FIREBIRD MAN Mike Campbell on the pawn shop Gibson behind his sound

SPIRIT OF ’52 The debut electrics from top acoustic maker Atkin

BRYAN ADAMS Reveals what that ‘first real six-string’ really was

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MAY 2022

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