that this has”: The original Mary Kaye Stratocaster – one of Fender’s most iconic builds – has sold at auction for over $220,000

Said to be the first-ever Fender Custom Shop build, the guitar helped Kaye’s name become synonymous with its now-iconic aesthetic

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“One of the most important guitars in rock and roll history and formative to The Beatles’ sound, has made history”: George Harrison’s Futurama electric sells for a record $1.27 million at auction

The 1959 electric Harrison played during the Beatles' early days joins the one-million dollar club and Mary Kaye’s 1956 Strat sells for $222,250

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Bassmans, a Klon Centaur clone, and a brand-new effect, dubbed the Glooper: Fender just dropped a game-changing Tone Master Pro update – making its flagship modeler more competitive than ever

Fender has bolstered its flagship amp modeling multi-effects pedal with its first dedicated bass amps, a host of new functional updates and more

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“The missing link”: Line 6 keeps up the pace with the Fender Tone Master Pro by adding EVH 5150-inspired amps for the first time in free bumper Helix update

The update also delivers amp models inspired by sought-after Fender and Bogner amps, four new cabs, and a bass wah to widen the line-up’s tonal palette

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“Was smoking Hendrix’s Strat my wildest studio experience? Oh, certainly not! We always went full tilt. There was never a dull day!” Steve Cradock on his star-studded session with Paul McCartney, SGs vs Teles – and the joint he laced with Hendrix’s guitar

The Paul Weller and Ocean Colour Scene guitarist hints at high times in the band’s studio history, and he’s looking forward to going back to track their first album in “freaking years”

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“I don't have a vast collection of notable guitars, but I'm open to that idea”: Tom Morello’s ‘Arm the Homeless’ guitar is one of his most iconic instruments – and it could be revived as a signature run

Morello has already worked with Fender to produce a replica of his iconic Soul Power Strat – and a recreation of his ‘Arm the Homeless’ mod job could be next

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“It’s been road-tested, dropped on its head, kicked around, x-rayed, strummed, chicken-picked, and arpeggio swept!”: Fender and Chris Shiflett team up for signature Cleaver Telecaster Deluxe

The Foo Fighters guitarist's new signature workhorse is named the Cleaver because it cuts through the mix

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Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force changed the game with its jaw-dropping display of mechanical mastery, classical themes, and reckless, extended soloing –celebrate 40 years of his essential debut with this neo-class shred masterclass

It’s time to turn that Fender Strat into kindling as we go far beyond the sun and unleash the fury in a video and tab shred lesson that is not for the faint-hearted

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“It’s been road-tested, kicked around, X-rayed… We’ve made a guitar that's adaptable to all situations”: Fender and Chris Shiflett cut no corners in creating the new signature ‘Cleaver’ Telecaster – a long-awaited replica of his Masterbuilt model

The P-90-loaded workhorse was first teased earlier this year, and has been rigorously road-tested over a number of months in order to meet the Foo Fighters guitar maestro’s exacting standards

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“For guitar fans who understand the historical importance of the woman, the finish, and the Fender Stratocaster itself”: The original Mary Kaye Strat became one of the most iconic Fender builds of all time – now it’s heading to auction

The 1956 Strat was snapped in an early Fender ad that featured The Mary Kaye Trio – and helped Kaye’s name become synonymous with the instantly recognizable finish

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“I don’t think Bill Carson played it that much. In contrast, I’ve had a couple of George Fullerton’s – and I could tell he smacked his guitars around”: Unpacking the mystery of this one-off 1960s prototype Telecaster, built for a Fender icon

When was rosewood not rosewood? The answer is whenever Bill Carson said so. Investigating a true one-off from the Fender archives

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“I think that a specific drawback of this guitar could make it unsuitable for regular live use, but it’s still an inspiring acoustic for the home”: Yamaha TransAcoustic TAG3 C review

The second generation of Yamaha’s TransAcoustic flagship debuts looping, delay and Bluetooth features – but is something undermining the practicality for the stage?

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“I hope the future guitarists who acquire these items are able to move closer to the genius who played them”: Over 130 of Jeff Beck’s guitars and amps headed to auction, including his Tele-Gib, Yardburst Les Paul and 'Blow By Blow' Oxblood Les Paul

The Jeff Beck Collection goes under the hammer on 22 January 2025 at Christie's in London

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Jeff Beck guitars used in Bowie performance and with The Yardbirds up for sale

Jeff Beck: The Guitar Collection, will feature more than 130 of his instruments, and see his recognisable 1954 Oxblood Gibson Les Paul go on sale.

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“A simple and beautiful guitar that is like a warm piece of furniture”: Fender Japan leans into the gear furniture trend with the Fragment Telecaster – a fresh take on the traditional rosewood Tele template

Featuring a rare rosewood and alder body and traditional 1960s specs, the Hiroshi Fujiwara-designed beauty represents one of 2024’s most unique Telecasters

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“The bass isn’t looked at as a ‘cool instrument’. It’s always seen as the ‘backbone’ of a band. I think I’m trying to shed new light on it”: Blu DeTiger on how she's changing people’s perception of bass players

With her newly released signature guitar with Fender, DeTiger shares her vision for redefining the bass as a leading instrument

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“Tom Morello ended up flying to Seattle and doing the vocals with Layne Staley. Tom came back and was like, ‘He’s in really bad shape. It’s scary’”: Martyn LeNoble on a career spent working with alt rock icons – and the kindness of John Entwistle

Long before perfect stranger John Entwistle lent him a Trace Elliott, the Porno For Pyros founder started out with a P-Bass knockoff and a homemade amp. Now he’s all about paying tribute to late friend Mark Lanegan

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