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An £85 short-scale S-style with a HSS pickup configuration, Harley Benton’s ST-Junior HSS SBK Standard Series might be the ultimate beginner electric guitar
By Jonathan Horsley published
The latest edition to Harley Benton's budget-friendly Standard Series is compact, friendly to growing hands, dirt cheap, has a super-versatile pickup configuration and looks pretty smart too

Manson Guitar Works announces its most affordable UK-made guitars to date with the "very high-spec" one-pickup MA and Verona Junior models
By Rob Laing published
Left-handed models are available too at no extra cost

See Marcus King demo Elixir® Strings by ripping on his three-pickup Les Paul Custom that's from 1958… and the 1970s!
By MusicRadar published
Marcus is touring with a weathered '58 body paired with a '70s neck and it sounds glorious

“Fluence pickups are unlike anything else there is”: Slipknot’s Mick Thomson is latest high-profile metal player to join Fishman’s artist roster
By Jonathan Horsley published
The question is when we will see them on a new ESP signature model

Julian Lage once performed a whole tour on his Telecaster’s bridge pickup to “settle a bet” with himself
By Jonathan Horsley published
The jazz guitar maestro admits that sticking on the bridge pickup was a difficult experiment in treble and overtones – “I would go back to my room and my ears would be ringing”

Best electric guitar pickups 2025: Single-coil, humbucker, P-90, and active pickups for all styles
By Rob Laing last updated
Upgrade your electric guitar tone now with the best pickups from Seymour Duncan, EMG, Bare Knuckle and more

How to change your Stratocaster's pickups
By Jack Ellis last updated
Make use of the Strat’s unique design to easily load some pups

Best Telecaster pickups 2025: Our top picks from Tele twang to single coil-sized humbuckers
By Matt McCracken published
Upgrade the tone of your Tele with these powerful pickups from Fender, Seymour Duncan, Mojotone, and more
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