Loading...|Loading...
Guitars background

Guitars

Hobby Community

Watch

Watch: Guitars

3 videos · Swipe to explore

Bob Dylan rapidly taps second guitarist amid tour reshuffle

Bob Dylan rapidly taps second guitarist amid tour reshuffle

Read the full article
Darkglass launches guitar-focused Anagram Essentials with Sweetwater and Andertons

Darkglass launches guitar-focused Anagram Essentials with Sweetwater and Andertons

Read the full article
EarthQuaker Devices revives Bellows fuzz as limited Legacy Reissue

EarthQuaker Devices revives Bellows fuzz as limited Legacy Reissue

Read the full article

More News

Tony Iommi raffles signed Gibson SG to support Birmingham hospital charity
News

Tony Iommi raffles signed Gibson SG to support Birmingham hospital charity

Tony Iommi has raffled a signed Gibson SG used on his upcoming solo recordings, with every ticket supporting the Heartlands Hospital Charity Appeal.

Jamie Taylor2m read
Kramer marks 50th anniversary with Anniversary Gold NightSwan
Releases

Kramer marks 50th anniversary with Anniversary Gold NightSwan

Kramer's 50th-anniversary NightSwan returns in Anniversary Gold, with major dealers already listing the limited edition alongside other milestone models.

Nina Kowalski2m read
Fender targets 17 guitar brands in Stratocaster shape dispute
Updates

Fender targets 17 guitar brands in Stratocaster shape dispute

Fender’s cease-and-desist push hit 17 brands, with Yamaha named and boutique Strat-style builders suddenly facing a costly choice: redraw, relabel, or fight.

Sam Ortega2m read
Gibson, Marshall and Electro-Harmonix lead this week’s best new guitar gear
Releases

Gibson, Marshall and Electro-Harmonix lead this week’s best new guitar gear

Electro-Harmonix brings the clearest player value, while Gibson’s Nashville push and Marshall’s name-check keep this roundup from feeling like filler.

Sam Ortega2m read
How to tune a guitar without a tuner, using your ears
Analysis

How to tune a guitar without a tuner, using your ears

When your tuner dies mid-jam, the fifth-fret method and a few ear-training checks can still get a guitar playable fast.

Sam Ortega4m read
Gibson releases Jared James Nichols documentary The Long Road
Releases

Gibson releases Jared James Nichols documentary The Long Road

Gibson has dropped The Long Road, a Jared James Nichols documentary with Joe Bonamassa and Zakk Wylde, following his climb from Waukesha to global stages.

Nina Kowalski2m read
MusicRadar's gig-ready guitar guide helps players avoid stage surprises
Analysis

MusicRadar's gig-ready guitar guide helps players avoid stage surprises

MusicRadar’s gig-ready checklist targets the failures that ruin a set, from tuning drift and dead strings to crackly cables, weak batteries and loose hardware.

Jamie Taylor5m read
Derek Trucks thought Eric Clapton’s call was a prank, until the collaboration began
News

Derek Trucks thought Eric Clapton’s call was a prank, until the collaboration began

Derek Trucks brushed off Eric Clapton’s call as a prank, then learned the invitation was real and tied to a larger Clapton-Santana project.

Jamie Taylor2m read
Devon Gilfillian aims to take Nashville soul global with new album
Analysis

Devon Gilfillian aims to take Nashville soul global with new album

Devon Gilfillian is pushing his Nashville soul past Music Row, with Cory Wong, live-to-tape sessions at RCA Studio A, and a new album built to travel.

Sam Ortega4m read
Will Wallner receives Gary Moore’s historic Les Paul Junior from Steve Jones
News

Will Wallner receives Gary Moore’s historic Les Paul Junior from Steve Jones

Will Wallner has stepped into the story of Gary Moore’s 1955 Les Paul Junior, a guitar that passed through Steve Jones and onto Thin Lizzy stages.

Sam Ortega2m read
Guitar World calls Fender Vintera III Mustang a persuasive dark horse model
Analysis

Guitar World calls Fender Vintera III Mustang a persuasive dark horse model

Guitar World’s praise for Fender’s 24-inch Mustang reframed the student-model underdog as a serious $1,249.99 Vintera III workhorse with vintage-correct details.

Sam Ortega2m read
Adrian Belew recalls moving from Frank Zappa to David Bowie
Analysis

Adrian Belew recalls moving from Frank Zappa to David Bowie

Adrian Belew says Bowie’s call after Zappa turned a European run into a career-defining leap. The move put his lead guitar and backing vocals on Stage, Lodger and later Sound+Vision.

Nina Kowalski2m read
Kirk Hammett says vintage pickups now shape his tone, praises Greeny's magic
Analysis

Kirk Hammett says vintage pickups now shape his tone, praises Greeny's magic

Kirk Hammett says he has moved past active pickups and now leans on vintage P.A.F.s, with Greeny driving much of the sound on Metallica’s new record.

