Is it worth modding a cheap guitar? By Dave Burrluck Upgrades can elevate inexpensive guitars, but what should you consider before reaching for the parts catalog?
How are cheap guitars priced so low? By Dave Burrluck We take a look at the typical retail chain for affordable guitars, from the factory to your front door
Yamaha Pacifica 1611MS review By Dave Burrluck To celebrate 30 years of Yamaha’s LA-based custom shop, we focus on its only signature electric, the Pacifica 1611 Mike Stern
Trinity by Relish review By Dave Burrluck Relish has created a solidbody with its unique pickup-swapping feature. Electric guitars may never be the same again…
Nik Huber Piet review By Dave Burrluck Nik Huber’s latest solidbody is inspired by the offset fashion and named after his youngest son. The result is very classy
Fender American Original ’70s Telecaster Custom review By Dave Burrluck Featuring the original-style Cunife Wide Range humbucker, this Tele Custom has that '70s thing to a T
Guild Aristocrat HH & P90 review By Dave Burrluck This pair of Guild single-cuts combine vintage style and lighter weight at a temptingly affordable price
PRS McCarty 2020 review By Dave Burrluck Always in the Custom's shadow, the 26-year-old McCarty was PRS’s first ‘vintage-aimed’ model and has been revised for 2020
Martin SC-13E review By Dave Burrluck Martin’s big launch for 2020 is a very un-Martin-style ‘crossover’ guitar. A designer’s folly or the future?
PRS S2 McCarty 594, S2 McCarty 594 Singlecut & S2 McCarty 594 Thinline review By Dave Burrluck PRS’s trio of S2 594 models were a big hit at this year’s NAMM Show. How do they fare in the flesh? Very well…
PRS S2 35th Anniversary Custom 24 review By Dave Burrluck PRS celebrates a landmark year with an S2 that promises expanded sounds for half the price of the Core Custom
Eastman Romeo review By Dave Burrluck A smart semi-hollow drawing on Eastman's archtop heritage - it could well be love at first sight for the Romeo...
Fender American Acoustasonic Stratocaster review By Dave Burrluck A year on from the groundbreaking Acoustasonic Tele, the Big F releases this hybrid acoustic/electric Strat. But is it just a new shape or a new voice?
Guild Starfire II ST Dynasonic review By Dave Burrluck One of the oldest ‘classic’ pickup designs makes a return to the Guild range. But is everything quite what it seems?
Fret-King 'Black Label' Country Squire Semitone Special review By Dave Burrluck Possibly the most over-looked brand in the history of overlooked brands, Fret-King continues to offer affordable and intelligently designed guitars. This one’s rather special...
Vintage Reissued V100PBB and V100MP review By Dave Burrluck Brit-conceived and long-running lookalike brand Vintage is going places – particularly across the pond in the USA. Is now the time to reconsider the copy? We think so…
PRS SE Santana Singlecut Trem review By Dave Burrluck PRS launched a trio of signature models at the start of 2019 and decided to leave the biggest till last. Finally, we catch up with Santana’s latest vision...
Ernie Ball Music Man Mariposa review By Dave Burrluck Ernie Ball Music Man and Omar Rodríguez-López create a stunning signature model that stands out from the crowd
Own your tone: the guitar terms you need to know By Guitarist editors, Dave Burrluck To help you perfect the feel and sound of your guitar rig, here’s a refresher on some key concepts…
Fender American Ultra Series Stratocaster and Telecaster review By Dave Burrluck Fender has refreshed and renamed its American Elite series for 2020, but do the Californian guitar giant's new flagship electrics raise the standard?
