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You might get a strange look packing this futuristic frame into your luggage, but this 4.5 star rated travel guitar is an absolute bargain for just $370 in the early Prime Day sales -
Prime Day guitar deals 2026 LIVE: all of today's biggest savings on guitar gear at Amazon, Sweetwater, Guitar Center, Fender and beyond -
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“A much more versatile pedal than you might think”: Strymon Canoga Vintage Silicon Fuzz review -
A massive '70s headstock, HSS pickup configuration, and a killer flame top all for $340! This early Prime Day deal just chopped serious cash off a spec-loaded beginner guitar that we awarded 4.5 stars -
Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto aims to defy skepticism with his new house brand6 Comments -
Thomann, the world’s largest music retailer, is suing Fender over cease-and-desists31 Comments
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Everything you need to know about 1950s Telecaster pickups – and how to build your own replicas -
The most advanced gig bag ever created? D’Addario has launched climate-controlled guitar cases with integrated humidity control -
Best guitar straps 2026: play in comfort and secure your guitar in style – budget-spanning choices from a guitar salesman -
Best single coil pickups 2026: from trailblazing designs to vintage traditionalists -
The mystery of Gibson’s first Patent Applied For humbuckers -
You can now get an official Ibanez Tube Screamer watch -
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The Flipjack is a cable that can go from straight to angled in an instant
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“A much more versatile pedal than you might think”: Strymon Canoga Vintage Silicon Fuzz review
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This magnetic modular pedalboard could change the way you use your pedals – and it’s undergone the most extreme demo3 Comments -
Flattley The Joker review -
Alex Lifeson’s Rush reunion live rig has been revealed – and there’s not an amp in sight on the Fifty Something tour -
Best pedal amps 2026: top preamps, power amps, and amp modelers -
How Mike Matthews saved pedal pioneers Electro-Harmonix from the brink -
Fender keeps the pace with Neural DSP and Line 6 with a bumper firmware upgrade that gives players 15 new reasons to try the Tone Master Pro -
JHS Pedals once mistakenly put an ultra-rare Dumble boost circuit into one of its DIY pedals – now it’s been launched as an $89 standalone stompbox -
Best octave pedals for bass 2026: Pitch-shift your playing with my pick of essential pedalboard additions
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Marshall x Jimi Hendrix 60th Anniversary JMH Half Stack review -
EVH 5150 III Hypersonic 6L6 2x12 review -
Best amps for metal 2026: my top picks for high-gain heroes -
How Joe Satriani found the amp builder for his dream Eddie Van Halen tone -
Ed Sheeran launches signature Orange amp range - could it topple the Roland Cube as the busking combos to beat? -
Best budget guitar amps under $500 2026: cost-cutting amplifiers for every player -
Ed Sheeran is about to launch another piece of signature gear – and he’s already gifted it to a young fan -
Positive Grid Reactor 100 Intelligent Guitar Combo Amp review -
Positive Grid branches out from the Spark with the Reactor – an AI-powered combo that can generate tones from images and adapts to your playing3 Comments
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A massive '70s headstock, HSS pickup configuration, and a killer flame top all for $340! This early Prime Day deal just chopped serious cash off a spec-loaded beginner guitar that we awarded 4.5 stars
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Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto aims to defy skepticism with his new house brand6 Comments
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Thomann, the world’s largest music retailer, is suing Fender over cease-and-desists31 Comments
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Inside 60 years of Yamaha guitars – how the Japanese firm forged its own six-string path -
“Its popularity extends beyond jazz boundaries – notable players include Steve Howe, B.B. King and even John Frusciante”: Why Gibson’s longest-running production electric remains one of the world’s more affordable vintage guitars -
Gibson J-185 Century 12-Fret and J-45 Century 12-Fret review -
You can now watch the Norman’s Rare Guitars documentary online for free -
Fender's limited edition Player Fusion range has taken its entry level electrics in a radical hard rock direction -
The Fender legal furore is a damn shame, because Squier just launched its coolest guitars in years
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If you want to sound better live, three of our top-rated in-ear monitors just got some mega discounts in the Thomann In-Ear Days sale - save up to 30% on pro-level live sound -
Best in-ear monitors for guitar players 2025: stay in tune and on time -
“The best wireless headphones for musicians you can buy right now, despite a few flaws”: Yamaha YH-WL500 review -
“Some of the finest sounding IEMs”: Ultimate Ears Pro UE 150, UE 250, UE 350 In-Ear Monitors review -
“A handy addition to your pedalboard if you're playing shows with poor monitoring”: Cloudvocal EverSync Wireless IEM review -
Best earplugs for musicians: guitarist-friendly plugs to suit every budget -
CloudVocal’s EverSync wireless in-ear monitor system delivers high-quality, low-latency monitoring in a compact, pedalboard-friendly design -
Audio Technica ATH-M50xBT2 review: the only headphones you need for guitar, studio and everyday use? -
Save big on the Boss Waza-Air and a host of other guitar amp headphones solutions with these red-hot Cyber Monday deals
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Yvette Young has a new piece of signature gear – and it might be the one stop shop for all the ambient prog rock tones you’ve been waiting for -
Best guitar plugins 2026: my top plugins to level up your recorded guitar tones -
"Who thought we’d look to the kings of gritty bass for silky neo-soul tones?" Neural DSP Darkglass Ultimate review -
Fractal goes up against Neural DSP and IK Multimedia with ICONS – its first-ever plugin -
“At long last, a DAW puts the guitar at the very heart of its operations”: Fender Studio Pro 8 review4 Comments -
Fender forges surprise Samsung partnership to bring Fender Play to home TV screens for the first time -
“A utopia of modeled guitar tones that will suit pretty much any guitarist out there”: Universal Audio Paradise Guitar Studio review -
“I just want to keep playing it” - Neural DSP Archetype: John Mayer X review -
Neural DSP unveils Archetype: John Mayer X – a landmark signature plugin that brings the guitar great’s tones to the masses3 Comments
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Best guitar audio interfaces 2026: get better recorded guitar tones -
Best FRFR speakers 2026: transparent tone for multi-effects and amp modelers -
Best impulse responses: the secret sauce of great recorded guitar tone -
Best microphones for recording guitar 2026: capture your acoustic or electric playing perfectly with these top-flight mics for every occasion -
Why Fender just launched its own recording software – and what sets it apart for guitarists4 Comments -
These 5 audio interfaces came out on top in my testing gauntlet, and now they're all on sale with a hefty Black Friday discount – including $200 off a UA Apollo -
"One of the best ways to quickly and easily record your music alongside your smartphone": Blackstar Polar Go review -
“Affordable, professional-quality”: Warm Audio Fen-Tone WA-FT ribbon microphone review -
Presonus Eris Pro 6 Review
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Thomann, the world’s largest music retailer, is suing Fender over cease-and-desists31 Comments
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Inside 60 years of Yamaha guitars – how the Japanese firm forged its own six-string path
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“Its popularity extends beyond jazz boundaries – notable players include Steve Howe, B.B. King and even John Frusciante”: Why Gibson’s longest-running production electric remains one of the world’s more affordable vintage guitars
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