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The Wants’ Madison Velding-VanDam is reimagining jagged post-punk guitar over a genre-spanning sonic landscape

NYC’s the Wants return with Bastard, a sophomore album that transforms personal tragedy – and yeah, some additional bad luck ...

2025 Used Guitar Buying Guide: How to Find Quality Pre-Owned Instruments Online

Hicksville, New York / / August 8, 2025 / Sam Ash Key Takeaways Check completed sales, not asking prices – Focus on what ...

Eddie Van Halen’s 1982 Kramer Electric Guitar Expected to Fetch $2M-3M at Sotheby’s Auction

A previous Sotheby’s sale for a guitar owned by Van Halen — that one on display in the band’s “Hot for Teacher” music video — ...
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Yvette Young on what it was like to record guitar for James Gunn's Superman

The virtuoso has recently been leaning into more soundtrack-adjacent work, with her guitar chops on full display in the ...

Eddie Van Halen’s 1982 Guitar Headed to Auction for First Time

Nearly five years after his death, one of Eddie Van Halen’s most recognizable guitars will be auctioned off for the first time this fall.
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“He was a very untraditional player, even though he had learned the traditional approach to blues to start with”: Carlos Santana on what made Jeff Beck a guitar great, and ...

Explaining what made Beck so special, Santana adds: “I was a big fan of Jeff from the second I heard him play. What I loved most was his imagination and passion. He was a very untraditional player, ...

An $8 Guitar Turned Elvis Presley From a Shy Boy Into the King of Rock ’n’ Roll

Elvis Presley’s first guitar, a $7.90 gift from his mom, wasn’t what he wanted—but it launched his journey from shy ...