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Get a massive 20% off select Fender Vintera guitars – but only while stocks last
By Matt McCracken published
These vintage-inspired guitars have got some mega discounts over at the Fender shop

Guitar Center is raising hell and reducing prices on big-name brands in their demonic Metal Mayhem Sale
By Daryl Robertson published
With as much as $499 slashed off a Strandberg seven-string, $350 off the Kemper Profiler and up to $150 off select Jackson models, this sale is a metalhead's dream

Fender officially reissues Tom DeLonge’s in-demand signature Stratocaster – and it comes in four classic finishes
By Matt Owen published
The no-nonsense Blink-182 workhorse, which became a cult classic following its discontinuation, is back at long last in a limited-edition format

“The biggest challenge for digital products is not the tone”: John Petrucci, Tosin Abasi and Devin Townsend explain what modelers don’t do as well as amps – yet
By Matt Parker published
The trio of prog metal guitar titans sat down with Rick Beato and went deep on the state of modeling

A guitar pick dispenser pedal is in the works – and we really, really want one
By Matt Owen published
Acorn Amplifiers is seeking funding for its ingenious pedal design

Squier treats its uber-affordable Sonic range to limited-edition colors – including the Jeff Beck-pioneered Graffiti Yellow
By Matt Owen published
The successor to Fender's entry-level Bullet range arrived earlier this year – and now it's got some fresh new finishes

Kramer’s Hot Dogger ’84 guitar started as a joke but it’s now very real
By Matt Parker published
“We think it’s a wiener,” says the US firm of its tasty new model, which is receiving a limited production run

John Mayer says you shouldn’t learn blues solos note-for-note – here's why
By Matt Owen published
He's got some of the finest blues chops around, so when the Sob Rock star speaks soloing, it's probably wise to listen

Jason Becker is selling the guitar Eddie Van Halen gave him in their emotional first meeting
By Matt Parker published
The Peavey Wolfgang is one of the first 100 produced – and was signed and played by the late great guitar god during his 1996 visit to Becker’s house

Nuno Bettencourt fires back at Richard Fortus after he defends Slash over Rihanna gig comments
By Matt Owen published
After Bettencourt suggested “most of the guitar players” he admires would struggle playing with Rihanna, Fortus said he “respectfully disagreed” – and it's prompted a heated reply
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