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"Tony McManus savors the warmth of a Circa guitar during a mini-concert at the Montreal Guitar Show. Circa guitars are made by John Slobod, a luthier who...

"Dean Forman's go-to acoustic is this incredible KayKraft Style A from 1932 that he says is all original. It features mahogany back and sides, trapeze...

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"Valencia's board was built by David Phillips at L.A. Sound Design. It's powered by a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus. The pedals are a Custom Audio Electronics...

2010 Electrical Guitar Company 12-string Bass Petersson is known for playing only 12-string basses when onstage. This dozen-stringed, all-aluminum prototype...

" PRS unveiled their first piezo-equipped solidbody, the P22. It has 53/10 pickups and a redesigned PRS/LR Baggs piezo system."

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From 1983 to 1990, Houstin photographer Tracy Anne Hart photographed Stevie Ray Vaughan in his candid, funny and brilliant moments.

Guy and Santana trade licks.

Whether giving blistering gear demos or autographs, these well-known artists drew crowds in Anaheim this year.

"Gibson Les Paul 1957 Goldtop electric guitar, given by Dickey Betts to Hank Williams, Jr."

Another cool star sighting at NAMM: Charlie Sexton checking out this dapper new Collings Guitars and Mandolins solidbody (more on that later!).

Halo Guitars shares with us the build of their AshCourt model reviewed this month.

"Chet's long-standing association with the Gretsch company led to a line of a signature electric guitars, such as this 1954 Chet Atkins CA 6120 prototype, a...

Timber Tones, a Brighton, U.K., manufacturer specializing in high-end guitar picks made from unconventional materials, revealed an expanded line at Musikmesse...

Lakland Basses introduced their new USA Classic Series at NAMM 2015 that will start shipping in April. The seven models in the series (44-60 US Classic shown)...

This Teye El Dorado is one of only two in existence. It's kept in standard tuning for songs such as "Hard to Handle" and is loaded with Lollar pickups.

"Jonathan Bustos Esquivel's Yama RGX-A2 was a Christmas gift from his girlfriend but, he explains, ""It didn't last long stock."" He added a brushed aluminum...

"Ryan's completely designed his custom guitar, from the violin-like shape to the ""R"" fret markers. It features Seymour Duncan Livewire pickups, gold...

Geddy Lee's No. 1 1972 Jazz Bass His No. 1 bass carries most of the show, and is on its third neck; a maple Fender Custom Shop version with a 9" radius that...

Taurus Amplification of Sopot, Poland, showed off smaller-format versions of several of their stompboxes at Musikmesse 2014. New arrivals include the Zebu...

Steven Hauswirth found this one-owner 1965 Fender Mustang for $400 locally in California. It had blue metal-flake rattle-can paint job and a fried bridge...

The Avett Brothers are no strangers to the summer festival circuit and are known for their unrivaled energy and showmanship.

"Bachety's 27"" scale electric sitar was handmade in Germany."

J. Rockett Audio Designs brought a bevy of new stomps to Anaheim, including the Tranquilizer phaser/vibrato, Blue Note overdrive, Hooligan fuzz, SOS buffer...

The new Iron Label series from Ibanez is built for heavy metal with EMGs in the RG models and DiMarzios in the S series. The line also has 7- and 8-strings.

Old Blood Noise Endeavors Mondegreen Old Blood Noise Endeavors new Mondegreen digital delay is, in part, an octave or "shimmer" delay, but it's capable of...

"Tech 21 introduced the VT Bass DI at the 2013 NAMM show. With drive, character, and blend controls, this multi-function pedal features three different...

Red Hot Chili Peppers Josh Klinghoffer (2 of 2)Top: From the center board, it goes to the right into a Lastgasp Labs Cybertronic (high-end, whispy filter),...

iSP Technologies brought its new Theta Pro DSP to NAMM. Billed as the ultimate recording and performing preamp, it uses a 32-bit SHARC processor and a...

"A man whose career involved him in virtually every aspect of the country music business. Cliffie Stone starred on West Coast radio, records and television....

"Hynek designed this travel guitar that was built by Czech luthier Zdenek Macho. He says, ""It has great acoustic tone through a piezo bridge and electric Tele...

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"Andres Ugueto's pedalboard is also homemade and is powered by two Voodoo Lab Iso-5 units. He has a Hardwire HT-6 Polyphonic Tuner, MXR Super Comp, Fulltone...

Silvertone Guitars debuted a bunch vintage-reissue acoustics under $300 (or under $400 with electronics) at NAMM. The dread at left is based on a '70s model...

"Paul Reed Smith joined McCarty and Leese on stage, but paused his own playing to enjoy McCarty's searing solo."

Good news for players who dig T-Rex effects, but wish they came in smaller sizes: The boys from Denmark debuted a whopping eight new stompboxes at Musikmesse...

"Elwood calls his workhorse pedalboard ""Versatilicus Maximus,"" saying, it ""provides everything from ultra-cheez to metal mayhem"" for his Honolulu-based...

"The Tudor was a short-lived model that was introduced in 1931 and discontinued in 1937. The 1934 Tudor model was a 16 3/8""-wide archtop with maple back and...

Halo Guitars shares with us the build of their AshCourt model reviewed this month.

Ovation Guitars Adamas Viper Ovation Guitars made quite an appearance with both a super comfy and stylish booth and, most importantly, a mold-breaking new...

An array of guitar slingers including Alex Skolnick, Rudy Sarzo, Joel Hoekstra, and Phil Demmel pay tribute to a metal pioneer.

