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Classic Gear: Gold-Foil Pickups By Dave Hunter Dismissed for their budget-guitar origins, Rowe/DeArmond gold-foil pickups are now coveted for their tone.
K.K. Downing Shows Off His Classic Judas Priest Guitars By Guitar Player Staff Get a personal tour of the metal guitar legend's collection.
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How Pre-War Guitars Are Recreating Acoustic Guitar History, One Lovingly Aged Instrument at a Time By Tom Beaujour North Carolina luthiers Wes Lambe and Ben Maschal on a special Dreadnought inspired by a 1937 design.
The Best Guitar Amp Tubes You Can Buy Right Now By Mitch Colby From 12AX7s to EL34s to KT66s, these are the best tubes you can find.
4 Real Truths About Using Fake Nails on Acoustic Guitar By Jimmy Leslie Your path to finger freedom continues with essential advice for using acrylic and other synthetic nails.
Six-String Stories: Eric Clapton Shares his Thoughts on Five of his Favorite Guitars By Guitar Player Staff Eric Clapton discusses some of the highlights of his guitar collection over the years.
John Lennon’s Weirdest Guitar: The Sardonyx By Christopher Scapelliti Check out the bizarre guitar John Lennon used on his last solo album.
The 1965 Framus New Sound TV 12-String Has Chime and Jangle for the Ages By Terry Carleton This unusual guitar is beautiful, easy to play, six pounds light and sounds like nothing else.
Classic Gear: 1970 Kustom Electronics K200B By Dave Hunter With their loud cleans and Naugahyde coverings, Kustom’s solid-state amps offered an enticing alternative to tube tone.
