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FANO OMNIS GF6 & MG6

Mention boutique guitars and one of the first names that comes to people’s minds will probably be Fano. But with prices for the brand’s made-to-order American Alt de Facto beauties starting well in excess of £2,000, ownership is an exclusive club. That’s where the new Omnis range comes in, supplanting the Standard series as the catalogue’s most affordable point of entry.

Aesthetically, these new instruments are not instantly distinguishable from their US-made siblings. Although Dennis Fano is no longer at the company, all four models in the line are derived from his current or past designs. But they come in below that magic thousand-pound mark thanks primarily to one revolutionary feature: a ‘Made in China’ stamp on the back of the

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