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Many British guitar heroes of the 60s started out on budget archtops, and model
Fender’s Custom Shop had a precarious start in the mid-1980s, but the story of its formative years is full of big ideas, some bizarre instruments, and a queue of famous guitarists
Can this early 60s Gibson Southern Jumbo be saved or has it gone belly up?
Will we ever know the true story of this fabled guitar? For some it’s iconic, for others it was simply a cobbled together working tool for a master…
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Nearly 40 years on from the Custom Shop’s inception, its creations are more ambitious than ever. Find out how the team walks the tightrope between ‘canon’ and ‘cannot’, and where its guitars are heading next
Streamliners have been ever-present in Gretsch’s catalogue, but this could be a one-off
