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“I got this for half the price it was worth… I felt kind of bad about it”: Kirk Hammett bought Neal Schon’s Les Paul for so little that he offered it back to his hero

The guitar sold for a five-figure sum, but Hammett feels it was a bargain

Guitar World

“He picks it up, hits the corner of a stone table and puts a huge ding in it”: When Jeff Beck damaged an impossibly rare vintage Stratocaster – while he and Dweezil Zappa were at a party dressed as knights

This Fender once belonged to Steve Marriott or something… But Beck? He wasn’t too fussed. People pay for these dings nowadays!

Guitar World

After 42 Years in His Shop, Beloved NYC Cobbler Evicted — Now Running His Business From a Car as Donations Pour In

Beloved NYC cobbler forced from his shop after 42 years now repairs shoes from his car — as viral community support helps him rebuild his life and legacy.

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“Leo Kottke used this guitar and described it as ‘the best‑sounding New Yorker I’vepersonally played’”: This 1942 New Yorker proves why D’Angelico’s acoustic archtops are widely regarded as the peak of Jazz Age lutherie

Over the past 80 years this well-travelled archtop has had illustrious owners and featured on landmark recordings from Miles Davis, Leo Kottke and more

Guitar World

Shamed teacher and dad-of-three who groomed pupil avoids jail

A SHAMED English teacher who groomed a pupil and was sexually inappropriate to two other girls in his class has avoided jail

The National (Scotland)

Amazon delivery driver dies after train hits van at level crossing

Police were called to the railway line in Tonge, near Sittingbourne, shortly after 12.45pm on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Person dies after train crashes into van at level crossing

Officers were called to the rail line in Tonge, near Sittingbourne, shortly after 12.45pm on Sunday, British Transport Police said.

Evening Standard

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“As soon as I saw it my heart jumped into my throat – I’d bought it from a trusted guy and I couldn’t imagine that he would have done something improper”: This 1960 Gibson ES-335 proves that there’s always something to learn from vintage guitars

Can you teach an old guitar new tricks? The jury's out on that. But an old guitar can teach you, just like when Dave Davidson picked up this vintage semi-hollow with a secret

Guitar World

“Once the custom shops came out, everyone was talking about them:” Jackson and Revocation’s David Davidson just dropped the hottest metal guitar of 2025 – the Warrior WR7

We've got G.A.S. for those Ferrari-inspired paint jobs on this radical, weaponised seven-string electric

MusicRadar

“Fender always presented these options in a very low-key way – it was added in very small print in the corner of one page”: Meet the vintage Jazz Bass that's a true Fender unicorn

Could it be that this mid-'60s Jazz Bass is rare simply because people couldn't read Fender's small print? Well Strung Guitars owner David Davidson floats a theory and picks up the tale…

Guitar World

“This guitar is among the top 10 Stratocasters from the 1950s. If the Lord Almighty ever wanted to carve a guitar neck, this is the template he should use”: Before Lake Placid Blue there was Moreno Blue, and it makes this ’57 Strat a true unicorn

David Davidson of Well Strung Guitars tells the story of a Blue Metallic Strat that is about as rare as they come

Guitar World

'Sales like this rarely come to the market': Grade II-listed Highgate home for sale for first time in 44 years

David Davidson bought 19 North Road at auction in 1980. Now, after 44 years as a family home, the house is for sale

Evening Standard

“This Stromberg is so overwhelmingly loud, it’s kind of like a grand piano because it sounds so big”: Why the 1946 Stromberg Master 400 is a jazz guitar to rival anything from Gibson and D'Angelico

As vintage icons go, the Stromberg Master 400 takes some beating. Big-bodied, super loud, it is one of the greatest jazzboxes of all time. David Davidson of Well Strung Guitars tells us why

Guitar World

Vintage fans in London gear up to recreate 60s mood at festival of mod

Tailor-made suits, live music and – of course – a scooter run are expected at this weekend’s celebration

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Guitar World

“I had to drive several hours through snow to get to him. He told me this was one of the first Stratocasters, and there were some things I noticed immediately”: This 1954 Fender Stratocaster is one of the most unusual Fender builds in history

David Davidson of Well Strung Guitars explains what makes this uniquely preserved vintage Strat so unique – starting with control pots from a TV set

Guitar World

“It’s the most money I’ve ever paid for a guitar in my life: over $400,000. But what’s a Flying V worth? It’s worth what someone’s willing to pay for it”: Joe Bonamassa opens the gates to Nerdville and shows off the most prized guitars in his collection

Bonamassa welcomes us to Nerdville to share the stories behind some of his favorite guitars, including a mint ’58 Flying V, Tommy Bolin’s mythical 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard and a tuxedo ES-355 that might, just might, be the only one in existence

ABC News

Kalgoorlie man pleads guilty to manslaughter after stabbing brother to death in drunken brawl

A Kalgoorlie 19-year-old man pleads guilty to manslaughter after stabbing his brother to death in an alcohol-fuelled brawl.

Guitar World

Up close and personal with Mel Bay’s very own 1958 Gibson ES-335

David Davidson of Well Strung Guitars introduces us to a very special semi-hollow that was once the prize possession of guitar educator par excellence Mel Bay

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Insider UK

Cushman & Wakefield’s Scottish chair to retire after more than 30 years

Stephen Bibby will succeed him as head of capital markets in Scotland

ABC News

Perth man Daniel James Boldison jailed after setting his partner on fire

A Perth man who set his partner on fire, leaving her with severe burns to 22 per cent of her body, is sentenced.

Salon

Who's the "Bodies Bodies Bodies" killer?

Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Pete Davidson, Lee Pace and more star in the Gen-Z whodunnit

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