Are you interested in playing with a Fender Swinger? By Rob Laing A new Japanese reissue gives a second chance to an obscure '69 guitar model
ESP previews 15 new LTD guitars for 2020 By Rob Laing The company reveals Phase 1 of its new launches with some welcome returns and stunning finishes to the line
Joyo's new R-15 packs 9 classic preamps into one pedal By Rob Laing Including 5150, JCM 900, Dual Rectifier 65 Twin and AC30 models with clean and overdrive channels for each
Yvette Young: “I jokingly call myself a hack because I figure everything out by ear and I don’t really have a formula I follow” By Rob Laing Covet's progressive rising guitar star talks songwriting, tone and bringing an underrated Ibanez model to a new generation
Wampler goes huge on modulation effects with its new user-friendly Terraform pedal By Rob Laing Stompbox boasts 11 onboard effects including chorus, flanger, phaser, tremolo, rotary with ‘easy’ tweaking
Kerry King's first Dean signature is unveiled… and it's very pricey indeed By Rob Laing The Slayer man's limited model is a lot of cash to thrash
Devin Townsend: "KK Downing was probably the biggest influence for me because it was all out of tune" By Rob Laing …But it's not in the way you might be thinking as the Canadian progman explains the power of Judas Priest
Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt: “There's some newer players I think are really good, but many sound the same to me” By Rob Laing Prog's super Swede weighs in on contemporary players… including Joe Bonamassa
Watch: Fender takes you behind the scenes on its American Ultra guitars By Rob Laing See inside the company's huge Corona, California factory as Fender breaks down each component
Lez Zeppelin guitarist reveals the trickiest Jimmy Page parts to learn By Rob Laing Steph Paynes plays guitar in the Led Zeppelin legend's favourite tribute band
Man buys (nearly) all Dave Mustaine’s Dean guitars in Reverb sale By Rob Laing But he claims he’s making the Megadeth leader’s signature models available for guitarists to play at his UK studio
Watch: guitarist invents new tuning and it sounds 'ethereal' By Rob Laing YouTube star Ichika's open Dmaj7 'ethereal tuning' certainly lives up to its name
John Mayer reveals the guitar that changed him forever - and it's not his PRS By Rob Laing "You've got to get a guitar where the single notes make you happy," he advises
Francis Rossi is selling his classic Status Quo green Fender Telecaster at auction By Rob Laing The 1957 Tele clocked 46 years on the road with the Quo legend
Two new Floyd Rose vibrato models and expanded upgrades announced By Rob Laing Proof that a guitar tremolo classic can be improved
Faith Guitars announces Neptune Blue Moon all-mango acoustic By Rob Laing British company gets adventurous again with blue burst finish and Indonesian tonewoods
Pete Townshend will only smash a guitar again for charity By Rob Laing The Who legend's onstage antics may have mellowed but he says he could change his tune for the right cause
Save $250 on D'Angelico's stunning Premier Series DC Boardwalk guitars By Rob Laing Bag yourself a semi-hollow double cutaway guitar with exclusive P-90 pickup spec ahead of Black Friday
Tom Morello shows us his Rage Against The Machine guitars By Rob Laing Up close with the 'Arm The Homeless' guitar and 'Sendero Luminoso' Tele that have been on every classic Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave riff
90% of beginner guitar players give up within a year, says Fender By Rob Laing Company CEO Andy Mooney wants to reduce the high abandonment rate in guitar playing
G&L launch the Fallout Short Scale Bass By Rob Laing 30" scale, US-made, three finishes… and racing stripes!
Joe Bonamassa hails Jeff Beck as "the best rock guitar player in the world" By Rob Laing The guitar maestro salutes his influences in a pick of favourite blues rock solos
Watch: Gretsch reveals its expanded guitar range for left-handed players By Rob Laing The iconic brand is on a mission to end the disappointment of limited choice for southpaw guitarists
Gibson unveils the Alvin Lee ES-335 ‘69 Festival’ Custom Shop signature model By Rob Laing We look at the new Gibson Custom Shop recreation, and trace the history of the original with comparison pics
Positive Grid launches the Spark guitar amp for jamming, learning songs and recording By Rob Laing The amp and app learn your style of playing to generate bass and drums backing, and it displays the chords of Spotify and Apple Music songs in real-time
