Buying Guides

Latest Buying guides

Close up of the Taylor Academy 12e-N nylon string acoustic guitar

Best guitars for small hands 2024: compact, thinline and slim-necked options for all ages

By Richard Blenkinsop last updated

Our pick of compact electric and acoustic models from Fender, Taylor, Epiphone and more

Guitars
Three Fender acoustic guitars leaning against a wall on a wooden floor

Best acoustic guitars under $1,000 in 2024: get great tone for less

By Rob Laing last updated

Enjoy superb playability and sound with our guide to the top mid-priced acoustics

Acoustic Guitars
Man wearing a guitar holding a messy guitar cable in his hands

How to choose the right guitar cable: from length and connector considerations, to whether you should build your own, here’s everything you need to know

By Connor Godfrey published

We've played enough bad cables to know what we're talking about – now you can plug and play with confidence using our guide

Guitar Setup
Close oup of the top left corner of a Fender amp

Fender amps explained: from tubes to modeling, here's everything you need to know about Fender amplifiers

By Richard Blenkinsop published

On the hunt for a new amp? Here's our guided tour of everything Fender has to offer when it comes to guitar amps

Guitar Amps
Martin LX1E on a light blue background with the text 'Guitar World Buyer's guide: Best 3/4 acoustic guitars'

Best 3/4 acoustic guitars 2024: small-bodied, short scale sensations from Taylor, Martin, Fender and more

By Matt McCracken last updated

From beginner nylon string models to solid electro-acoustic travel guitars, there’s a 3/4 option here for every style of player

Acoustic Guitars
Fender Pugilist Distortion Pedal on a wooden floor

Best distortion pedals 2024: the top 11 high-gain stompboxes for guitarists

By Jonathan Horsley last updated

Crunch, filth, mayhem! Dive into our expert round-up of the best distortion pedals available today

Effects & Pedals
A pair of Yamaha acoustic guitars sat up in their cases

Best Yamaha acoustic guitars 2024: our pick of Yamaha acoustics to suit all players

By Chris Corfield last updated

Our top picks from perhaps the most under-rated of the big acoustic brands

Acoustic Guitars
Blue Fender Telecaster Deluxe on wooden floor

Best Telecasters 2024: the top Fender Tele electric guitars for all budgets and styles

By Amit Sharma last updated

Figure out which is the best Telecaster for you - we pay homage to Fender's iconic electric guitar

Electric Guitars
A Danelectro Honeytone mini amp with an electric guitar lying next to it

Best mini amps for guitar 2024: power up your practice with these tiny towers of tone

By Matt McCracken last updated

Short on space? Practice anywhere with these small guitar amps that pack a punch

Guitar Amps
Silver MXR Iso-Brick sat on the edge of a guitar amplifier

Best pedalboard power supplies 2024: juice your ‘board with our recommendations

By Michael Astley-Brown last updated

Make sure your effects are firing on all cylinders with our pick of the best pedal power supplies from Strymon to Ernie Ball

Pedalboards
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Archives