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    “We’ve been controlled by the idea that Fender is for Mexico and US models. We’re allowing ourselves to break our own rules”: Why Fender is building its $599 Standard Series in Indonesia – and how its ideological shift delivers better value for players

    One of the biggest surprises of NAMM 2025 was the announcement of an all-new, Indonesian-built Fender Standard Series, with models starting at $599. The relatively…

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    guitarworld February 5, 2025
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    “This will be the greatest heavy metal show ever”: Ozzy Osbourne announces his final-ever live performance – featuring an original Black Sabbath lineup reunion and some of the biggest names in heavy music

    Ozzy Osbourne has announced he’ll be coming back for his last-ever live performance this summer, as part of a history-making “Back to the Beginning” show…

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    guitarworld February 5, 2025
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    “People say, ‘You’re playing the guitar on your lap, you learned from Guitar Hero.’ But it’s taken years to figure out how to write complex compositions”: Yasmin Williams brings lap-tapping and double-neck guitar to late-night TV with Colbert performance

    Tapping maestro Yasmin Williams treated The Late Show with Stephen Colbert audience to a mesmerizing performance of Nectar – fresh from her new album, Acadia…

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    guitarworld February 5, 2025
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    “There was never any danger of going ‘full Kurt Russell’ with it, but accidents happen… especially around me!” When Chris Buck played a museum-grade Martin from 1928, a high-profile Hollywood guitar scandal played heavy on his mind

    1928 Martin 0-42 acoustic guitar | December 2024 Gear Demo | Guitar Auctions at GH – YouTube Watch On It’s fair to say that playing…

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    guitarworld February 5, 2025
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    “Do I still enjoy touring? The emphatic answer is ‘mostly, no’. I enjoy travelling and I enjoy playing. It’s a question of having done it intensely for decades”: Eric Bibb never planned to be a roots troubadour, but the blues took hold of his career

    As a young man, Eric Bibb found himself immersed in the burgeoning folk scene of New York. His father, Leon Bibb, a renowned activist in…

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    guitarworld February 5, 2025
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    “In many ways, this amp is far more versatile than its tube counterpart”: Fender Tone Master ’59 Bassman review

    What is it? The Fender Bassman is one of only a handful of historic amplifiers that have shaped the sound of the electric guitar as…

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    guitarworld February 5, 2025
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    “I actually started out as someone who was really afraid of pedals. I was like, ‘Oh, hell no, technology?’”: Why Yvette Young was afraid of pedals – then ended up with a signature one

    Just in time for this year’s NAMM, Yvette Young, together with Walrus Audio, unveiled the feature-packed Qi Etherealizer – a modulation powerhouse, that, well, promises…

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    guitarworld February 4, 2025
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    “Keep your eyes on this man!”: Nuno Bettencourt joins Steven Tyler for a mini-set of Aerosmith, Extreme classics at charity gig – and, wait, is that a Les Paul?

    Last August, Aerosmith dramatically announced their retirement from touring, citing frontman Steven Tyler’s ongoing vocal injury as the primary reason for the abrupt decision. Over…

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    guitarworld February 4, 2025
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    "Casting my eye over its clean and well-applied finish, I'm once again reminded that Gibson is currently producing some of the finest guitars in its history": Gibson Les Paul Studio Session review

    What is it? Released in the early eighties as a less flashy alternative to the Les Paul Standard, the Studio looked to sound and play…

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    guitarworld February 4, 2025
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    “I’d hear it on the radio as a kid, and now I’m standing beside Don Henley playing it – I had to do both solos, Joe Walsh’s and Steve Lukather’s”: The SatchVai Band is just the latest of many high-profile stops for Pete Thorn

    Pete Thorn prepared for his latest challenge as third guitarist in the newly formed SatchVai Band through gigs with Don Henley, Chris Cornell and Melissa…

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    guitarworld February 4, 2025
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