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Frank Stallone on his “magnificent” Epiphone Emperor and its mysterious origins
By Phil Weller Published
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These are the gear releases that have caught my eye this week – and the ones you might have missed
By Matt Owen Published
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EVH delivers on its hardtail promise and launches the Wolfgang Standard T.O.M.
By Janelle Borg Published
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An interview with the late, great Mark Sampson, the trailblazing amp designer behind Bad Cat and Matchless
By Charlie Wilkins Published
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“Its superpower is punching your guitar tone with presence, thickened gain and sustain”: SoloDallas SVDS Boost review
By Paul Riario Published
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Electro-Harmonix founder Mike Matthews on befriending Hendrix, booking Chuck Berry and the birth of pedal culture
By Jacob Paul Nielsen Published
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“An affordable and extremely useful creative tool”: Shure MV7i Smart Microphone and Interface review
By Chris Gill Published
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Accessories
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“One of the most genuinely unique guitar tones I’ve ever heard”: Submarine Pickups Subsix review
By Matt McCracken Published
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What's the best guitar cable in 2025? These are the tried & tested options I'd recommend to any player
By Matt McCracken Last updated
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“Wins out on battery life, aesthetics and its Cable Tone feature”: Blackstar Airwire i58 review
By Michael Astley-Brown Published
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How Rotosound revolutionized the bass world with its Swing Bass 66 strings – and shaped the sound of rock music in the process
By Matt Owen Published
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Are Seymour Duncan's new Jazzmaster Silencers the ultimate Jazzmaster pickups?
By Jenna Scaramanga Published
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“We’re all looking for new inspiration. These P-90 pickups work really well”: Warren Haynes on the P-90 renaissance
By Jenna Scaramanga Published
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Meet the SlideSaddle – a guitar slide that offers infinite sustain like an EBow
By Phil Weller Published
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Lollar looks to breathe new life into Strat single coils with the Super-Casters
By Phil Weller Published
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How TV Jones built an enviable reputation despite being an underdog in the pickup world
By Brandon Stoner Published
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Effects & Pedals
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“Its superpower is punching your guitar tone with presence, thickened gain and sustain”: SoloDallas SVDS Boost review
By Paul Riario Published
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Electro-Harmonix founder Mike Matthews on befriending Hendrix, booking Chuck Berry and the birth of pedal culture
By Jacob Paul Nielsen Published
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Neural DSP’s Nano Cortex had one major drawback – but now it’s been addressed with a huge free firmware update
By Matt Owen Published
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"The ability to use this as a midweight MIDI brain for a gigging setup is what makes it unique.": Walrus Audio Canvas Clock review
By Alex Lynham Published
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“The name holds a clue – this pedal is ideal for blues players”: J Rockett Blue Note Select review
By Trevor Curwen Published
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“A well-made, reasonably-priced power supply”: Harley Benton PowerPlant ISO-10AC Pro review
By Richard Blenkinsop Published
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“A flexible vintage-flavoured asset for your signal chain”: Beetronics Larva Morphing Phaser review
By Trevor Curwen Published
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“Sonically excellent”: Hamstead x That Pedal Show Redwing Analogue Stereo Modulator review
By Trevor Curwen Published
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Unpacking the magic of the Jordan Boss Tone – an actual guitar plug-in that delivers Dan Auerbach-approved fuzz
By Chris Gill Published
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Guitar Amps
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An interview with the late, great Mark Sampson, the trailblazing amp designer behind Bad Cat and Matchless
By Charlie Wilkins Published
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Dumble amps have an almost mythical reputation. But what's all the fuss really about?
By Amit Sharma Published
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Best practice amps 2025: hone your chops at home
By Matt McCracken Last updated
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“For the price, it’s pretty much unbeatable”: Harley Benton JAMster Guitar review
By Richard Blenkinsop Published
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Mark Tremonti’s PRS signature amp is one of the best affordable high-gain amps on the market – and it just got one major upgrade
By Matt Owen Published
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"I never use my tube amp at home now, because I have a Spark Live": 5 reasons you should be picking up the Positive Grid Spark Live in the massive Guitar Month sale
By Matt McCracken Published
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“Our goal is to stay at the forefront of amplification innovation”: How Seymour Duncan set out to create the ultimate bass amp solution by pushing its PowerStage lineup to greater heights
By Matt Owen Published
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Laney and Nathan East team up for a versatile signature bass head that ends a 40-year wait for the session legend
By Phil Weller Published
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Best solid state amps 2025: Our amp picks for those who play, dirty, clean, or anything in between
By Simon Fellows Last updated
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Guitars
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Frank Stallone on his “magnificent” Epiphone Emperor and its mysterious origins
By Phil Weller Published
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EVH delivers on its hardtail promise and launches the Wolfgang Standard T.O.M.
