The jangly, chiming sound of acoustic and electric 12-string guitars have played a crucial role in popular music, from blues to rock, pop to folk. 12-string guitars feature six pairs of strings, known ...

The artist Larry Bell has amassed a vast collection of acoustic instruments, carefully stored in a climate-controlled room. By Zoë Lescaze In My Obsession, one creative person reveals their most ...

Queen‘s Brian May has teamed up with Gibson to launch a brand-new limited edition 12-string acoustic guitar. The Brian May SJ-200 12-String acoustic guitar from Gibson Custom was made in close ...

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Although an astrophysicist, Brian May will always be remembered for his time with the hit band Queen. Helping form the band alongside Roger Taylor and Freddie Mercury, the band gained icon status when ...

Sir Brian May requested a star-themed design for his Gibson limited-edition guitar. The Queen rocker has collaborated with the instrument brand on the Brian May SJ-200 12-String acoustic guitar and ...

John Lennon plays the rediscovered 12-string Framus Hootenanny guitar. Julien's Auctions / Emilio Lari An acoustic guitar once played by Beatles legends John Lennon and George Harrison has been ...

John Lennon’s long-lost, newly repaired 12-string guitar has set a world record as the most expensive Beatles guitar sold in auction history. The Framus Hootenanny, which was used by the famed ...

Framus unveils a period-correct replica of the most expensive Beatles instrument sold at auction, the 12-string that Lennon played on Help! and Rubber Soul – and there’s a six-string too When you ...

Novelty guitars are quite a thing in the music world. And why shouldn’t they be? It’s always fun to play with tradition and form. But like, why not be into a guitar built onto a skateboard deck? Or ...

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