Norman's Rare Guitars
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This 12-year-old guitar prodigy is destined to be a blues great – and he just jammed with Joe Bonamassa
By Matt Owen published
Saxon Weiss' latest appearance on the Norman's Rare Guitars YouTube channel sees the aspiring player go toe-to-toe with JoBo for a four-minute funk blues jam

“That is a ’54 reissue. This is the real ’54. It’s number 588”: Måneskin’s Thomas Raggi drops by Norman’s Rare Guitars – and ends up playing one of the first Fender Strats ever produced
By Matt Parker published
The Italian guitarist headed to the store following his LA Forum performance – and found time for a killer jam of Jimi Hendrix’s version of All Along the Watchtower with Michael Lemmo

He's played the Super Bowl and is a go-to guitarist for music's biggest names – see why Rob Gueringer has the hottest session chops around in this jaw-dropping demo at Norman's Rare Guitars
By Jackson Maxwell published
Having made his name as the six-string sideman for a who's who of hip-hop giants, Gueringer showcases his jazzier side on a vintage Gibson

Back to the Future’s iconic Johnny B. Goode scene almost featured a Fender Stratocaster instead of the Gibson ES-345
By Matt Parker published
Norman’s Rare Guitars supplied the (famously inaccurate) 1958 ES-345 guitar – and Norm says he pointed out the historical error at the time

Joe Bonamassa just bought one of Norman’s Rare Guitars’ most prized instruments
By Matt Owen published
“This is one of the most important guitars I’ve ever sold,” said Norman Harris of the historic vintage electric

Norman’s Rare Guitars’ Jack Ryan Sullivan talks jamming bluegrass with Coldplay’s Chris Martin, selling guitars to Jack Black, and his favorite instrument in the store
By Cait Devin published
Co-managing one of the world's most famous guitar stores, Sullivan has traded licks with – and even picked up tips from – some of the best in the business

Norman’s Rare Guitars founder reveals cancer diagnosis
By Matt Parker published
Norman Harris underwent surgery for a rare form of cancer before suffering a heart attack

We went guitar shopping with Slash – here's what happened
By Richard Bienstock published
That time Slash and GW spent an afternoon browsing – and buying! – at Norman’s Rare Guitars in Tarzana, California
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