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Strandberg Boden N2 Original
"A versatile, brilliantly engineered machine that will have your back, no matter what the gig": Strandberg Boden N2 Original review Strandberg makes key tweaks to its Boden blueprint, aiming to create an instrument to suit any genre - mission accomplished?
Kernom Ridge Overdrive shot on metal grate in photo studio
"The Ridge does something different, which makes it genuinely worthy of praise": Kernom Ridge Overdrive review A pedal that gives you all your favourite drives in one box, and then some
Epiphone Joe Bonamassa 1959 Les Paul Custom: a the dual-pickup Custom was a lesser-spotted model in the Gibson catalogue in the '50s – they didn't make many of them. But Bonamassa presents us with one and this 'Black Beauty' is equipped with a Bigsby.
Epiphone raids Joe Bonamassa’s Nerdville archive for another reproduction of a vintage unicorn The latest Joe Bonamassa x Epiphone signature model is a replica of his 1959 'Black Beauty' dual-pickup Les Paul Custom, with a Bigsby for wobble, Grover Imperials for that upscale touch...

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“He has poured his passion, creativity, and relentless commitment into Gibson”: Cesar Gueikian steps down as CEO

By Beth Simpson Published

Gueikian refocused company on its core market: guitars

Guitars
Gretsch Electromatic CVT Baritone in Bristol Fog brown sunburst finish shot on wood.

"The baritone format might just be the CVT’s natural home": Gretsch Electromatic CVT Baritone review

By Stuart Williams Published

Forget surf, this baritone is designed to deliver at the meatier end of the rock spectrum

Electric Guitars
Kramer 50th Anniversary Collection

Kramer marks 50 years of shred with a gold metallic makeover for its high-performance lineup

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Six shreddable S-styles, with a Floyd Rose 1000 Series vibrato as standard – all in Anniversary Gold for a limited time only

Guitars

How to tune a guitar… Even if you haven’t got a tuner

By Daniel Griffiths Published

Before you start bashing out your first riff, your guitar must be in tune. Here’s everything you need to know about tuning your guitar

Electric Guitars
The Gibson Custom Historic Reissue 1959 and 1962 ES-330

Gibson unveils exquisite Custom Shop Historic Reissues of the 1959 and ’62 ES-330s

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Dog-ear P-90s, a super-resonant build, one with a fat neck, one with a slim neck, these are a welcome return to the Gibson Custom lineup

Guitars
Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World plays his signature JA-90 Telecaster Thinline onstage.

How Jim Adkins nailed his solo to Jimmy Eat World’s The Middle

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The Middle needed a big solo to go with its over-sized hooks, and on the spot, with a Telecaster in hand, Adkins found one

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Johnny Marr in his studio with some of the guitars that are heading to auction on September 17, 2026.

Johnny Marr is auctioning off his most-famous guitars

By Jonathan Horsley Published

After documenting them in Marr's Guitars, the indie icon couldn't bear consigning them to storage once more, and they'll be auctioned via Christie's in September

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The Fender American Original 60s Strat leaning against an amp

Thomann is taking legal action against Fender in cease-and-desist dispute

By Will Groves Published

"The questions raised here go far beyond a mere legal dispute and affect the future of diversity, innovation and competition in our industry"

Guitars
The Fender American Original 60s Strat leaning against an amp

“Fender is not suing anybody”: CEO pushes back on the cease-and-desist controversy

By Paul Elliott Published

“We’re talking specifically about the Stratocaster”

Guitars
EarthQuaker Devices Sunn O))) HalfLife Octave Distortion + Booster

EarthQuaker Devices unveils compact version of Sunn O))) Life Pedal – and this time the ultimate doom pedal is here to stay

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The EarthQuaker Devices' HalfLife is a more compact version of the drone metal pioneers Sunn O))) octave fuzz and boost pedal based on the

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