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Taylor® Guitars Kicks Off 2026 With Two Major Launches – The Next Generation Of Its Flagship Grand Auditorium Guitars And New Gold Label Square-Shoulder Dreadnoughts
Taylor upgrades its most iconic models, adding “Next Generation” features to its Grand Auditorium body shape while expanding its recently introduced Gold Label Collection with traditional, square-shoulder dreadnoughts EL CAJON,…
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Thomas Custom Guitars
Rarities from the Pacific Northwest
Certain makes and models of electric guitars are rightfully prized for their elegant physical designs and superior craftsmanship. Even better are those also revered for their playability and particularly rich…
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Super PickupGiveaway 2025
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PRS SE Custom Semi-Hollow
Multi-Functional Gem
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America History Lesson
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Fender Blu DeTiger x Player Plus Jazz Bass
Ladies’ First
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The Epiphone ES-175 Reissue
Return of a Classic
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Matchless DC-30
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GA-20 Knows Bo
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Have Guitar Will Travel 139 – Buck Dharma from Blue Oyster Cult
In episode 139 of “Have Guitar Will Travel,” presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist…
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VG Q&A: A Gilded ’63 Jazz Bass
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I am the third owner of a 1963 Jazz Bass with a neck stamp “7Jan63A,” pots dated that May, and…
Jay Geils
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Gibson Firebirds
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Forty Quid of Klunk
Tales of the Harmony Bass
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Robin Basses
A Photo Retrospective
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Phil Manzanera’s “Magdalena”
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Updated Offset
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Evener Flow
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Sustain For Days
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Taurus Devil Drive and Acid Reflux
No Bull Tone
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On the new episode of “Have Guitar Will Travel,” host James Patrick Regan speaks with singer/songwriter John Smith, whose playing…
Alter Bridge
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