Guitar News – 20 Mar 2026

Mateus Asato blasts the “nonsense urge” to add music to our social media posts: “Music is becoming a wrong source of distraction”

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The guitarist – who has had a tumultuous relationship with social media in the last few years – blasts the current state of algorithms.

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“The moment we started playing with it, we just laughed”: Viral duo Angine de Poitrine have become one of the most talked-about bands on the planet – and microtonal guitar has been the key to their unlikely success

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The guitar/bass double-neck had extra frets sawn into place, and it’s helped them take the internet by storm

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“If it was in that room that day, that would be between 20 and 30 million dollars easy for sure”: Guitar expert reveals the guitars that could surpass the new auction record held by David Gilmour’s Black Strat

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Matthieu Lucas from Matt’s Guitar Shop in Paris gives Guitar World the lowdown on which guitars could likely break the Gilmour record one day

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“There were no frets left on it. I’d never seen anything as horrible!” How a new recruit turned Swedish adventure rockers Hällas into a band of gearheads

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The latest addition to the ever-quirky prog outfit’s lineup, guitarist Rickard Swahn made an impact at his first rehearsal among worn-out frets, weird pickup choices, and crumbling amps – and saved a song that was too Mark Knopfler for them

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“We opened the case, and I gave him the guitar”: Richie Sambora reunited with stolen Gibson Explorer after 40 years

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Sambora bought his original 1976 Gibson Explorer in his late teens, and it was stolen from a warehouse back in 1985

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Warren Haynes on Bob Weir’s “childlike love” of music: “He was a real joy to play with”

[L-R] Bob Weir and Warren Haynes

“He was, after all those decades of playing music, still excited to play every time.”

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What makes a guitar worth $14.6 million?

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Last week, David Gilmour’s Black Strat sold at auction for an incredible $14.6 million. What could compel someone to spend that kind of money on a guitar?

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“It’s a triangle – gear, hands, feel. Where do they meet? What feels right, sounds sick, and is helping you play better?”: Varials’ Shane Lyons believes the band’s new album is an “ear assault” that defines their pummeling sound

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The Philly metalcore gearhead discusses his favorite toys, the balance between groove and brutality, making his guitar sound like it’s not a guitar – and the pedal that’s most underused in his genre

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AC/DC rhythm guitarist Stevie Young admitted to hospital in Argentina

Stevie Young of AC/DC

It was reportedly “out of an abundance of caution” – and Young still plans to play the band’s upcoming show in Buenos Aires on Monday, 23 March.

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“We’ve been intensifying our efforts. We finally hit upon a recipe that we loved”: This new 75th Anniversary Telecaster features a genuine Fender first – and it could change the face of Teles to come

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The Fastlane humbucker is Fender’s first-ever in-house rail humbucker – and you should expect to see a lot more of it…

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Yamaha Chris Buck RS02CB review: one of the most compelling P-90-loaded electrics on the market

Yamaha Chris Buck RS02CB, photo by Adam Gasson

The Welsh guitar maestro and long-time Revstar aficionado gets a production tribute to his most beloved instrument – but how wide is its potential appeal?

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“It’s not the cheapest solution, but it’s one of the most fully featured volume pedals available”: Walrus Audio Canvas Volume review

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The newest addition to the Canvas family is a versatile, feature-rich volume pedal loaded with capabilities you never knew you needed

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“My therapy was literally locking myself in a room for three hours in the morning”: Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien on using guitar playing as therapy in the midst of depression

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Following decades of intense, non-stop touring, O’Brien was forced to face past traumas, and found a new way to cope through guitar playing, and unknowingly crafting a new solo record

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“I’d never met B.B. and thought he’d look at me like, ‘Who the hell are you?’ So I just froze”: Warren Haynes remembers B.B. King – from being in awe to playing with him

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Haynes was one of the many guitar greats whose lives have been changed by B.B. King, and thanks to Joe Bonamassa, he got to pay tribute to him on the song he would have chosen himself

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“Out of an abundance of caution”: AC/DC’s Stevie Young admitted to hospital in Argentina

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The band expects the rhythm guitarist to play at AC/DC’s Buenos Aires show on Monday night

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“A vibey ‘Junior’ with a stylish boutique-y finish that’ll age with use”: PJD Origin Series Carey Apprentice and St John Apprentice review

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It may appear stripped down and basic, but PJD’s new Origin Series Apprentice is sharply built – and seriously affordable. A new standard for affordable craft?

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