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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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Michael Staertow
Gramm Backer
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Mark Tremonti
Three-Band Man
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Punky Meadows
Heavenly Guitar
In the 1970s, glam-rockers Angel carved a niche with five albums of arena-rock anthems and an image that stood in…
Joe Louis Walker
All-Original Blues
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Otis Redding
Live At The Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings
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Check This Action: The Sound Of The Surf
Before acts like the Beach Boys and Jan & Dean sang about surfing, guitar bands in Southern California started playing…
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Spectrum 5
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EHX Ripped Speaker Pedal
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Low-End Unorthodoxy
When he transitioned from playing guitar, former Wishbone Ash bassist Martin Turner kept a pick in his right hand and…
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Austin Guitarst Eric Hisaw on “Someone Else.”
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