As far as 12-string electric guitars go, it’s hard to beat a Rickenbacker Capri model. The Fender Electric XII is perhaps the greatest competitor in terms of playability and sound, and the Gibson ...

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 ...

The 1983 chart-topping hit features both Nile Rodgers and the then-unknown Stevie Ray Vaughan on guitars – and its demo was recorded at Queen’s studio in Switzerland ...

A red Baldwin Burns Double Six solid electric 12-string guitar that was lent to Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler in the mid-’70s – and not returned for over five decades – is set to fetch more than $40,000 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Although he took influence from George Harrison, as a session player Roger McGuinn had been experimenting with 12-string guitar sounds long before he was captivated by the Beatles and Harrison’s use ...