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Fender Custom Shop honors Jerry Garcia’s 80th birthday with ultra-limited Masterbuilt Alligator Stratocaster recreation
By Matt Owen published
Limited to 100 units, the meticulously assembled guitar pays tribute to the late Grateful Dead hero, and emulates every scratch, sticker and modification that can be found on the original Alligator

Watch John Mayer and Bob Weir play acoustic versions of Grateful Dead classics at the Rise for the River benefit
By Jonathan Horsley published
The duo treated the crowd at Pine Creek Lodge, Montana, to a string of Dead standards including Friend of the Devil, Bertha and Brown-Eyed Women, all to support SWMT Flood Relief

Rick Turner, influential luthier behind Lindsey Buckingham’s Turner Model 1, dies aged 78
By Matt Owen published
The builder's prolific career also saw him establish numerous boutique guitar and bass companies, including Alembic, and help create the Grateful Dead's monster Wall of Sound PA setup

How John Mayer came to join Dead & Company
By Ellie Rogers published
Mayer's journey as a Deadhead was like many who got into the band after the fact – except he soon found himself onstage beside Bob Weir and a custodian of the Grateful Dead's legacy

How Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh’s Alembic ‘Mission Control’ pioneered the concept of the boutique bass
By Jason Scheuner published
We chronicle the history of the legendary instrument also known as ‘Osiris’, ‘The Osage’ and ‘The Omega’

D’Angelico commemorates 50 years of the Grateful Dead’s American Beauty with special-edition Premier SS semi-hollow
By Michael Astley-Brown published
New model comes adorned with artwork inspired by the classic album

Get this striking D’Angelico Grateful Dead DC semi-hollow half-price at Sweetwater
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Classic-sounding semi-hollow now available for $499 ahead of Black Friday

Jerry Garcia’s 'Alligator' Fender Strat is hitting the auction block
By Richard Bienstock published
The heavily modded '50s Strat is expected to fetch between $250,000 and $400,000
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