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    MELBOURNE GUITAR SHOW 2018

    Sep 05, 2018 4 minutes

    “And it wasn’t long before this yearly custom became an annual tradition.” It’s one of the great overlooked lines from The Simpsons, but it also describes how quickly the Melbourne Guitar Show has established itself as a given. Now in its fourth year, the event has really found its feet with the right mix of electric and acoustic, performance and presentation, and retail and exhibition. It’s like a mini NAMM where you can buy everything you can see.

    This year’s event was headlined by the great Albert Lee, and played host to the national premiere of Fender’s new Diesel signature Stratocaster. I, your humble narrator, was pulling triple duty

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