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It turns out there’s a right way to restring locking tuners – and it will make your guitar stay in tune better

The blue left-handed Fender Mustang electric guitar is estimated to fetch between one million to two million US dollars (£820,000 to £1.64 million).

In the early ’70s, Larry DiMarzio single-handedly kickstarted the entire aftermarket pickup industry with his hot-output Super Distortion. We met NYC’s king of tone to find out how he did it

The guitar giant’s CFO Matt Janopaul says the figure equates to roughly 600,000 guitars and 200,000 amps

Check out the other models in a limited run that celebrates 25 years of Crossroads Guitar Festival – including signature Clapton Strats and a PRS Private Stock Carlos Santana

We put Fender’s two tiny but mighty tube amps head to head to find out which is the real small-combo king

Ahead of this year's Crossroads Guitar Festival, an assortment of limited-edition Fender, Martin and PRS models have been unveiled – watch Slowhand get hands-on with his new signatures

His earthquaking live sound is bigger than most other bassists and guitarists combined, and now Kerr has a signature bass worthy of his epic tone. He reveals the secrets behind his rig, why shredding won’t conquer arenas, and what makes short-scale basses “feel like the 10-kilo vest has been taken…

Emprize combines two sought-after tweed combos, authentically capturing brown-panel lead tones and black‑panel rhythm sounds in one amp