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Lucy Dacus joins John Mayer in singing the praises of this emerging guitar genius
By Jonathan Horsley published
Forget sweep-picking and next-gen percussive acoustic fingerstyle guitar, Dacus says it's all about the bravery to play something different

“The perfect marriage of Aerosmith and the Cult. An Aerocult, if you will”: November 2025 Guitar World Editors’ Picks
By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Matt Parker, Janelle Borg published
The new guitar music that GW editors have been obsessed with this month: fresh names, old hands and trailblazing players

I'm sorry, my beloved AC30, but with hundreds slashed off digital modelers and multi-effects, I've found your replacement this Black Friday - here are 7 units that are turning my head
By Daryl Robertson last updated
With $150 off the Line 6 HX Effects, $210 off the Boss GT-1000, $100 off IK Multimedia's TONEX, and more, is it time for me to ditch the valve amp and go digital?

Jack White just lit up the NFL halftime show at Ford Field with White Stripes classics and bringing Eminem out from nowhere
By Jonathan Horsley published
Jack White is a man who knows how to make full use of his time onstage – and during this Thanksgiving set, he put on a seven-and-a-half-minute rock 'n' roll masterclass (with some bonus hip-hop)

Former Gamechanger Audio employees have launched a new firm – and their first pedal is inspired by the human voice
By Phil Weller published
Mentha Works' Monk Echo is inspired by Baltic choirs and mystical spaces, and it makes for a highly bespoke ambient machine

Boss’ Katana:Go Mini is the headphone amp to beat – and now it’s the best value, too – undercutting Fender, Blackstar and IK at just $99
By Matt Parker published
Boss’ headphone amp has got me playing so much more at home – and now it’s cheaper than all of its rivals

Been waiting to buy your dream guitar? Guitar Center has just introduced a 15% off coupon for Black Friday – for a limited time only
By Janelle Borg published
The musical instrument retail giant is one-upping itself by offering a coupon that's eligible to use on over 13,000 products

YouTuber gets the chance to try Gary Rossington’s legendary Free Bird Gibson Les Paul/SG – so he plays Free Bird
By Phil Weller published
Tyler Larson of Music Is Win was brave enough to try some Free Bird licks on the actual Free Bird guitar

I played a John Mayer Silver Sky for the first time ever this year and it blew me away. With 20% of all PRS SE and Core guitars at Guitar Center for Black Friday, I’m *this close* to getting one of my own
By Matt Owen published
Yes, the five-star SE NF 53 – already one of the best sub-$1k guitars on the market – is also included
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