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Best acoustic guitar for beginners 2025: Strum your first chords with our choice of beginner acoustic guitars
By Chris Corfield last updated
Start playing today with beginner acoustics from Taylor, Fender, Epiphone, Martin and more – hand-picked by experts

Fender x Loog’s Hello Kitty Stratocaster it might be the cutest beginner guitar of all time
By Jonathan Horsley published
But it has competition in the adorable shape and cartoon graphics of Loog's Hello Kitty mini-acoustics – all of which come bundled with learning materials for young players

The Squier Hello Kitty Stratocaster returns in limited edition white as Fender announces expanded capsule collection
By Jonathan Horsley published
One of the world's most-loved single-pickup electrics is back in white, the fuzz is back in black, and there's loads of merch and accessories as Fender and the Japanese feline join forces once again

“Its solid quality, punchy tone and its surprising amount of headroom might make it a secret weapon for rehearsals, or even gigs”: Blackstar Debut Bass 25 review
By Connor Flys published
Blackstar's Debut range, now available in bass flavour - does it hit the spot?

Metallica’s Master Of Puppets has been to the Upside Down but this backwards version might be the Strangest Thing you’ll hear this year
By Jonathan Horsley published
Evile's Ol Drake has played the thing that should not be – Masters Of Puppets, only backwards, and it'll give you whiplash

Orange’s King Comp is a monster compressor with the feel of a real amp and super low-noise operation
By Jonathan Horsley published
This beastly Class A VCA sibling of the Kongpressor brings us super low-noise performance, abundant headroom running at 18V DC, and it has ample controls for shaping your guitar tone

“He played the role of a bass player very musically”: Thundercat pays tribute to Sam Rivers
By Will Simpson published
“There’s a special place in my heart for Sam” bassist says

“Its (mostly) stellar build quality sets it apart from many guitars costing twice the price”: Jet JJ-300 P90 review
By Matt McCracken published
Jet Guitars' thoughtfully built offset leaves a lasting impression, but it's not without compromise

Gibson unveils Custom Shop Back To The Future ES-345 Collector’s Edition – and there’s a limited edition Epiphone too
By Jonathan Horsley published
The hunt goes on for the original ES-345 used by Michael J Fox in movie, but these limited run replicas have arrived just in time to celebrate 40 years of Back To The Future
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