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The Magic Number

You may have heard me saying how I don’t collect guitars but merely get what I need by trading up to procure ever-improved instruments. I’ve also said how our colleague Jason Sidwell, when confronted by a glistening piece of temptation, always asks himself, “Is this a case of desire or require?” If it’s ‘desire’, he puts it to the back of his mind; if it’s ‘require’, he’ll search out the best

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