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THE YAMAHA JR1 is a half-sized, miniature dreadnought-style acoustic guitar, and this little strummer provides plenty of bang for its buck. Yamaha invented the JR, or Junior, range to target two playe

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Grammy-nominated Malian singer and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara joins forces with Epiphone to produce a vivid-looking and wicked-sounding SG that’s a celebration of her style