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Yngwie Malmsteen tells the story of how he broke the mold for rock guitar – and brought the Strat in from the cold
After the one-two punch of Rising Force and Marching out, rock guitar was never the same again. Malmsteen takes us back to ...
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Jeff Beck was one of rock's greatest guitarists. Now his instruments are up for auction
LONDON (AP) — Musicians, collectors and fans have a chance to own a guitar god’s tools of the trade — instruments owned ...
Turkish Rock Musician’s Guitar Firm Plans New Funding Round
Turkish electric-guitar maker Shark is preparing to launch retail sales and a new financing round in a bid to shake up the $3 ...
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The Stratocaster Became Rock Music’s Most Iconic Guitar 70 Years Ago
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation The man who invented history’s most iconic electric guitar couldn’t play ... a senior director at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Autograph’s Guitar Virtuoso Steve Lynch Chronicles His Evolution—and Revolution—in New Memoir
Autograph’s Guitar Virtuoso Steve Lynch. Confessions of a Rock Guitarist, part autobiography, part masterclass—Lynch’s new ...
The bizarre vintage guitar used in Italy's Eurovision entry has caught eyes all over the world
Lucio Corsi opted for a rare guitar made by off-kilter Italian guitar manufacturer Antonio Vandrè Pioli – better known as ...
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Jeff Beck was one of rock's greatest guitarists. Now his instruments are up for auction
The guitar, which is featured on the cover of Beck's Grammy-winning 1975 jazz-fusion album ''Blow by Blow,'' is expected to sell for between 350,000 pounds and 500,000 pounds ($450,000 and $640,000).