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How an English Punk’s MIJ Electric Got Its Tone

This guitar is the same model that belonged to Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks. Of course, the one that our columnist owns still has its whole body intact.

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The Black Keys Make Ohio Players with Beck & Noel Gallagher

On their new album, Dan Auerbach and Pat Carney loosen up and pay tribute to all of their roots—chasing the intuitive Zen of collaboration.

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Made in Japan: Tribute to Yukichi Iwase

In light of our columnist’s hero’s passing, this month’s guitar is an unconventional Teisco model built with plywood and formica.

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An Axe Made for a Secret Agent

This Japanese model was named after a ’60s 007 film and equipped with so many knobs and switches it might have appealed to James Bond himself.

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Teisco’s Offering to the Early 6-String Bass Race

In the early days of electric bass, it seems ideas were just floating in the air. Here’s what one Japanese manufacturer came up with.

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Did a Teisco Lap Steel Inspire Wu-Tang?

While the lap-steel guitar may have been surpassed in popularity by the pedal steel, this humble instrument makes a brief but meaningful appearance in Wu-Tang: An American Saga.

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From Teisco to Voice: The Story of Iwase Denshi

How one guitar builder went from powerhouse builder Teisco to his own small operation to bring this Jazzmaster-inspired build to life.

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Reader Guitar of the Month: The CooderMapster

An affection for Ry Cooder and Arlen Roth inspired this glorious guitar amalgamation.

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How an English Punk’s MIJ Electric Got Its Tone

This guitar is the same model that belonged to Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks. Of course, the one that our columnist owns still has its whole body intact.

The Black Keys Make Ohio Players with Beck & Noel Gallagher

On their new album, Dan Auerbach and Pat Carney loosen up and pay tribute to all of their roots—chasing the intuitive Zen of collaboration.

Made in Japan: Tribute to Yukichi Iwase

In light of our columnist’s hero’s passing, this month’s guitar is an unconventional Teisco model built with plywood and formica.

An Axe Made for a Secret Agent

This Japanese model was named after a ’60s 007 film and equipped with so many knobs and switches it might have appealed to James Bond himself.

Teisco’s Offering to the Early 6-String Bass Race

In the early days of electric bass, it seems ideas were just floating in the air. Here’s what one Japanese manufacturer came up with.

Did a Teisco Lap Steel Inspire Wu-Tang?

While the lap-steel guitar may have been surpassed in popularity by the pedal steel, this humble instrument makes a brief but meaningful appearance in Wu-Tang: An American Saga.

From Teisco to Voice: The Story of Iwase Denshi

How one guitar builder went from powerhouse builder Teisco to his own small operation to bring this Jazzmaster-inspired build to life.

Reader Guitar of the Month: The CooderMapster

An affection for Ry Cooder and Arlen Roth inspired this glorious guitar amalgamation.

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This guitar is the same model that belonged to Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks. Of course, the one that our columnist owns still has its whole body intact.

On their new album, Dan Auerbach and Pat Carney loosen up and pay tribute to all of their roots—chasing the intuitive Zen of collaboration.

In light of our columnist’s hero’s passing, this month’s guitar is an unconventional Teisco model built with plywood and formica.

This Japanese model was named after a ’60s 007 film and equipped with so many knobs and switches it might have appealed to James Bond himself.

In the early days of electric bass, it seems ideas were just floating in the air. Here’s what one Japanese manufacturer came up with.

While the lap-steel guitar may have been surpassed in popularity by the pedal steel, this humble instrument makes a brief but meaningful appearance in Wu-Tang: An American Saga.

How one guitar builder went from powerhouse builder Teisco to his own small operation to bring this Jazzmaster-inspired build to life.

An affection for Ry Cooder and Arlen Roth inspired this glorious guitar amalgamation.

This flashy, hard-to-find guitar looks great, but how does it sound?