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    Author: guitarworld

    “It's a dummy solo I laid down – I was supposed to put down a real one later. But I never got time”: Ozzy Osbourne's Diary of a Madman is a landmark guitar album, but some of its final parts made Randy Rhoads “cringe”

    Looking back on the rock world 45, 50, or 60 years ago, it’s remarkable how prolific acts of every sonic persuasion were expected to be.…

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    guitarworld March 19, 2025
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    “An instrument on its way to becoming rock’s greatest electric guitar”: Fender adds new period-accurate Stratocaster and Telecaster to its American Vintage II roster – plus stunning new finishes for existing models

    For electric guitar obsessives, drawing inspiration from the craftsmanship of a bygone era is usually a winner. With its American Vintage II series, launched in…

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    guitarworld March 19, 2025
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    “I played Brian Setzer’s personal guitars – the pickups give you more dynamic control. I thought, ‘I have to recreate this!’” How TV Jones revived That Great Gretsch Sound – despite being an underdog in the pickup world

    Tom “TV” Jones has racked up an impressive list of accomplishments in the guitar world. He built the TV Jones company around his innovative technology,…

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    guitarworld March 19, 2025
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    “I knew we could build some really special guitars. These are going to turn some heads”: PRS gives four of its most beloved SE electrics an exotic wood makeover with latest limited-edition drop

    PRS has given its humble SE Series a limited-edition aesthetic overhaul by drafting in a handful of elegant exotic veneers to visually upgrade some of…

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    guitarworld March 19, 2025
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    “I used to give myself a hard time about imperfections – the challenge now is finding out what makes it human”: Guitarists need to change their approach in the face of AI. Just ask Charlie Cunningham, the acoustic virtuoso fusing Meshuggah and fingerstyle

    In the past you had to be able to play to create any kind of music – but the arrival of AI has overturned that…

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    guitarworld March 19, 2025
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    “He would beat the crap out of the guitar. The result can best be described as Jackson Pollock trying to play like John Lee Hooker”: Aggressively bizarre, Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica remains one of the craziest guitar-driven albums ever made

    Dense as a rainforest, sometimes grating, and often hard to grasp, Captain Beefheart’s best-known album, Trout Mask Replica, is the poster boy of late-Sixties avant-garde…

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    guitarworld March 18, 2025
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    “I practice guitar ferociously”: Creedence Clearwater Revival's John Fogerty deploys Eddie Van Halen-style two-hand tapping on an Ibanez RG in unlikely guitar practice video

    Being a veteran musician doesn’t mean you stop improving – or pushing the boundaries – of your craft. Creedence Clearwater Revival’s John Fogerty is proof…

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    guitarworld March 18, 2025
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    “If he wasn’t doing what he’s doing, he’d be a natural fit”: Norman Harris hints Joe Bonamassa could take over Norman's Rare Guitars when he retires

    Norman Harris, owner of the legendary Norman’s Rare Guitars, has hinted that Joe Bonamassa could be the ideal person to replace him when he retires.…

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    guitarworld March 18, 2025
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    “This is going to merge into a very hot topic among guitar players”: Why John Mayer decided against ditching his tube amps for modelers for Dead & Company’s Sphere residency – despite the venue’s shortcomings

    John Mayer has opened up on the much-discussed amp setup that he took to the Sphere during Dead & Company’s groundbreaking residency at the state-of-art…

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    guitarworld March 18, 2025
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    “In the end, I did it too much – I was a one-trick pony! EVH brought that fire to the guitar”: He was an early two-hand tapping pioneer and one of John Mayall’s favorite guitarists,but Randy Resnick doesn’t consider himself an influential figure

    Though he was one of the early pioneers of the two-handed tapping technique, which went on to be popularized by Eddie Van Halen, Randy Resnick…

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    guitarworld March 18, 2025
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