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Joe Bonamassa reveals his new pedal obsession
The stompbox has brought a dose of ’60s amp magic to the guitarist’s latest recording sessions
Epiphone’s Taylor Swift acoustic guitars are here – but they’re not what we were expecting (and they’re already sold out)
Swift’s new guitar launch counters recent knock-off models claimed to be owned or signed by the world’s biggest pop artist
John Lennon once wrote to Eric Clapton asking him to help form a new band – now that letter is going up for auction
Lennon sought out Slowhand as he set about establishing a new band, pitching to Clapton they could “make the kind of sound that could bring back the balls in rock 'n' roll”
Guitarist undergoes eight-hour brain surgery – and plays his acoustic during the operation
Colin Miller was woken up part way through the operation to play guitar in order to maintain his left-side motor movements
Meet the affordable vintage tube amp you can turn into the best little Marshall you’ve never heard
It's old, British and cool, and you might even be able to pick up one for 500 bucks. But with its edgy Vox, underpowered Marshall voicing, this lesser-celebrated tube amp might just be the studio powerhouse you've been waiting for
A 1968 Gibson Les Paul played by Free's Paul Kossoff is up for auction
The guitar was owned by Arthur Ramm from the British prog rock band Beckett, and was originally a Les Paul Gold Top before being converted to a Burst around 1969-70
Gibson introduces the latest evolution of the Hummingbird – giving the acoustic a cutaway overhaul
Gibson’s super-stylish square-shouldered acoustic has largely remained true to its original dimensions. Now, a body cutaway has made a rare re-appearance
When Richie Kotzen learned a Hendrix classic wrong, his mom called him out
The guitar virtuoso says he had to face down criticism at the very outset of his playing career – albeit from his own mother
How The Linda Lindas’ Bela Salazer got her first electric guitar for free
Salazar and co-guitarist Lucia de la Garza's first guitars were instrumental in helping them write their own, and The Linda Lindas', early songs
$18 million of fake Gibson guitars seized in biggest counterfeit instrument bust on record
Over 3,000 counterfeit Gibsons – along with a handful of fake Fenders, Gretsch guitars, and PRS guitars – were seized after arriving in the US in ocean containers from Asia
It weighs under 6lbs and you can swap the pickup instantly: meet the guitar that wowed Billy Gibbons
Fresh out of the Cream T Custom Shop, this high-end electric with Guitar-X pickup swapping and a honeycomb body is pointing the way to a brighter (lighter) future for electric guitar
A maple cap fingerboard in 1965? Here’s why this vintage Jazz Bass is a true Fender unicorn
Could it be that this mid-'60s Jazz Bass is rare simply because people couldn't read Fender's small print? Well Strung Guitars owner David Davidson floats a theory and picks up the tale…
How Gibson’s Quick Connect pickups are the Les Paul mod anyone can do – no soldering required
As Gibson finally adds some Quick Connect pickups to its Pickup Shop lineup, we revisit this simple no-solder method to mod your Modern guitar
Courtney Love on why Echo & the Bunnymen's Will Sergeant is her “favorite guitarist on Earth”
Love also reveals that a new solo album – her first since 2004’s America’s Sweetheart – is well in the works
Sum 41's Deryck Whibley plays Steve Jones’ Sex Pistols Les Paul at the band's last-ever European show
The storied guitar, which sold for $390,000 at auction earlier this year, was recently played by Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong and Yungblud
Matteo Mancuso on why nobody in the contemporary guitar scene can afford a bad gig
Mancuso is one of this year's breakout stars – but with a brighter spotlight comes the added online (and offline) pressure to be consistent without fail
“This poses a risk of serious electric shock”: Blackstar has announced an immediate recall of Debut 100R amps with these date codes
The firm has highlighted significant safety issues with its Debut 100R 112 and 212 combos and is asking affected owners to get in touch
Kim Deal on why she has always been both a guitarist and a bassist
Deal had been hounded by the narrative that, aside from a couple of songs, she was never “allowed” to write songs with the Pixies – now, she's setting the record straight
Breaking: Trump Guitars hit with cease and desist from Gibson over use of Les Paul body shape
Breaking: The patriotic line was launched as “the only guitar officially endorsed by President Donald J. Trump”, but Gibson says it infringes on its trademarks
L7's Donita Sparks on why she opted to play a Flying V – despite it being a “shredder guitar”
The Flying V has accompanied Sparks throughout her journey with L7 – including some of the band's most career-defining moments, such as their 1994 Glastonbury appearance and their notorious 1992 Reading set