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Willie Nelson wrote his first song at 7 years old. Now he’s one of the music world’s true ‘hitmakers’ – and an outlaw country icon with a unique guitar style

Fusing country, folk, jazz and blues, the Nashville country legend’s rhythm and lead playing approach is difficult to emulate

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Nylon-string vs steel-string acoustic guitars: what's the difference?

We pit steel-string guitars head-to-head with their nylon-string counterparts. What are the main differences, and which is best for you?

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NAMM 2024: Remember that priceless Martin that Kurt Russell smashed on the Hateful Eight set? Well, it’s just been put on public display for the first time ever

The guitar met a grisly fate on the set of the Quentin Tarantino epic when it was failed to be swapped out for a prop guitar. Now, a short documentary charting the tragic tale is on the way

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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: Martin remasters its affordable X Series acoustic guitars – available from $599

Playability and cosmetics upgraded

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“The strings I put on it cost more than the actual guitar”: Portishead guitarist Adrian Utley explains why he used a $5 junk shop guitar and a $10,000 Martin – in the same session

The British guitarist – who has played with everyone from Jeff Beck to Mark Lanegan and Perfume Genius – has been discussing his esoteric gear philosophy

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Speaking "truth" the only way to handle Alonso/Stroll, says Aston Martin F1 boss

The Silverstone-based squad knew it would be more in the spotlight throughout 2023 following the signing of two-time F1 world champion Alonso to race alongside Stroll.

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13 essential things to learn when you first start playing the guitar

Start your guitar playing journey right with these invaluable tips for beginners - from gear choice and posture, to dialing in a killer amp tone

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NAMM 2024: “Sustainably taking the art of guitar manufacturing to new heights and new sounds”: Martin ushers in a new era of acoustic guitar innovation with the GPCE Inception – and the results could be game-changing

Martin's latest sustainable model is a uniquely engineered instrument with an all-new skeletonized bracing design that debuts “a new innovative approach to building acoustic guitars”

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Waylon Jennings was an outlaw country pioneer – and his clever open chord modifications were at the heart of his rhythmic acoustic strumming style

Jennings was country's original bad boy and lived a life less ordinary. His style might be simple but deceptively so, with strums complemented by embellishments that all served the song

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“Charles Manson actually stole one of my Martins years ago and I never, ever got it back”: The Beach Boys co-founder Al Jardine on his musical regrets, favorite guitars, and the acoustic that got away

Jardine on his custom-made Fender Strat, love of Super Reverbs and the joy of playing the late Carl Wilson’s solos on tour

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“The Silver Sky reigns supreme”: Reverb reveals its best-selling guitars of 2023 – including the most popular used models, with some surprising results

PRS continues to take a chunk out of the Strat sales and Gibson flourishes in the used market: here's a breakdown of Reverb's annual sales stats

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Without a truss rod, your guitar would be a lot harder to play – here's everything you need to know, from the history of the truss rod to how to adjust it safely

We have Gibson's Thaddeus "Ted" McHugh to thank for truss rods, and a lot to be thankful for. They made the instrument ready for the steel-string era, more playable and more durable – and adjusting them isn't as scary as you might think

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The 16 most expensive guitars of all time

Fenders owned by Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan, Martins belonging to Kurt Cobain and David Gilmour, and one independently made axe headline the list of most profitable guitars sold at auction

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Country icon Dolly Parton has written over 3,000 songs, but her trademark ‘thumb and flick’ playing style is essential learning for acoustic players

Develop your alternating bassline picking and bluegrass soloing techniques with this country rhythm workout

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“Sick”: In 1985, Kurt Cobain carved one word into this Teisco Del-Ray guitar. Now it has sold at auction for $153,000

The instrument recently sold at auction for a price that far exceeded the $10,000 minimum bid

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“They didn’t know they were making the greatest guitars in the history of the world”: This super-rare Martin OM-45 Deluxe from 1930 is insured for $1,000,000

Only nine are believed to currently exist following an initial run of as many as 14. As collector Matt Swanson notes, “These are the Stradivari of guitar collecting”

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“It suddenly made me feel so mature. I remember getting the shivers! It was not death metal”: How Jimmy Page, Stevie Wonder, Grand Theft Auto III and Steven Wilson helped Opeth become modern-day prog icons

20 years on, Mikael Åkerfeldt looks back at Opeth’s evolution from death metal heavyweights to prog mainstays on landmark 2003 album Damnation

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“John, I’ve got this insured for a million dollars. These are the Stradivari of guitar collecting”: Watch Matt Swanson introduce Blackbird Studios’ John McBride to his 1930 Martin OM-45 Deluxe

Made famous by Roy Rogers, with perhaps fewer than 10 known to still exist in the real world, the 1930 Martin OM-45 Deluxe is a true six-string unicorn

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LEA Professional Hits the (Maker's) Mark with Reinvented Audio Experiences

Connect Series amplifiers drive Martin amplifiers for a non-stop music experience.

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Guitar owned by Tony Sheridan when he played with The Beatles goes to auction

The 1959 Martin D-28E electro acoustic guitar is expected to fetch £25,000.

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Martin Lewis' MSE 'danger debt' warning to anyone with a bank account

The Money Saving Expert website explained how 'almost every bank' charges overdraft rates of 40 per cent, which are far higher than typical credit cards

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: The confusing, ridiculous state of economic forecasting

There was a time when we were sure that interest rates wouldn’t change for three years. That illusion was cruelly dashed a year ago.

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The world's first carbon-neutral battery: Martin Guitars expands its greener strategy with Better Battery Co partnership

The acoustic giant will fit BBCo's 9-volt batteries in preamps for a wide range of its guitars

MusicRadar

The freshest new acoustic guitars for 2023

GEAR EXPO 2023: Acoustics for every budget – small and (very) large – as we reveal the best arrivals of the year

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