Adrian Belew leads tributes to Ken Parker, pioneering guitar maker who has died aged 73

A guitar maker who approached the craft like no other, Ken Parker’s legacy will largely be defined by his innovative Parker Fly – a futuristic, forward-thinking electric guitar that was beloved by a ...

This is Spinal Tap ... and it’s connection to a SLO-based guitar company

This is the story of San Luis Obispo’s connection to the cult classic “This is Spinal Tap” and how over $2 million was raised for medical research, all through a special guitar. A sequel was released ...
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Is Your Guitar a Lemon? Common Issues a Simple Guitar Setup Kit can Fix

Every guitarist has faced that moment: you pick up a new instrument with high hopes, only to discover it doesn’t play the way ...

Gibson sets the record straight on headstock breaks – and what the brand has been doing for the past 60 years to fix it

The guitar giant had been accused of “never changing” its headstock design to address breakages. Gibson’s Vice President of ...
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Why do Gibson headstocks break? Gibson addresses the headstock debate and what it's been doing to remedy the issue

Following a debate sparked by a video from guitar tech Luis Munoz, who claimed that “Gibson will never change” its headstock design, Gibson’s Vice President of Product, Mat Koehler, sets the record st ...