This 0000-21 Martin acoustic was built to George Gruhn's specs and was picked up by Robinson on a trip to Gruhn's famous Nashville shop. It's tuned to open-E...

The new 100-watt Invader II from Engl features two clean channels and two overdrive channels that are all switchable between a hi/lo gain mode, and each...

John had this one-off guitar built in the Fender Custom Shop in 1999.

"Marshall's new 5-watt Slash 1x12 combo is switchable down to 1 watt for bedroom volumes, is Class A, all-tube with 3 12AX7s and an EL84. It has two...

Everyone dreams of making the cover of Guitar World, and now the Photoshop age has made that possible. Check out some of the wackiest homemade covers from our...

"SE unveiled its new Rupert Neve-designed RN 17 small-diaphragm condenser at Summer NAMM. It features a 17mm capsule with what the company says is the world's...

SoloDallas The Tower According to the '70s obsessed tone freaks at SoloDallas, the missing link between the high-octane guitar sounds of AC/DC, Pink Floyd, ELO...

"iSP debuted its Decimator II and Decimator G String II pedals, which now feature front-panel Link In and Link Out mini jacks that enable you to sync the two...

"Guy and Santana share mutual respect and admiration, something Santana discussed with us in the our video interview from the event."

"Ares' board is a 40"" x 18"" Trailer Trash board powered by two Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus units with a 12 loop switcher by Loop Master. Under the board is...

"Grissom, the man behind the DGT, treated the crowd to his famous tone."

Tonefest Guitar Gallery is a Guitar shop, Showroom and a Cafe in Tuusula, Finland. We sell and buy seconhand and vintage guitars, amps and pedals. We ship...

"Guitarist Pete Robinson puts on quite a stage show for Electric Mary. Here, he tries to use our cameraman as a pedal."

Planet Waves' new American Stage cables are made in the USA and feature Planet Waves-designed connectors manufactured by Neutrik and are available in 10 - 30'...

"The exhibit reaches back into the 15th century with early lutes and guitars. This woodcut by Swiss artist Jost Amman is called the Lutemaker, and was found in...

"Colby Amplification brought its new 2-channel, 6L6-powered head and cab to NAMM. It features independent EQs, multiple tone-shaping toggles, a presence knob,...

"Fuchs (of Fuchs Audio) started out on this cowboy-themed Eminee guitar. Well, not this exact one. ""I was lucky enough to find one on eBay exactly like mine a...

"Although some have speculated that Robin Zander either bought or stole this 1959 Rickenbacker from Johnny Ramone, he bought it at a pawnshop in the 1970s. "

Halo Guitars shares with us the build of their AshCourt model reviewed this month.

The new Boss GP-10, previewed at Musikmesse 2014, crams many effects plus modeled amps into a compact two-footswitch pedalboard with a built-in controller...

"Collings' New ST looks mighty fine in this deep tobacco burst and the three single coils configuration mark a departure for the company's electrics that opens...

See all of the guitars, amps, and effects used by Joe Satriani, Sammy Hagar, and Michael Anthony for this year''s world tour.

This Fender Custom Shop '58 Relic Stratocaster is one of the new arrivals here at Guitar World, along with a beautiful '67 NOS Telecaster. Here are some photos...

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More gear pictures from the Experience Hendrix Tour (Milwaukee stop)

My Morning Jacket's Jim James transfixed the crowd with ethereal tracks from his February release, Regions of Light and Sound of God.

"Here is Joe Maphis' double-neck Mosrite guitar that helped give him his nickname during the '50s and '60s as "the King of the Strings." The Mosrite shown here...

A sampling of the bands and guitars that descended upon Chicago''s Grant Park on August 5-7, 2011.

Source Audio brought its new super-tweakable Orbital Soundblox 2 modulation box to NAMM. Just about every modulation flavor imaginable with some extra Source...

Whoa Nelly! Dig the elaborately tooled leather band that wraps around the sides.

The Devil Wears Prada Mike Hranica Hranica admits he frequently changes his pedalboard, but it currently features an Ernie Ball volume pedal whose tuner out...

Do the protruding height-adjustment screws on your Strat bridge make your poor little paw bleed when palm-muting? A new replacement bridge from Highwood may be...

Check out this photo gallery of Japan's Dir En Grey performing at the House of Blues in Hollywood, California, on December 23. All photos by Charlie Steffens.

A few highlights from Day 1 of NAMM.

Ever the adventurers, Zachary and the team at ZVEX Effects brought some weirdness to NAMM. The Woolly Mammoth 7 (top left) serves up two JTM45-voiced outputs...

Steve VaiThe majority of Vai's effects come from the Fractal Audio Axe-FX II, and most of his pedalboard is set up to control those. Vai says he has a select...

"In addition to his two JS2400 guitars with Sustaniacs, Joe also uses this stock version of the model."

Little Kids Rock, a non-profit organization that provides instruments to underfunded music programs, is auctioning 30 guitars painted by rockstars, artists,...

"Larry's modified this Stratocaster with a skeleton relief. He retouched some of the paintwork and added eyes, as well as a skull backplate. "

"Unlike the original all-mahogany Martin 000-17, the new-at-NAMM 000-17SM has a spruce top as well as a 12-fret neck and slotted headstock--making this a sweet...

As you undoubtedly know by now, Van Halen played an intimate gig last night at Manhattan's Cafe Wha? for members of the press (and John McEnroe.)

"Valentin plays worship, gospel, soul, rock, and blues in Puerto Rico with this setup. He uses an Ernie Ball Volume Pedal JR, Maxxtone-modded Dunlop Crybaby,...