James Hetfield's luthier on how he went from crafting basses to becoming the Metallica guitarist's go-to axe maker
Luthier Ken Lawrence has been equipping one of the biggest names in metal, James Hetfield, with some truly iconic axes for the best part of three decades – most famously ‘Carl’, which was made out of ...
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Best acoustic guitars 2025: Super steel string acoustics for all players and budgets
Our team of musicians here at MusicRadar have been reviewing guitars for decades, so all of our recommendations are backed by real-world experience. We’ve put these acoustics through their paces in ...
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Jack Bruce’s Gibson EB-1 is going up for a one-time-only public display
Bruce’s iconic EB-1 will go on display for four weeks at the Gibson Garage in London as part of the Gibson Garage Fest later ...
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Meet West Valley Guitars, the UK brand making offsets like you’ve never seen before
Josh Stopford wanted to make a more player-friendly offset, a more feminine guitar – and finished in Tahitian Coral, this might be the coolest boutique offset we've played in a while ...