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Vintage Vault: 1978 Hamer Sunburst
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Vintage Vault: 1978 Hamer Sunburst

A vintage-inspired design reflecting the best features of classic ’50s and ’60s electrics.

Guitar Shop 101: How to Repair Delaminated Neck Binding
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Guitar Shop 101: How to Repair Delaminated Neck Binding

Got some loose fretboard binding? No worries—here are a few easy steps to fix it.

Michael Daves: Bluegrass’ Jekyll and Hyde
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Michael Daves: Bluegrass’ Jekyll and Hyde

This NYC guitarist goes trad acoustic and buck-wild electric on his edgy new double album, Orchids and Violence, pushing the roots envelope and igniting a bonfire of vintage fretboards and modern fuzztones.

High on the ’70s: Black Peaches’ Rob Smoughton and Adam Chetwood
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High on the ’70s: Black Peaches’ Rob Smoughton and Adam Chetwood

This Brit guitar team inhales America’s rock ’n’ roots past to forge a fresh, fire-breathing sound for their 6-string-packed debut, Get Down You Dirty Rascals.

Jol Dantzig's Esoterica Electrica: Dollars in the Details
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Jol Dantzig's Esoterica Electrica: Dollars in the Details

Aesthetically pleasing guitar details that blend high and low art with the bottom line.

Sonic Bliss: Adam Rudolph’s Guitar Orchestra
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Sonic Bliss: Adam Rudolph’s Guitar Orchestra

A composer’s 11-axe orchestra sets Nels Cline, Liberty Ellman, and other top improvisers free to conjure a prismatic universe of sound on a unique new album, Turning Towards the Light.