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April 24, 2023

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Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes recalls what happened when Blackie Lawless threw raw meat into the back of his amp

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The 12 most expensive guitars ever sold at auction

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Fenders owned by Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan, Martins belonging to Kurt Cobain and David Gilmour, and one independently made axe headline the list of the most profitable six-strings to go under the hammer

The evolution of the Gibson Melody Maker – the original student's favorite electric guitar

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Gibson's "greatest value ever" electric solidbodies appeared in an array of designs. Here, we trace the birth and development of one of the original budget electrics

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