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Latest guitars news
The Chief Disruptor has arrived: it's KMA Machines' new Fuzz/Distortion pedal
Will it become the chairman of your pedalboard?
Kiefer Sutherland on gigs, playing guitar and 6 songs he fell in love with: “This interview is doing nothing for my reputation, is it?”
“We all know the stigma that’s attached to an actor who decides to make music”
A Magnatone for the home? Meet the Starlite 5-watt combo
Produced in response to popular demand from tone enthusiasts the US amp-maker’s new Class A combo reportedly packs a lot of tone into a small box
Gibson Custom Shop unveils $9K Mike Ness 1976 Les Paul Deluxe
The Social Distortion guitarist’s modified Gibson has been recreated in painstaking detail
"The AD27e is a very different guitar for us": Andy Powers on the latest crop of acoustics from Taylor Guitars
An in-depth chat with the master designer on all things Taylor in 2022
The new effects pedals you need to be stomping in 2022
Gear Expo 2022: check out our pick of the finest stompboxes and multi-effects for the year ahead
Gretsch’s 2022 Electromatic range refreshes classic designs with Broad’Tron-equipped Jets and revised Hollow Bodies featuring all-new FT-5E Filter’Tron pickups
That great Gretsch sound, subtly updated – featuring new-look Jet Baritone electrics, a stunning G5422G-12 doublecut 12-string, a short-scale Junior Jet II and more…
Latest guitars tuition
Want to play guitar like David Gilmour? These two exercises will get you started
Melodic lines and clean pentatonics in the master player's style
Guitar lesson: how to play 3 of the best David Bowie riffs
Learn the guitar licks from a trio of hits
Mark Knopfler pro tip and guitar warm-up exercise: "You've got to stop associating emotion with tension"
"The more you can learn to relax that left arm, the more fluid you'll be"
Learn John Mayer three-note chords in this quick guitar lesson
"I think that’s sort of my signature," says Mayer
Learn 6 great guitar chords for indie rock
Best of 2021: Dial in a rich, chorus-drenched clean tone for a mix of arpeggios and strumming for indie rock jangle
Learn 10 great blues guitar chords
Best of 2021: Enhance your blues and beyond with these essential chord shapes
Guitar setup tips from Eddie Van Halen's tech Tom Weber
Best of 2021: The late guitar legend's tech from 2007 to 2020 demonstrates how to do a setup with an EVH Frankenstein
Latest guitars reviews
Harley Benton DC-DLX Gotoh review
- £266
- €318
Has the German brand set itself a new benchmark for electric guitar value here?
Eventide MicroPitch Delay pedal review
- £279
- €279
Best of 2021: An iconic studio effect goes compact with versatility intact
Gibson Generation Collection review
- £899+
- €990+
- $999+
Sound ports, more affordable, and available in four different shapes and sizes, meet Gibson's new acoustic electric guitar series
Epiphone Alex Lifeson Les Paul Axcess Standard review
- £799
- $899
A classic design gets a new Lifeson
Nugen Audio Paragon ST review
- £209
Imagine if you could combine the flexibility of an algorithmic reverb with the authenticity of convolution? Imagine no more with Paragon ST…
Universal Audio UAFX Golden Reverberator, Starlight Echo Station and Astra Modulation Machine review
- £355
- €399
- $399
Best of 2021: Universal Audio enters the high stakes effects pedal market
Fender American Acoustasonic Jazzmaster review
- £1749
- €1999
- $1999
Best of 2021: A 62-year old guitar design evolves again with the boldest Acoustasonic yet
Enfield Antoinette review
- £2300+
Headless bass designs are always noteworthy but once again it's those super Super Quad pickups that will have everyone raving about this regal four-string
Lieber Guitars Spellcaster review
- $1835
The Stanley Clarke collaboration the bass world has been waiting for. Sure, it’s weird. But is it any good?
Charvel DK24 HH HT E review
- £799
- €888
- $949
Grown-up finish, super-fast playability and pro-quality hotrod spec, is this Charvel's latest high-performance triumph?
