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PRS Mark Holcomb: previously only a limited edition run, the Periphery guitarist's Core Series signature model is now part of the PRS Guitars catalogue, as the Maryland high-end brand continues its 40th Anniversary celebrations by keeping the releases coming each month.

Mark Holcomb’s limited run PRS is officially added to the Core series – and it ships in Drop C

By Jonathan Horsley published

Equipped with the Periphery guitarist's signature Seymour Duncan humbuckers, this is a PRS tooled up for low-end progressive metal riff work

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Dickey Betts [left] and Warren Haynes trade licks onstage with the Allman Brothers Band at the 1993 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Haynes's Strat would soon be stolen in New York.

How Warren Haynes turned to Les Pauls after his favourite Strat was stolen

By Jonathan Horsley published

The theft of the Custom Shop Strat in the '90s forced Haynes to think differently

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Charvel Angel Vivaldi Signature Pro-Mod Nova-7 NAT: The new S-style is eight years in the making and in some of the promo pictures it looks like Angel Vivaldi has been on horseback for much of that time.

Angel Vivaldi and Charvel unveil state-of-the-art 7-string for levelling up your shred game

By Jonathan Horsley published

The NJ shred maestro's updated Pro-Mod Nova-7 has a figured maple top, natural finish, gold hardware, reverse headstock... And is so comfortable you can play it while riding a horse

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Zach Myers of Shinedown is bathed in blue stage lights and plays his custom-relic'd Silver Sky.

Shinedown’s Zach Myers on Paul Reed Smith, signature model updates, and that relic’d Silver Sky

By Jonathan Horsley published

Myers says he caught so much heat for his distressed hot pink John Mayer Silver Sky that he joked with his tech that he was going to torch it onstage

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Fender Custom Shop Ariel Posen Stratocaster: Posen's new signature model was inspired by the Jazzmaster and has custom-wound AP-90 pickups. Check out those cupcake-style control knobs.

Ariel Posen’s new Custom Shop signature Strat is A) stunning and B) inspired by a… Jazzmaster?

By Jonathan Horsley published

This, you've got to see and hear. Featuring new custom-wound AP90 pickups, hardtail bridge, and cupcake control knobs, Posen's new Strat is a limited edition cracker

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Epiphone 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue

“A really vintage‑flavoured friend”: Epiphone 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue review

By Dave Burrluck published

With a raft of recent high-spec reissue launches, is Epiphone now the home of affordable ‘vintage’ Gibsons? On paper, yes. But what about in the flesh?

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The Gibson Les Paul Music City Special – 50th Anniversary is a limited edition hybrid that combines the old Marauder and Music City Junior, and offers them in wine, tobacco sunburst and ebony finishes.

Gibson celebrates 50 years in Nashville with limited run twist on a cult electric played by KISS

By Jonathan Horsley published

The Les Paul Music City Special 50th Anniversary is like a Marauder only with set neck and dual '70s Tribute humbuckers.... And different hardware – and they're only making 650 in each finish

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PRS SE NF 53: the super-versatile bolt-on electric gets a long-awaited SE release, and here all three finish options – White Dog Hair, Black Dog Hair and Pearl White – are photographed in front of a pair of PRS half-stacks.

PRS remixes its NF 53 for the SE line – and it's a serious workhorse electric for under a grand

By Jonathan Horsley published

A pair of Narrowfield Deep Dish humbuckers, bolt-on build, three finish options and some birds, too. What more could you want?

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Steven Wilson performs live onstage with his custom shop Fender Telecaster. The stage is illuminated in green stage lights.

Steven Wilson reveals the $20 plugin he used on all the guitars on his new space rock epic

By Jonathan Horsley published

And it turns out it is the same affordable plugin Finneas used on Billie Eilish’s Barbie track, What Was I Made For?

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Harley Benton ST-80FR

Harley Benton erupts with '80s shred fever as it launches the Floyd-equipped ST-80FR Series S-styles

By Jonathan Horsley published

These hotrodded S-styles come in a super-hot "Radiant Red" paint job, are available with single or dual humbuckers, have stainless steel frets, and retail for under 500 bucks

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