Best beginner guitar amps: top guitar amplifiers for beginners By Chris Corfield last updated 11 October 23 Looking for one of the best guitar amps for beginners? We’ve rounded-up our favorites for players of any style from brands including Blackstar, Marshall, Boss and more
Best guitar apps: top choices for learning, tuning, recording and more By Matt McCracken last updated 31 March 23 Enhance your technique with our pick of the best guitar apps for the modern player
Martin vs Taylor: What's the difference between these two iconic acoustic brands? By Daryl Robertson published 27 March 23 We take a deep dive into two titans of the acoustic world to find out which is the most suitable for you
Best acoustic guitar pickups: Our recommended acoustic pickups for all budgets By Jonathan Horsley last updated 3 March 23 No matter what style of guitarist you are, the best acoustic guitar pickups from LR Baggs, Fishman and others will help you get more from your tone
CardChords aims to help learners conquer the chord using removable fretboard flashcards By Matt Owen published 17 February 23 Each deck of CardChords helps beginner players by offering visual fretting prompts for 15 different chord shapes
An intrepid guitar researcher has assembled an exhaustive list of 100 alternate tunings – and he's just getting started By Matt Owen published 8 December 22 Stuck for ideas? Feeling uninspired? Not sure how to relight your six-string spark? George Howlett's comprehensive collection of global altered tunings is sure to help
Looking for Cyber Monday guitar deals under $50? We've found effects pedals, clip-on tuners, capos, cables, strings and more that fit the bill By Matt Owen published 28 November 22 Got some of your allocated Cyber Weekend budget left over? Here's everything you can get – from pedals to accessories – for 50 bucks or less
Looking to help kickstart your kid's journey to guitar stardom? We've curated the best guitar pack deals of Cyber Weekend By Matt Owen published 26 November 22 Get everything you or an aspiring young guitarist could ever dream of needing to start a six-string journey – all at some ridiculously low prices
How does Dolly Parton play guitar with such long fingernails? By Laura B. Whitmore published 17 November 22 The country hitmaker shaped her entire guitar style around her trademark talons
Nile’s Karl Sanders talks new guitar partnerships, the key to heaviness and what all tech-metal bands can learn from The Beatles By Jonathan Horsley last updated 28 October 22 Sanders has composed some of death-metal’s most pulverizing arrangements, but “people go ridiculously nuts over” his most simple songs
Best Ibanez guitars: 13 standard and signature Ibanez models for every budget By James Farmer last updated 21 October 22 Our pick of the best Ibanez guitars for beginner to pro players, along with useful buying advice
How to play guitar: a beginner’s guide By James Uings published 26 September 22 This beginner guitar lesson takes you from tuning the guitar and strumming your first chords through to playing your very first guitar solos
Guitar Center is currently offering hundreds of dollars off a range of guitars – including the Fender Player Stratocaster By Daryl Robertson published 1 April 22 Stand out from the crowd with up to 20% off limited edition guitars from Fender, Epiphone, Jackson and Sterling by Music Man
Ernie Ball Music Man spruces up its Axis line guitars with new finishes By Jackson Maxwell published 15 July 21 The luxurious, high-performance models are now available in beautiful Roasted Amber and Yucatan Blue finishes in flame or quilt maple tops
Best blues guitars 2024: these six-strings have the blues and they ain't bad By Jonathan Horsley published 9 July 21 Wondering what the best blues guitars are at the moment? Here we have 10 of the finest options from Gibson, Fender, Guild and more
Charvel Pro-Mod DK22 SSS 2PT CM review By Ed Mitchell published 19 November 20 A high-performance S-style with some classic tones that might even get the blues and country club excited about shred
Danelectro ’57 Guitar & ’59 Divine review By Dave Burrluck published 28 October 20 Over 60 years on, what place does Danelectro have in today’s different world?
PRS SE Hollowbody II Piezo review By Amit Sharma published 26 October 20 The first Piezo-equipped model in the SE series makes a rather stunning debut…
Fender 70th Anniversary Broadcaster review By Dave Burrluck published 21 October 20 If the world doesn’t have enough vintage-style Telecasters already, here’s another one. The trouble is, it’s rather good
EVH Striped Series Shark review By Chris Gill published 16 October 20 A spot-on replica of Eddie Van Halen's most aggressive electric with super-hot tones and a shreddable neck