“People usually assume it’s a Rickenbacker, Telecaster or Jaguar. It’s often been this Les Paul”: Gibson and Johnny Marr have recreated the 1984 Les Paul that underpinned The Smith legend’s entire career
“Retaining the tones that made it a game-changer from the start”: The Boss Katana:GO headphone amp is back after it was discontinued – but not as you remember it
Guitar Center has elected to go big for their epic Presidents’ Day sale – score $500 off a Gibson Les Paul, $150 off a striking Gretsch Jet, and so much more
in Electric Guitars, Guitar Gear, Guitars “I auditioned for a guitar commission with a carload of basses! I laid them all out on the floor, and he went, ‘OK, let’s make a guitar’”: James Hetfield’s luthier on how he went from crafting basses to becoming the Metallica guitarist’s go-to axe maker
in Acoustic Guitars, Acoustic-electric Guitars, Guitar Gear, Guitars “Exceeds in playability, looks, and affordability”: Cort promises the pinnacle of affordable acoustic guitars with its $449 Essence series
in Electric Guitars, Guitar Gear, Guitars “Brutal looks and razor-sharp tones to push the limits of creativity”: Schecter’s Red Dawn series aims to weaponize a legion of chug-loving metal players
in Electric Guitars, Guitar Gear, Guitars “We’re not hearing $1,750 difference in the sonic quality, feel or playability. Far from it”: Epiphone Joe Bonamassa 1955 Les Paul Standard and Gibson Les Paul Standard ’50s Mahogany Top review
in Acoustic Guitars, Guitar Gear, Guitars “Loosening your strings before flying is kind of nonsense”: The do’s, don’ts and myths of flying with your guitar, busted by a hard-touring pro musician
in Guitar Amps, Guitar Gear, Headphone Amps “Precision-engineered sound and true wireless freedom”: Positive Grid turns the headphone amp market upside down with the wireless, AI-powered Neo
in Electric Guitars, Guitar Gear, Guitars “It’s becoming harder and harder to see why one guitar made of two lumps of wood bolted together with some basic electrics and hardware can cost $5,000, while one like this is a 10th of that price”: Shergold Masquerader SM11 Standard review
in Acoustic Guitars, Guitar Gear, Guitars “I was also able to purchase boards that were cut from a Honduras mahogany so legendary it’s known as ‘The Tree’”: Meet Don Musser, the ‘Dumble of acoustic guitar’ who has made custom builds for Dylan, Eddie Van Halen and Neil Young
in Acoustic Guitars, Guitar Gear, Guitars JWJ Parlour Select, Orchestra Select and Slope Shoulder Select review
in Electric Guitars, Guitar Gear, Guitars “I wanted the design to feel familiar, especially to Fender players, but I also wanted to make a guitar that felt a little more feminine than a lot of guitars do”: Meet West Valley Guitars, the UK brand making offsets like you’ve never seen before