By Janelle Borg Published
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Norman Harris names the 5 most memorable guitars that have come through Norman's Rare Guitars
By Andrew Daly Published
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Paul Reed Smith on raising the Standard 24, finally cracking the noise-free guitar and why John Sykes is a tone hero
By Dave Burrluck Published
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Stromberg is back! We get our hands on the Master 400 – a holy grail archtop with a price to match
By Dave Burrluck Published
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“It combines unique aesthetics with modern playability and impressive tone, creating a Firebird unlike any I’ve had the pleasure of playing before”: Gibson Firebird Platypus review
By Daryl Robertson Published
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Norman Harris on the unlikely rise of Norman’s Rare Guitars and the birth of the vintage guitar market
By Andrew Daly Published
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“The perfect first guitar for any style of player”: Mooer MSC10 Pro review
By Richard Blenkinsop Published
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Fender’s elevated Player II Modified line brings the firm’s most sought-after guitar upgrades to the masses
By Matt Owen Published
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Headphones
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“The best wireless headphones for musicians you can buy right now, despite a few flaws”: Yamaha YH-WL500 review
By Matt McCracken Published
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“Some of the finest sounding IEMs”: Ultimate Ears Pro UE 150, UE 250, UE 350 In-Ear Monitors review
By Paul Riario Published
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Best in-ear monitors for guitar players 2025: stay in tune and on time
By Chris Corfield Published
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“A handy addition to your pedalboard if you're playing shows with poor monitoring”: Cloudvocal EverSync Wireless IEM review
By Matt McCracken Published
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Best earplugs for musicians 2025: guitarist-friendly plugs to suit every budget
By Chris Corfield Last updated
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CloudVocal’s EverSync wireless in-ear monitor system delivers high-quality, low-latency monitoring in a compact, pedalboard-friendly design
By Guitar World Staff Published
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Audio Technica ATH-M50xBT2 review: the only headphones you need for guitar, studio and everyday use?
By Chris Corfield Published
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Save big on the Boss Waza-Air and a host of other guitar amp headphones solutions with these red-hot Cyber Monday deals
By Michael Astley-Brown Published
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Orange’s new wireless headphones transmit audio by vibrating your face bones
By Matt Parker Published
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Plugins & Apps
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Meet the rePEDAL – an AI overdrive maker that generates digital stompboxes at the click of a button
By Phil Weller Published
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Best guitar plugins 2025: my top plugins to level up your recorded guitar tones
By Matt McCracken Published
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Tosin Abasi’s playing is now available in GarageBand and Logic thanks to a high-profile new producer pack
By Phil Weller Published
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Best Neural DSP plugins 2025: 10 Neural plugins tested with sound samples
By Matt McCracken Published
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Hughes & Kettner finally brings back its Puretone amp by popular demand... as a plugin
By Phil Weller Published
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"I'm not a big amp plugin user beyond recording – but my time with these three changed my playing habits": Universal Audio UAD Dream '65 Reverb, Ruby '63 Top Boost and Lion '68 Super Lead Amplifier plugins review
By Rob Laing Published
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This is not a typo – you can save more than $1,000 on a Universal Audio guitar effects bundle in what is hands-down the biggest Black Friday gear deal you’ll come across this year
By Matt Owen Published
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6 AI-powered guitar tools to supercharge your guitar-playing
By Matt McCracken Published
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Enter the tonal thunderdome with a whopping 75% off Tonex and AmpliTube 5 Max software this Black Friday
By James Grimshaw Published
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Studio & Recording Equipment
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“An affordable and extremely useful creative tool”: Shure MV7i Smart Microphone and Interface review
By Chris Gill Published
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A guitarist's ticket to easier home recording: PreSonus Quantum HD 2 review
By Pete Emery Published
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"Brilliantly precise monitoring headphones with wide open-back sound": Audio-Technica ATH-R70XA review
By Shaun Prescott Published
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The Les Paul Recording Studio opens in Hollywood – bringing the innovator’s revolutionary gear to a whole new generation of musicians
By Phil Weller Published
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Quick! Positive Grid's huge $50 Riff audio interface discount ends today – here are 5 reasons it’s worth your money
By Matt McCracken Published
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Fender eyes up the iRig with the Link I/O interface – a studio-grade audio interface that can fit in your pocket
By Phil Weller Published
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Best FRFR speakers 2025: transparent tone for multi-effects and amp modelers
By Richard Blenkinsop Last updated
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Boss takes on Universal Audio and Two Notes with the Waza Tube Amp Expander Core
By Phil Weller Published
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“Everything the modern musician needs to record great-sounding guitars”: Grab a first-ever Cyber Monday deal on one of our top-rated guitar audio interfaces
By Matt McCracken Published
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More about Guitar Gear
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“An affordable and extremely useful creative tool”: Shure MV7i Smart Microphone and Interface review
By Chris Gill Published
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Neural DSP’s Nano Cortex had one major drawback – but now it’s been addressed with a huge free firmware update
By Matt Owen Published
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“One of the most genuinely unique guitar tones I’ve ever heard”: Submarine Pickups Subsix review
By Matt McCracken Published
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