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“Most Fender colors were inspired by automotive trends. Candy Apple Red stood out because it came from the hot-rod scene”: Why Leo Fender’s favorite custom color finish still drives guitarists wild

As this small selection from a very large vintage collection proves, Candy Apple Red looks fantastic on any Fender guitar – but the process of applying it changed over the years

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Hobbs And Shaw 2 May Have Stalled, But I'm All In On How Jason Statham Will Reunite With The Director On Another Movie

I like the sound of this

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“These were both huge British bands with international followings so we’re expecting considerable interest”: How the “fingerprint” wood grain of this Warwick bass revealed a connection to not one but two British rock legends (and tripled its value)

Incredibly, this bass, co-designed with John Entwistle, changed hands in 2003 without anyone noticing its regal connection. Now wood grain analysis reveals it was owned by John Deacon

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It’s a kind of magic: Wood grain analysis reveals bass guitar’s link to Queen

The 1986 Warwick Buzzard owned by The Who’s John Entwistle is now expected to fetch treble its original price estimate at auction next month.

Evening Standard

Remarkable discovery triples value of wood grain bass guitar linked to Queen

The grain-matching technique also revealed its appearance in Queen’s 1986 video for their top 20 hit, ‘Friends Will Be Friends’

The Independent UK

“Page must be mental giving away such a terrific guitar”: The incredible story of Jimmy Page’s 1957 Gretsch 6120 that fetched over $130,000 at auction – 50 years after the Led Zeppelin icon gave it away for free

Gretsch 6120s from 1957 in such good condition are thin on the ground. And this one has the rare distinction of being the one that the Page gave away for a competition prize. The question is why?

Guitar World

“Of all the artist-associated instruments I’ve been involved with, this has been my favorite journey”: A guitar once owned by Jimmy Page and given away in a magazine competition goes for over three times its estimate at auction

The 1957 Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 was originally bought by Page in 1972 and won by a New Music Express reader

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A rare 12-string guitar that Mark Knopfler “borrowed” for 50 years is now up for auction

The guitar was originally owned by his friend, Lindisfarne's Jeff Sadler – and was played on the Dire Straits' sophomore album, Communiqué

Guitar World

Netflix just added 7 'Fast and Furious' movies — here’s the 3 worth watching

Netflix just added 7 "Fast and Furious" movies, and you'll want to make sure you watch these 3 first.

Tom’s Guide

Led Zeppelin guitar given away for free could sell for £50,000 at auction

The 1957 Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 electric guitar was the prize in a competition run by New Musical Express magazine.

Evening Standard

“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

“Hutchinsmake boutique and retro guitars, often creating instruments that, by Gary’s own admission, ‘should never have been made’”: How many necks are too many necks? Hutchins’ epic five and six-necked electric guitars go up for auction

If the six-necked Beast is too much, Hutchins’ five-necked electrics might be what you are looking for – but they're no cheap trick

MusicRadar

“There’s something about handling a Martin that’s about to celebrate its 100th birthday that is absolutely terrifying”: Getting up close and personal with a 1928 Martin 00-42 – a pre-war, small-bodied vintage unicorn of an acoustic guitar

Martin has become synonymous with dreadnoughts and OM models, and there were rich pickings in the small-bodied pre-war era, too. We take a closer look – and get Chris Buck’s thoughts on it, too

Guitar World

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson says he’s ‘numb’ after death of French bulldog Hobbs

Hobbs appeared in the 2019 spin-off movie ‘Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw’

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Dwayne Johnson has icy reaction to Vin Diesel’s Golden Globes shoutout after feud

Taking to the stage to present the award for film cinematic and box office achievement, Diesel spotted Johnson and gave a small wave

Evening Standard

Status Quo stage gear and studio equipment to be auctioned after final tour hint

The sale would give fans the chance to buy part of the band’s history, including its ‘backline’, auctioneers said.

Total Film

The 33 greatest Fast & Furious moments

Live life a quarter mile at a time

Guitar World

“Ian broke his wrist. We took him to the hospital and he got a cast put on. And we knew the session was coming up…” Up close with the 1974 Les Paul Custom that Ian Bairnson used to play the solo on Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights – with his arm in a cast

When he tracked Wuthering Heights, Bairnson had a broken wrist, his arm in plaster, but as Pilot bandmate David Paton says, that wouldn't stop a man like him

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“It was used on the sessions for Blues For Greeny. It just sounds incredible”: The ultra-rare TV Yellow 1961 Gibson SG Junior that Gary Moore used to record Showbiz Blues is going up for auction

Moore used the vintage ’61 SG Junior during prep for his tour with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker, and can be heard on his 1995 Blues For Greeny tribute album

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“It was also used on some of the sessions for Blues For Greeny and it does appear on the VHS”: Gary Moore’s “Showbiz Blues” 1961 Gibson SG Junior is heading for auction and it is a TV Yellow unicorn from the blues-rock icon’s BBM era

This might well be one of the coolest guitars ever, but it is definitely the coolest you will see today, and featured on Moore's legendary 1995 recording Blues For Greeny

Total Film

The 36 greatest movie fight scenes

When dangerous enemies meet in narrow streets

Guitar World

“The reaction to Ian Bairnson’s collection has so far surpassed interest to some of these mammoth names in the guitar world”: The Les Paul used on Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights smashes estimates at auction

Ian Bairnson famously used the Gibson guitar to play the Wuthering Heights solo while his arm was in a plaster cast

Guitar World

“Bernie went into the studio with a host of guitars – but ended up using this £125 Squier for 95% of the sessions. It was one of the best Strats he ever played”: Inside the Bernie Marsden guitar auction – featuring rare Strats and a Greeny-esque ES-335

An epic collection of the former Whitesnake member’s guitars, amps and other highly collectable gear has just gone under the hammer – and we got up close and personal with his prized possessions

Guitar World

“Ian was always ready to play a stylistically perfect solo for every track he was involved with”: The Les Paul behind the iconic guitar solo on Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights is now up for auction

The late Ian Bairnson’s guitar was used across the first four Kate Bush albums, as well as classic records from the Alan Parsons Project and countless sessions

Total Film

The 33 greatest Dwayne Johnson movies

These are the many times that The Rock body slammed the box office

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