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Dupont Bebop Guitar

The French Dupont brand has been building up something of a name for itself, with the likes of Eric Clapton and Steve Miller owning examples of their instruments. Jazzwise took a look at the Florentine...

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Fret King Country Squire Semitone De Luxe Guitar

Although most of the Fret King range of guitars is aimed fair and square at the rock player, the Country Squire with its semi-acoustic, single ‘f’ hole-chambered construction, is a much more versatile...

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Gordon Smith Classic T Guitar

Many of us still blindly swear by the American marque, forgetting that some of the world’s finest luthiers hail from this side of the pond. With a small factory just outside Manchester, Gordon Smith...

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Gordon Smith Classic T Guitar

Many of us still blindly swear by the American marque, forgetting that some of the world’s finest luthiers hail from this side of the pond. With a small factory just outside Manchester, Gordon Smith...

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Gitane DG455 Electro Acoustic Guitar

A few years back , the American Saga company produced the Gitane range of “Gypsy Jazz” guitars, which were to all intents and purposes a carbon copy of the original Selmer instruments, only with a more...

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Recording King RG31 Lap Steel Guitar

We’ve reviewed and tested many a Chinese built guitar and have almost always found that their Achilles heel is in the electrics. The build quality of Asian instruments has been getting better and...

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Tribotone B326 bullet slide bar

Developed some four years ago by slide enthusiast and tribotechnology scientist Eric Ebner at the University of Texas in Austin, these plastic coated bars are deservedly finally finding a wider...

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Michael Kelly Patriot Custom Guitar

The Patriot Custom is one of those instruments that captures the imagination even before you pick it up and plug it in. Beautifully finished, with a 5 ply white/black binding, this highly individual...

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Seymour Duncan 35th Anniversary model pickups

Over recent years Seymour Duncan pickups have become the benchmark for “off the peg” models in both build and signal quality, with the JB model TM becoming the world’s most popular humbucker. The...

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Randy Straps Guitar Straps

A guitar strap is an essential piece of kit for those who prefer to stand whilst playing their instruments. The choice off the shelf is wide, from faux leather, through ‘reconstituted’ to full hide,...

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Burny RFA 75 semiacoustic guitar

Burny as a brand have been around for a while, but we recently came across this particular model that set office tongues wagging. We thought you should know. Stylistically the RFA 75 sits somewhere...

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Vintage VE8000PB-12 Electro Acoustic guitar

I wouldn’t normally review a 12-string, although one of my all time guitar-playing heroes Leo Kottke played some wonderful jazz infused pieces on one such instrument. But this VE8000 is special. Very...

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Fender American Vintage Series ’52 Telecaster

If there were a guitar that had become a legend in its own lifetime, it would be the Fender Telecaster, along with its stablemate the Stratocaster. The Telecaster has been the workhorse instrument of a...

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Hofner New President Archtop Guitar

Born of their beginnings in the classical violin field, Hofner have a long tradition of producing some of the very best archtop guitars. Those who remember the heyday of Hofner guitars will no doubt...

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