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Fender serves a cease-and-desist to PRS, but does this latest target meet Fender’s copyist criteria?
By Phil Weller published
PRS confirms it received a cease-and-desist letter over the Silver Sky — John Mayer’s massively successful signature model. But does this latest target meet Fender’s copyist criteria?

How a battered Jimi Hendrix Strat helped inspire My Chemical Romance’s change in direction
By Phil Weller published
The Les Paul fanatic soon saw axes from the Big F sneak into his collection

Joe Bonamassa says this rare instrument is the most meaningful guitar he owns
By Phil Weller published
The blues star owns guitars tied to Tommy Bolin and Lowell George — but the instrument he dreamed about as a kid means the most.

What is the best Stratocaster? I've been playing Strats for 20 years - here are my top picks
By Matt McCracken last updated
I've been playing a Strat all my life, here's an all-encompassing guide to the best Fender Stratocasters available today

Jeff “Skunk” Baxter on the hidden charms of modern guitars — and how a Squier Tele beat out a bazillion-dollar model from 1958
By Phil Weller published
The Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers, and session legend has had a storied career, and it’s taught him what makes a guitar great

Robert Plant is selling gear for charity and only one guitar remains – a golden-era Strat with a storied history
By Phil Weller published
Available for an eye-watering £20K, Plant bought it off Chicken Shack’s Stann Webb before luthier John Birch made some drastic changes to it

Courtney Barnett tells why switching to a Jaguar proved a pivotal moment in her career
By Phil Weller published
The Aussie played Telecasters until necessity required her to chase a bigger, more versatile sound

Jeff Beck’s guitar collection breaks records as it sells for more than $10.7 million
By Phil Weller published
His famed "Oxblood" Les Paul, featured on the cover of his 'Blow by Blow' album, is the record-breaking star of the show
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