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“They called the police and said, ‘This is Mark Tremonti’s guitar’”: Mark Tremonti once had one of his earliest PRS guitars stolen – but a fan bought it back for him from a Guitar Center parking lot

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The gorgeous single-cut was thought to be lost forever, until one eagle-eyed fan saved the day

“They called the police and said, ‘This is Mark Tremonti’s guitar’”: Mark Tremonti once had one of his earliest PRS guitars stolen – but a fan bought it back for him from a Guitar Center parking lotmarcohageman2025-12-19T15:07:09+01:00

“There’s a couple guys in the band that were really glad for me to be gone”: Steve Morse opens up on his departure from Deep Purple – and why it was time for him to go

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Morse left the band in 2022 to care for his late wife, who was battling cancer

“There’s a couple guys in the band that were really glad for me to be gone”: Steve Morse opens up on his departure from Deep Purple – and why it was time for him to gomarcohageman2025-12-19T13:26:29+01:00

25 reasons why 2025 was a great year for guitar

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Historic shows, a once-in-a-lifetime reunion, generational guitar talents, tonal revolutions, watershed gear drops… we won’t spoil it at all here, but a lot has [lees meer]

25 reasons why 2025 was a great year for guitarmarcohageman2025-12-19T13:26:27+01:00

“I bought my first Höfner bass in the ’60s. I have loved it ever since”: Paul McCartney pays tribute to Höfner as the legendary German brand’s future hangs in the balance

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Having played a Höfner 500/1 Violin Bass since 1961, the Beatles icon is saddened to learn of the German brand's plight

“I bought my first Höfner bass in the ’60s. I have loved it ever since”: Paul McCartney pays tribute to Höfner as the legendary German brand’s future hangs in the balancemarcohageman2025-12-19T13:26:25+01:00

Don’t hold your breath for a Deep Purple reunion with Steve Morse: “A couple of guys in the band were really glad for me to be gone”

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He may be Deep Purple’s longest serving guitarist, but Steve Morse isn’t expecting – or pushing for – a reunion with the band any [lees meer]

Don’t hold your breath for a Deep Purple reunion with Steve Morse: “A couple of guys in the band were really glad for me to be gone”marcohageman2025-12-19T13:04:46+01:00

Nuno Bettencourt admits debuting his guitar brand at Black Sabbath’s farewell show “was probably a really f**ked-up thing to do”: “Washburn didn’t know I was leaving”

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Nuno Bettencourt has admitted that unveiling his own guitar brand at Black Sabbath’s farewell show may not have been the smoothest exit strategy, especially [lees meer]

Nuno Bettencourt admits debuting his guitar brand at Black Sabbath’s farewell show “was probably a really f**ked-up thing to do”: “Washburn didn’t know I was leaving”marcohageman2025-12-19T12:02:27+01:00

Paul McCartney calls Höfner’s bankruptcy “very sad” as the legendary violin bass maker faces uncertain future

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Paul McCartney has spoken out following news that Höfner – the famed German instrument maker behind his iconic violin bass – has filed for [lees meer]

Paul McCartney calls Höfner’s bankruptcy “very sad” as the legendary violin bass maker faces uncertain futuremarcohageman2025-12-19T12:02:24+01:00

Summer School Electronics and Supercool Pedals Collaborate on Distortion Pedal

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“Smoking in the Boys Room” is a collaborative two-in-one distortion and chorus pedal created by Summer School Electronics and Supercool Pedals – A cross-border [lees meer]

Summer School Electronics and Supercool Pedals Collaborate on Distortion Pedalmarcohageman2025-12-18T20:46:40+01:00

“Nuno’s shoutout was an emotional moment for me. I was gobsmacked. Without my brother showing me Extreme’s music, I would never have been there”: From Plini to Polyphia, how Rick Graham quietly became one of progressive guitar’s most influential names

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From Guthrie Govan, through to Jason Richardson and Andy James, Rick Graham has garnered friends, fans and guest-spots with guitar’s most technical talents – [lees meer]

“Nuno’s shoutout was an emotional moment for me. I was gobsmacked. Without my brother showing me Extreme’s music, I would never have been there”: From Plini to Polyphia, how Rick Graham quietly became one of progressive guitar’s most influential namesmarcohageman2025-12-18T17:43:43+01:00

“This is straight from David Lynch’s studio, and he still has finger cheese and the residue all over the fretboard”: David Lynch’s bonkers Parker Fly guitar was recently sold at auction – and its new owner has put it through its paces

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Lynch played a few oddball guitars in his time, including the 1997 Parker Fly – an avant-garde guitar-meets-synthesizer

“This is straight from David Lynch’s studio, and he still has finger cheese and the residue all over the fretboard”: David Lynch’s bonkers Parker Fly guitar was recently sold at auction – and its new owner has put it through its pacesmarcohageman2025-12-18T17:43:42+01:00

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