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Venus Guitars is a new company aimed at empowering women in the guitar scene – and its first guitars offer smart features that any player will appreciate
By Janelle Borg published
The ultra-lightweight, keenly spec'd models also boast an innovative quick-swap pickguard and amulet system for maximum customization

Best Telecasters 2025: top Teles for every taste
By Amit Sharma last updated
Whether it’s your first Telecaster or you’ve walked in the boots of guitar-playing royalty, our top Telecasters will help you get your twang on

ESP goes all-in on single-pickup builds for 2025 – is the neck humbucker becoming a thing of the past for metal guitars?
By Phil Weller published
The Japanese luthier has dropped 28 new models, with half of those featuring single-pickup designs as it reflects changing trends in the metal guitar scene

How Paul Reed Smith created the ultimate Dragon for PRS Guitars’ 40th Anniversary
By Dave Burrluck published
Debuting PRS’s “throaty” new McCarty III humbuckers, the Private Stock 40th Anniversary McCarty Dragon is a work of art and a triumph of engineering – and, says Smith, it’s built to play

“A smartly turned-out spin on a modern classic”: Jet Guitars JS-45 Elite review
By Dave Burrluck published
Based in Slovenia and made in China, Jet Guitars’ impressively wide range of mainly lookalikes is now heading upmarket. The seatbelt sign is on…

“Plays like a much more modern proposition”: Gretsch Professional Series Hollow Body Tennessean review
By Neville Marten published
The working musician’s hollowbody designed to handle most popular styles but retaining that unmistakably cool Gretsch vibe

ESP has dropped a new LTD signature guitar for Richard ZK – and it’s got the Rammstein riffer rather excited
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist road-tested and experimented with various prototypes before landing on the final form

Cort and Hedras continue to elevate their progressive electric design with new Mutility II
By Phil Weller published
Improved ergonomics and bolstered tonal versatility headline Cort’s latest Hedras-designed drop

Dennis Fano is now leading both Fano and Novo – as his two boutique companies merge
By Phil Weller published
Both firms were founded by Fano, and now they’ve been brought under one leadership structure for the first time

Designing new solidbody electrics is one of the biggest challenges in guitar building – but Eastman has made it look easy yet again with the FullerTone
By Matt Owen published
Eastman takes inspiration from its acclaimed D'Ambrosio range to produce an innovative lineup that looks like the stuff of dreams
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