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“I had a few million views before going on stage. I had this pressure”: Laura Cox on taking her sound from YouTube to the studio and the stage – and the release from playing with “real people”

Now a fully fledged touring artist with three albums to her credit, the French blues-rocker talks Les Pauls vs SG, studio pressure and Marshall amps

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Jack White’s Third Man Hardware has launched a fuzz pedal with Beetronics that looks like a can of tuna

The Old Zoo Lion Meat is a limited-edition fuzz that keeps things simple and decidedly old-school

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“A holy grail artifact from the peak of their stadium-rock dominance”: Eddie Van Halen’s old guitar tech and a superfan have helped put together ‘the ultimate Van Halen guitar auction’

A collection of studio and stage gear amassed over the years is going under the hammer

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“Clearly not the same as the original”: D’Addario under fire for allegedly faking its response to AI accusations

The string maker was accused of using AI-generated music in a recent product demo video

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“I understand it’s a shock. It’s gonna be an honor stepping into his shoes”: Gus G joins King Diamond as Andy LaRocque steps down after 40 years

The Greek shredder will continue with Firewind and his solo project as he brings his chops to the metal veterans

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“You can usually hum your favorite songs. A lot of virtuosic players these days write music most people would struggle to sing back”: Meet Opal Ocean, the Aussie duo reimagining flamenco guitar

Alex Champ and NadavTabak explain why the sky is the limit with the nylon-string guitar

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“Clapton kept calling Andy Summers and said, ‘You need to sell me your guitar. I’m going to record Fresh Cream and I need a Les Paul – that’s the sound I want’”: The hidden history of Eric Clapton’s 1960 Summersburst Les Paul Standard

When his ‘Beano’ ’Burst was stolen, Slowhand reached out to Andy Summers for a replacement – and the guitar became the sound of Cream

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“The original owner was a schoolteacher. It had been under her bed for 15 years in its case”: How a forgotten 1969 Jazz Bass became the go-to studio instrument for one of London’s top session bassists

Sam Dixon’s bass collection also includes a 1967 Silverstone Dolphin, a Harmony H2 from 1964, and a pre-CBS Fender P-Bass

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The most difficult job in guitar maintenance? How to make and install an ES-335 wiring harness – and why it's easier than you think

Upgrading pickups and controls on a Gibson thinline is not a job many techs enjoy, let alone amateurs. But with a little organisation you might be able to get it down in an hour

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Switching guitar chords is one of the hardest parts of learning. This exercise will help you master changing chords faster

Beginner guitarists, this is your fast track to nailing those chord changes in time with the music

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“That’s one thing I don’t like… It’s a completely different scene”: Jimi Hendrix never understood why people pitted him against Eric Clapton

In a rare interview conducted in 1968, Hendrix offered his thoughts on the rivalry that had been forced on himself and Slowhand

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“Strangely unique after all these years”: Danelectro Dan O Cool and Dan O Mano review

Danelectro presents a pair of far-from-historically-correct Short Horns. Where to start?

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“The key is to know when to walk and when to run, or when to stomp and when to noodle... Don’t mess with a great groove”: John Paul Jones breaks down four Led Zeppelin classics, and how they demonstrate where and when to leave space

The bass legend illustrates his “hard and soft” approach via Trampled Under Foot, The Song Remains the Same, Kashmir, and What Is and What Should Never Be

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“Somebody handed me a ’59 Les Paul and said, ‘That’s yours to play.’ I went from poverty one minute to having the world’s ultimate guitars in my care”: The underrated Stone Roses guitarist whose life changed completely after landing the highly-coveted gig

Aziz Ibrahim recalls the exact moment he was asked to replace co-founding guitarist John Squire in the legendary British band – a call that also came with a treasure trove of high-end gear

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“I tried to play rock stuff. I didn’t particularly like jazz – I couldn’t hear what was happening in it”: The pioneering jazz guitarist who bridged Jimi Hendrix and Wes Montgomery – and was gone too soon

In the ’70s and ’80s, Emily Remler broke new ground by blending jazz with samba, bossa nova, bebop, and hard bop, recording seven studio albums before her tragic death at 32

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“A step towards the upper echelon of acoustic guitar lutherie at a very reasonable price”: Cort Gold-A10 Cocobolo review

Cort introduces a gold standard to its acoustic line with a grand auditorium model that pairs two of the mightiest tonewoods

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“If the Beatles startedwith a regular D major, rather than D6, it would definitely lose something”: 5 chord voicings that are a songwriter’s best friend

Despite the ‘four lads from Liverpool’ tag, The Beatles used some very sophisticated chords in many of their songs, and the audience lapped them up

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“We will no longer be able to absorb those costs”: US/Canada trade war spells more bad news for guitarists who love digital effects

Empress Effects says the new 50 percent tariffs will have to be passed onto the consumer. Will Godin, Revv, and other Canadian brands follow suit?

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“There’s absolutely no doubt this is dream distortion pedal material. But at $415, it’d be hard to justify”: My pick of the best new guitar gear launched this week – and the new drops you might have missed

An insanely affordable new Gretsch and a pedal called Jimothy headline the round-up this week

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Fender Japan reimagines the hits with the Active Modern series – let’s hope the US branch is taking notes

New neck heels, body binding and Turbo Tone Boost functions have been rolled out across the new range

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Gretsch launches $249 Streamliner CVT – and it has rock and metal players in its sights

High-output pickups, a fast-playing neck and performance details make this sports car-looking axe a steal at $249

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“I was really at the point where… nobody knows who I am and I don’t want my name on the guitar”: The unsung guitarist who shaped one of PRS’s most sought-after models

He's unassuming, a virtuoso player, and didn't want his name on the guitar out of respect to Ted McCarty – but David Grissom played a key role in designing it

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“I wanna say from the bottom of my heart, I’m sorry. I hope you’re well”: Sammy Hagar sends David Lee Roth support after sudden tour cancellation

Hagar has rallied behind Roth after the latter quietly cancelled a string of US dates

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“Around 4am, Jimi decided we should do some playing – fortunately, I had my Guild with me. It ended up as Voodoo Child”: How Jefferson Airplane's Jack Casady wound up recording one of Jimi Hendrix's greatest studio jams

Jack Casady recalls the late-night studio session that became Hendrix's legendary Electric Ladyland recording

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Gibson announces opening of third Garage, and second in the US

The 8,000-square-foot location follows the launch of stores in Nashville and London

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