Sunnaudio's Nucleus NU-1 is dual boost preamp with two flavours of drive on tap
The NU-1's Hi-Gain channel offers up to 60dB of gain
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Latest guitars news
6 tips on playing percussive electric guitar with Manuel Gardner Fernandes
"A really good percussive player can reach the same amount of clarity with or without amplification"
The new US-made Oltre Series from Fano Guitars offers dozens of custom finish options
You'll have a choice of pickups, pickguards and knobs and whether you like your finish pristine or relic'd
A dream collaboration: John Petrucci signature beard oil is now available
Trooch and Captain Fawcett join forces to create Nebula – and it includes an exclusive guitar pick too
Wampler's new mini overdrives are packing big features into small pedals
The Plexi-Drive and Belle Mini Overdrive are only available from Thomann in Europe and Sweetwater in the US
Felix Martin performs a Star Wars medley on an eight-string acoustic guitar
The Venezuelan tapping sensation teams up again with LA drummer Lang Zhao
Watch Eddie Van Halen's final concert with Van Halen – featuring soundboard audio
The band's last live performance captured at the Hollywood Bowl in 2015
Harley Benton announces three new guitar effects pedal power supplies
Introducing the new PowerPlant ISO Pro Modular range
Build your own ukulele with this $20 kit from Harley Benton
Make the Concert Ukulele your own with some DIY
"If I had known whilst I was sat listening to that record, what was going to happen in the future, I would never never have believed it” – Amy Macdonald chooses the 10 albums that changed her life
From Thriller to the Boss and hometown heroes – the Scottish songwriter looks back ahead of her new album's release
Latest guitars tuition
Conquer the pentatonic lick and develop your technique with Phil X's guitar lesson
Get your hands talking to each other
Learn 4 Nick Drake guitar chords
Grab your capo and explore tunings with one of English folk's greatest guitarists
Learn 4 Alex Lifeson guitar chords from classic Rush songs
Chords from the Canadian prog masters' songbook including Tom Sawyer, La Villa Strangiato and The Spirit Of Radio
Learn 4 Pete Townshend guitar chords from classic Who songs
Inspiring chords from Pinball Wizard, Substitute and Behind Blue Eyes
Power-up your guitar playing with this Paul Gilbert 'rule of thumb' lesson
"So much depends on the thumb"
Learn to play hundreds of songs with these 5 great chord progressions all guitar players need to know
Blues, 50s, pop-punk, jazz and the cycle of 5ths are great for songwriting inspiration or looping your own backing tracks too
Learn 4 Jimmy Page guitar chords from classic Led Zeppelin and The Firm songs
Yes, Stairway is included!
Guitar lesson: 4 easy ways to improve your powerchords
Get creative with popular music's most common type of chord
Latest guitars reviews
Joe Doe By Vintage Lucky Buck & Punkaster review
- £599
And now for something completely different... A graffitied punk mash-up and a thinline T-type with Tex-Mex f-holes
Taylor GTe Urban Ash review
- £1835
Taylor finds a middle way between travel and full-size acoustic guitar with its new Grand Theater design
Cort Little CJ Walnut OP review
- £369
Cort makes one for road with a very reasonably priced three-quarter sized electro-acoustic
EarthQuaker Devices Plumes review
- £105
- €125
- $99
EarthQuaker summons a trio of clipping modes into a pedal that might just be your most important drive on the 'board
Manson META MBM-1 review
Manson drops a new signature solid-body for its owner and supermassive hysteria ensues...
Larrivée C-03R-TE Custom review
- £2699
- $2898
Larrivée's refined take on a Tommy Emmanuel studio staple is all about the dynamics and tone
Yamaha Pacifica 1611MS review
- £1713
- €1972
- $3299
Unsung for too long, it's time to take a closer look at Yamaha's only signature electric – Mike Stern's superlative T-style Pacifica
Gretsch G5410T Electromatic Rat Rod review
- £809
- €879
- $799.99
Inspired by US car culture and, the Gretsch's Rat Rod is a high-performance old-school hollowbody with tones to burn
