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Even Stranger Than This B-2 Bomber Guitar’s Shape Is Its 42-Inch Wingspan But it all makes sense when you discover it was made by a 7-foot-tall, ex-U.S. Navy, goth-metal bombshell
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“I Used Solid Acoustic Guitar-Grade Wood”: Grez Founder Barry Grzebik Breathes New Life Into Electric Guitar Building Crafted using salvaged old-growth redwood and weighing just five and a half pounds, this Mendocino DCAF feels more like a top-tier steel-string acoustic
Brian May, 2022
“So Much of It Is in the Fingers, but the Guitar Is Still Your Closest Thing”: Brian May Talks Tone, Building the Red Special, Early Queen and More in This Unmissable Podcast If you’re a guitar player and you like Queen then you’ll love ‘The Red Special Guitar Podcast’

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The fascinating story of Theo Scharpach’s custom-made La Porta flamenco guitar.

Taylor's high-end Presentation series PS12ce Honduran Rosewood features West African Crelicam ebony binding and fretboard

Taylor Guitars Founder Bob Taylor is Saving Africa’s Vulnerable Ebony

By Jimmy Leslie last updated 20 September 21

The Ebony Project hopes to ensure premium fretboards, bridges and acoustic accessories for the foreseeable future.

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