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    Author: guitarworld

    “Inspired by over a decade of electric guitar string research”: Ernie Ball Music Man’s new Sabre HT features pickups inspired by its guitar string innovations

    Ernie Ball Music Man has continued to make its potentially game-changing Heat Treated humbuckers a mainstay of its standard lineup with the launch of the…

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    guitarworld October 3, 2024
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    “There were these preposterous rumors that had to do with me going to the hospital and being visited by the spirit of Jimi Hendrix. It was ridiculous. I went to hospital in 1968, Hendrix died in 1970”: Frank Marino on Mahogany Rush’s ‘70s awakening

    If you’ve heard the cavernous sounds emanating from the 20-second opener to Mahogany Rush’s 1978 Live record, Introduction, then you’ve probably caught the vibe of…

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    guitarworld October 3, 2024
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    David Gilmour tells all, plus Slipknot and Joe Bonamassa's ode to Eric Clapton's Fender years – only in the new Guitar World

    A few years ago, I wrote a GW feature about George Harrison’s best guitar work after the Beatles. It contained this sentence: “Regardless of how…

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    guitarworld October 3, 2024
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    “Is it at least made of wood?” Meet the ‘Palletcaster’ – an utterly absurd electric guitar that has been (quite literally) fashioned from a shipping pallet

    An Instagram post by Argentinian luthier Sergio Pierachini has gone viral after he (quite literally) turned a wooden pallet into an electric guitar. Here at…

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    guitarworld October 3, 2024
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    “One of the holy grails of historic Beatles guitars”: George Harrison’s Futurama – which starred in over 300 early Beatles shows, including the Fab Four’s historic Hamburg tour – is heading to auction

    George Harrison’s historic Futurama – which he played extensively across more than 324 Beatles performances – is going up for auction for a second time.…

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    guitarworld October 3, 2024
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    “He said, ‘Caleb, I like what you're doing. I've got all this work lined up for Jimmy Page, but he doesn't want to do it anymore’”: How Elton John and Hall & Oates guitarist Caleb Quaye inherited the Led Zeppelin legend’s studio work

    To say that Caleb Quaye has had just “an illustrious career” would be an understatement. The English guitarist has played with the who’s who of…

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    guitarworld October 3, 2024
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    Want to master funk guitar? You’d better familiarize yourself with ‘chanking’ and shell chords – two essentials of game-changing James Brown guitarist Jimmy Nolen

    Often in funk, the guitarist’s role is strictly rhythmic. It’s less about shredding or melodies and more about adding a syncopated rhythm or some texture,…

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    guitarworld October 3, 2024
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    “That beautiful thick Irish accent could melt anyone’s heart. And the lady ended up selling the guitar to Rory for $50!” How Rory Gallagher’s sweet talk secured him his bargain ’61 Kay Value Leader – with a little help from Eric Clapton

    “John Hammond Jr is the son of John Hammond, the great A&R man at CBS who signed Bob Dylan. Oddly enough, he never signed his…

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    guitarworld October 3, 2024
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    “The Allman Brothers were unbelievable. When Duane came to the studio to play on Layla, I was so taken with him that I started ignoring my own band”: How the 1970s became the greatest decade for rock guitar

    On December 27, 1969, just a few days before the dawn of the new decade, the music world witnessed an extraordinary changing of the guard…

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    guitarworld October 2, 2024
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    “I went to his house one day, and he said, ‘What’s in my attic? Climb up there and have a look.’ He gave me the 12-string I used on Nights in White Satin”: How Justin Hayward ended up with Lonnie Donegan’s 12-string – before Donegan took it back

    Of the Moody Blues’ many classics, Nights in White Satin remains the band’s calling card, having racked up a whopping 245 million streams on Spotify.…

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    guitarworld October 2, 2024
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