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“Prized for its warm and rich character”: Cort brings unsung solid cedar to an accessible price point with 2 sleek $370 acoustics

Two new Fishman-loaded builds take a tonewood reserved for premium and nylon-string acoustics to a new budget-friendly price range

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“Cedar topped guitars bring warmth and resonance to production models at an attractive price point.”: Solid red cedar tops on a $369 acoustic? Cort unveils a pair of affordable and eye-catching cutaway electros with satin black tops

The handsome cutaway dreadnought and orchestra model acoustics feature solid red cedar on top, mahogany on the back and sides, Fishman electronics – and those ivory pickguards look cool against the black tops

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“Designed as the ultimate ‘stage guitars’”: Faith launches the all-new Eclipse series – a trio of all-solid cutaway acoustic electric guitars with a maple forearm rest for comfort and Fishman electronics

Upgraded with Fishman's Ink Body pickup and preamp system, the Eclipse series gives players plenty of control over their amplified tone

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“The mahogany armrest enhances comfort and aesthetics”: Harley Benton debuts the impressive yet affordable CLO and CLG acoustics, featuring all-solid spruce and rosewood builds, Fishman electronics and an inviting armrest

Available as a cutaway auditorium or user-friendly OM-sized acoustic, and with a more affordable layered rosewood option for both, the CLO and CLGmodels look very classy for the price

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“It’ll suit those players who like to hit hard and make their guitar really shout”: Epiphone Masterbilt Texan review

We put this unsung acoustic hero through its paces and find out if it’s deserving of more plaudits

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“Unparalleled playability with a fuller, more robust metal tone”: Strandberg extends its Boden Metal lineup with new finishes – and a series-first spec

The innovative Swedish luthier brings some new hardware and suitably spooky colorways to the series for the first time

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“It’s just amazing to see those legendary Keith Tuners ready-fitted on a guitar!”: Jon Gomm unveils revolutionary Ibanez signature model and it looks every inch the ultimate high-performance acoustic

With Gomm's signature triple-source Fishman electronics, locking banjo tuners and Passionflower inlay, is this to the acoustic guitar what Steve Vai's JEM was to the electric?

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"You can hate every piece of music I've ever made and still pick this up and be like, 'That's got some cool features'": Can Fender's new FINNEAS signature models bring new musicians over to the Acoustasonic guitar cause?

The hybrid model has been favoured by Billie Eilish's brother, co-writer and producer for some time, and he had some specific suggestions for this model

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“This super-playable, stage-ready electro is hard to put down”: Martin X Series GPC X2E review

A cutaway above the rest? This ‘Remastered’ crowd-pleaser presents high-end finesse at high street prices

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“We've reimagined the tuning experience”: Ibanez launches “revolutionary” new multi-scale bass guitars – and they’re fitted with a game-changing tuning technology

Two new bass models are geared towards heavier music, and feature some pioneering Graph Tech appointments to offer improved tuning

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“My pickups were tuned in a studio and then tested on the road, the end result being both musical and face melting”: Slipknot's Mick Thomson has just released his much-speculated Fishman Fluence signature pickup set

Mick Thomson's signature pickups come fully equipped with three voicings that reflect the wide array of tones Thomson has employed during his career

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"This American institution has not only changed the face of the guitar forever but has shaped the course of popular music": 5 Fender innovations that changed the world of guitar

From the first commercially produced solidbody guitar to the invention of the electric bass, the landscape of guitar would look very different without Fender’s monumental influence

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“We’ve always played fast, and that hasn’t changed. But the big thing is finding new notes that instantly fit within that zone”: Herman Li on DragonForce’s new era of maximalist shred, AI in music and the fine art of string bending

These days, amid the fire and the flames of DragonForce’s extreme power metal, you’ll detect a little something extra in Herman Li’s playing: an emphasis on melody and dynamics

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“Artfully aged by the Murphy Lab to match the look and feel of Kirk’s original”: Gibson’s Custom Shop takes on Kirk Hammett’s mod-heavy, “blacked-out” 1989 Les Paul Custom – and it’s safe to say it’s nothing like Greeny...

The Metallica guitar god debuts his latest signature Les Paul – and it’s a little different to his other recent custom shop build...

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NAMM 2024: “A masterpiece in high-performance guitar for the modern era”: ESP modernizes its 1000 range guitars with EverTune and Fishman Fluence pickups

From seven-string baritones to Vs and its off-set SG-styled Viper, the features help its 1000 range appeal to the modern player

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NAMM 2024: “Pairing technology with timeless style and tone”: Martin expands its revolutionary SC acoustic-electric line with new, top-of-the-line models

The new SC-18E and SC-28E feature some serious tonewood and electronics upgrades

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NAMM 2024: Ibanez refreshes the FRH10N nylon-string electro with two smart new finishes – a more affordable option for Tim Henson tones

The FRH10N doesn't have the ‘Tree of Death’ inlay and Fishman system of the Polyphia guitarist’s model but it offers Playing God tones and a hybrid feel for under 500 bucks, and those fresh colours look sweet

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“If I’ve written a section for an epic ‘John Petrucci on a mountain’ solo, I’d rather do my best impression for the self-satisfaction”: Plini maintains he’s “still a greedy lead player at heart” – so why did he give a solo to Tosin Abasi on his new EP?

Mirage is a welcome return from one of the most exciting guitarists on the planet, with some of Plini’s most daring arrangements yet. He explains why he can play ugly but not evil, and what prompted him to overhaul the pickups on his space-age signature model

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Get your holiday cheer on with these great deals from Sweetwater

'Tis the season for the best prices on the hottest gear

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NAMM 2024: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions from the greatest gear show on Earth

The guitar, amp and pedal news you need to know about, all in one place

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NAMM 2024: “Making the most of every note”: Dean continues its resurgence with Fishman-loaded neck-thru Exile Select as it brings back the Floyd Rose

The Exile follows in the footsteps of relaunched Zero and Vengeance models as Dean Guitars looks to bounce back from the lawsuits that plagued its 2023

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Fender Highway Series Parlor review

The middle ground between tradition and Acoustasonic?

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Fishman packs big tone and features into its smallest Loudbox acoustic amp yet – the Loudbox Micro

New combo boasts 40 watts of bi-amped power, instrument and microphone channels, digital reverb and chorus effects in a lunchbox-sized nine-pound package

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How to assemble the ultimate live acoustic guitar rig

From how to banish feedback to sweetening your tone through EQ, get yourself gig-ready now

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Fender harks back to the ‘60s and ‘70s with overhauled and upgraded California Series acoustics – complete with period-accurate specs and aesthetics

New Standard, Special, Player and Vintage models make up the 12-strong drop – which also draws on the models made by Leo Fender and Roger Rossmeisl in the early ‘60s

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