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    “I suppose I felt that I deserved it for the amount of seriousness that I’d put into it. My head was huge!” “Clapton is God” graffiti made him a guitar legend when he was barely 20 – he says he was far from uncomfortable with the adulation at the time

    “Clapton is God.” It’s one of those essential pieces of guitar hero lore. Someone so moved by guitar prowess that they scrawled the name of…

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    guitarworld April 13, 2025
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    “I was in a frenzy about it being trapped and burnt up. I knew I'd never be able to replace it”: After being pulled from the wreckage of a car crash, John Sykes ran back to his burning vehicle to save his beloved '76 Les Paul

    Speaking to Guitar World back in 1989, the late John Sykes – a guitar hero who lent his ferocious tone and songwriting chops to Whitesnake,…

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    guitarworld April 12, 2025
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    “It holds its own purely as a playable guitar. It’s really cool for the traveling musician – you can bring it on a flight and it fits beneath the seat”: Why Steve Stevens put his name to a foldable guitar

    Steve Stevens usually plays Les Pauls and Hamers – but he slapped his name on Ciari’s Ascender Premier after being impressed by its no-compromises foldable…

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    guitarworld April 12, 2025
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    “A virtuoso beyond virtuosos”: Matteo Mancuso has become one of the hottest guitar talents on the planet – now he’s finally announced his first headline US tour

    Fusion virtuoso Matteo Mancuso has announced his first headline tour dates in the US and Canada, with over 30 shows scheduled across May and June.…

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    guitarworld April 11, 2025
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    “His songs are timeless, you can’t tell if they were written in the 1400s or now”: Michael Hurley, guitarist and singer/songwriter known as the ‘Godfather of freak folk,’ dies at 83

    Michael Hurley, a unique guitarist and songwriter known as the ‘Godfather of freak folk,’ died last week at the age of 83. His death was…

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    guitarworld April 11, 2025
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    “Finely tuned instruments with effortless playability and one of the bestvibratos there is”: PRS Standard 24 Satin and S2 Standard 24 Satin review

    Today’s best PRS Standard 24 Satin & S2 24 Standard Satin guitar deals PRS Standard 24 Satin £3,449 Preorder See all prices PRS S2 Standard…

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    “The future is pretty bright”: Norman's Rare Guitars has unearthed another future blues great – and the 15-year-old guitar star has already jammed with Michael Lemmo

    Revered vintage guitar store Norman’s Rare Guitars is continuing to shine the spotlight on young electric guitars talents, having recently posted a video of with…

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    guitarworld April 11, 2025
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    “I said, ‘Mike, I don’t know how to tell you this, but that’s a note-for-note guitar solo from…” Mike McCready stole his Alive solo from Kiss – but Ace Frehley had already stolen it from another legendary classic rock band

    Gene Simmons | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan – YouTube Watch On Gene Simmons has told the story of a guitar solo merry-go-round, after…

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    guitarworld April 11, 2025
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    The guitar gear releases you might have missed this week, from Martin and Fender to Tone King and D'Angelico

    Hello, and welcome to Guitar World’s sparkly new weekly gear round-up, which will serve as your one-stop-shop for keeping up to date with what’s been…

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    Guitar World deals of the week: save $600 on a Gibson Les Paul, get a Fender Strat with $380 off, plus all the week's best deals on guitar gear

    While we’re still waiting to see the real effect of tariffs on the price of guitars, or whether they’ll all just get rolled back completely,…

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