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Debuting in 1955, the Gibson Byrdland was the user-friendly archtop players were waiting for
By Huw Price published
As one of Gibson’s first thinline archtops, the Byrdland inspired the 330, 335, and more

Fender launches signature guitar and bass for Khruangbin's Mark Speer and Laura Lee
By Janelle Borg published
Limited-edition models promise to deliver Khruangbin’s celebrated genre-blending tones – with DiMarzio pickups complementing the classic designs and specs

“A precision tool for modern metal and a well-honed surgical blade for the studio”: Jackson Pro Plus Series Signature Misha Mansoor Juggernaut ET6 review
By Matt McCracken published
Jackson's latest collab with prog-metal royalty Misha Mansoor results in a double-cut powerhouse with a difference

Best hollowbody electric guitars 2025: Our pick of the greatest hollowbody guitars you can buy today
By Amit Sharma last updated
Want increased resonance and a beefier sound, all the while looking spectacularly cool? You’ll want one of the best hollowbody electric guitars then

Michael J. Fox and others discuss the Back to the Future guitar – and a clue to its identity
By Phil Weller published
The Cherry Red ES-345 has become a cultural icon since the film was released in 1985, but it hasn’t been since since

Rory Gallagher’s ‘Frankenstein’ Strat – gifted to its current owner by U2 – sells at auction for over $50K
By Phil Weller published
The guitar was his guinea pig for pickup tests and stood as his number two when his main Strat needed a reset

How David Lynch created a five-necked guitar to suit his outlandish playing style – and Kurt Cobain’s luthier brought it to life
By Janelle Borg published
Alongside his famed 1997 Parker Fly, another instrument in Lynch's collection is the curiously spec’d, off-kilter five-necked guitar that the filmmaker himself designed and commissioned

How Rick Derringer helped create the B.C. Rich Stealth
By Bob Grossweiner published
Passed first to Tokai and then Gibson, Derringer's futuristic, edgy, and uncompromising vision eventually found a home with B.C. Rich

PRS pays tribute to 1956 with the McCarty SC56 – a vintage Les Paul-alike single-cutaway with bags of charm
By Phil Weller published
The latest addition to its 40th-anniversary releases, the time-machine axe tips its hat to luthiery innovations from the year Paul Reed Smith was born

The guitar from Back to the Future's iconic Johnny B. Goode scene has been missing for decades – now Gibson has launched a worldwide search for it
By Phil Weller published
The guitar, rented from Norman Harris, was used for Marty McFly’s influential Johnny B. Goode performance, but it hasn’t been seen since
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