Nina Kowalski2m read
Gibson’s lighter Les Paul Studio Double Trouble tests purists’ patience
Analysis

Gibson’s lighter Les Paul Studio Double Trouble tests purists’ patience

Gibson’s Studio Double Trouble keeps the Les Paul voice and core specs, but the lighter, more affordable build asks purists to trade some tradition for comfort.

Nina Kowalski5m read
Fan gifts Sophie Burrell a PRS Custom 24 after years online
Community

Fan gifts Sophie Burrell a PRS Custom 24 after years online

A fan in a PRS owners Facebook group handed Sophie Burrell the 2014 Custom 24 Wood Library she had been chasing online.

Sam Ortega2m read
Why MIDI matters for guitarists in modern live rigs
Analysis

Why MIDI matters for guitarists in modern live rigs

MIDI turns a crowded pedalboard into one controller with fewer mistakes, from channel changes and scene swaps to synced tap tempo and whole-rig recalls.

Nina Kowalski4m read
Marshall unveils Billie Joe Armstrong’s first signature amp in 14 years
Releases

Marshall unveils Billie Joe Armstrong’s first signature amp in 14 years

Marshall turned Billie Joe Armstrong’s Super Bowl teaser into a 100-watt signature head, with a blue finish lifted from his first Fernandes guitar.

Nina Kowalski2m read
Blackstar scales Doug Aldrich’s Ruby tone into a compact 5-watt combo
Releases

Blackstar scales Doug Aldrich’s Ruby tone into a compact 5-watt combo

Blackstar turned Doug Aldrich’s 100-watt Ruby idea into a 5-watt 1 x 12 combo, with a 0.5-watt mode, CabRig, reverb, and an FX loop.

Jamie Taylor2m read
Fender issues cease-and-desist to Australian vintage guitar shop
Updates

Fender issues cease-and-desist to Australian vintage guitar shop

Fender’s warning to Cool Old Guitars puts vintage listings under the microscope, from "Stratocaster" wording to "Twang-Style" knockoffs.

Nina Kowalski2m read
Paul Rodgers helped Jimmy Page rediscover the guitar after grief
Analysis

Paul Rodgers helped Jimmy Page rediscover the guitar after grief

Paul Rodgers helped Jimmy Page back to the guitar after two years of silence, turning grief into The Firm and a new post-Zeppelin chapter.

Nina Kowalski2m read
Joe Perry wants to buy back sentimental red Höfner guitar
News

Joe Perry wants to buy back sentimental red Höfner guitar

Joe Perry says he wants back the red Höfner he used for July 4 Banner runs at Lake Sunapee, a guitar that slipped away during a pruning phase.

Sam Ortega2m read
Bob Mothersbaugh traces Devo’s weird guitar legacy from Akron roots
Analysis

Bob Mothersbaugh traces Devo’s weird guitar legacy from Akron roots

Bob Mothersbaugh turned Devo’s anti-rock stance into a guitar style built on rhythm, texture, and concept. Akron’s outsider streak made the weirdness stick.

Sam Ortega5m read
John Mayer says heavier guitar strings do not guarantee better tone
Analysis

John Mayer says heavier guitar strings do not guarantee better tone

John Mayer says thicker strings can help, but only if bends, vibrato and tuning still feel alive in your hands.

Nina Kowalski2m read
Neil Young says feeling matters more than flawless guitar chops
Analysis

Neil Young says feeling matters more than flawless guitar chops

Neil Young’s one-note gospel still cuts through the shred race: rock guitar is about impact, not a scoreboard of speed and precision.

Sam Ortega5m read
Dame Guitars turns fake relic wear into a real product
Releases

Dame Guitars turns fake relic wear into a real product

Dame Guitars has turned a Chibson USA joke into relic sticker decals, a reversible way to fake stage wear without sanding, checking or aging a guitar for real.

Jamie Taylor2m read
Martin launches Shawn Mendes signature acoustics inspired by vintage model
Releases

Martin launches Shawn Mendes signature acoustics inspired by vintage model

Martin tied two Shawn Mendes acoustics to a 1920s Martin 0-42 from a Brooklyn shop, limiting the 000-28 to 88 guitars worldwide.

Jamie Taylor1m read
Jackson Pro Series Wes Borland King V proves surprisingly versatile
Analysis

Jackson Pro Series Wes Borland King V proves surprisingly versatile

Wes Borland’s King V looks like pure theater, but Jackson’s signature model is built to work hard onstage and outside nu-metal circles.

Nina Kowalski3m read
Samantha Fish says her Gibson SG is her most versatile guitar
Analysis

Samantha Fish says her Gibson SG is her most versatile guitar

Samantha Fish has played the same Gibson SG since 2015, and she says sweat, not tools, relic’d it into her most versatile, most comfortable stage guitar.

Sam Ortega2m read
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi 2 revives a rejected fuzz circuit
Analysis

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi 2 revives a rejected fuzz circuit

A shelved dual op-amp Muff is back, and its rougher, tighter grind makes it a smart pick for players chasing heavier sustain and mix-ready fuzz.

Jamie Taylor3m read