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    “It’s a symbol of creativity”: Les Paul’s experimental Klunker helped pave the way for his later innovations – now it’s been revived as a meticulous one-off replica by Les Paul's personal tech

    Esteemed luthier Tom Doyle – who once worked as Les Paul’s personal tech – has unveiled a “meticulously crafted historical replica” of the Klunker guitar…

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    guitarworld October 30, 2024
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    “I called Supro and said, 'Hey I’m really digging this amp. Is there any way we can just give it a little more horsepower?'” Blues rock ace Tyler Bryant supercharges Supro’s flagship Black Magick combo for his new signature amp

    Modern rock guitar guru Tyler Bryant has sprinkled a little sonic spice into a trusted Supro stalwart for his brand-new signature guitar amp. The Black…

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    guitarworld October 30, 2024
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    “Dependability and durability baked in”: Cort takes a leaf out of Strandberg’s book and begins its True Temperament experiments with the KX700 TT

    Cort Guitars has tapped into the magic of True Temperament fret design with its latest electric guitar, the KX700 TT. Having previously featured on Strandberg…

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    guitarworld October 30, 2024
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    “I ended up playing things I never have before”: John Mayer busts out his Charvel and an ultra-rare ESP as he breaks new ground during A-list R&B guest solo

    John Mayer has once again rifled through his back catalog of electric guitars to help pop R&B mega star Alessia Cara record a new track,…

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    guitarworld October 30, 2024
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    “I went there with the intention of buying a Gretsch Jet Firebird. He said, ‘Forget the Gretsch. That’s a toy compared to the 335’”: Ritchie Blackmore recalls buying his first Gibson from amp pioneer Jim Marshall's music store

    Before Marshall Amplification, there was Jim Marshall, his business acumen, and his small music shop at 76 Uxbridge Road, Hanwell, just a few miles away…

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    guitarworld October 30, 2024
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    3 easy rock guitar solo licks you need to know

    Rock music is usually the main reason people get into guitar lessons in the first place. Shredding a mega solo under big stage lights is…

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    guitarworld October 30, 2024
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    “The Robert Cray gigs had me shaking so badly that I thought I’d faint… It was one of the pools I had to dive into or drown”: A non-shredder among metal guitarists, Katie Knipp took years to go electric – then scored a hit blues album

    After four studio albums and two EPs, Katie Knipp reached No. 9 on the Billboard Blues Album chart in 2022 with Live at the Green…

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    guitarworld October 30, 2024
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    “The tone EC achieved on that record has become one of the classic archetypes for how an electric guitarshould sound”: How Eric Clapton got his tone on John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers’ ‘Beano’ album

    Few guitarists will forget the first time they heard Clapton’s ecstatic playing on the track Hideaway from the Bluesbreakers’ ‘Beano’ album. The tone EC achieved…

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    guitarworld October 30, 2024
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    “I started playing $150 Ibanez guitars because onstage I would take damage… Clown used to use metal bars. We were very unsafe”: Mick Thomson reflects on 25 years of Slipknot’s incendiary debut – and what it was like to see his solos erased

    It was 25 years ago that Slipknot dropped their self-titled debut album on Roadrunner Records. And if the idea of a band made up of…

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    guitarworld October 30, 2024
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    “No menus, no apps, just a familiar and intuitive interface that makes dialing in tones easy”: Fender has rebooted its top-selling Champion modeling amp family – and prices start at $129

    Fender has announced the return of one of its top-selling guitar amps by unveiling the reissued Champion II range. The Champion lineage can be traced…

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    guitarworld October 29, 2024
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