Latest articles by Guitar World Staff
Sponsor Content Created With Laney
An analog signal path, Ironheart-inspired circuitry, and flexible connectivity define Laney’s latest range of guitar amps
Sponsor Content Created With Positive Grid
With familiar amp controls and an app that lets you create tones from text, images, and audio, REACTOR offers another way into the creative process
Sponsor Content Created With G7th
Your capo might seem like a simple accessory, but getting the pressure right can make all the difference – here’s how G7th has spent 20 years trying to perfect it
Sponsor Content Created With Laney
The UK amp and cab expert has designed the ultimate modern solution for digital rigs
Sponsor Content Created With Blackstar
From patented circuits and lightweight valve amps to neural modeling and smart practice tools, Blackstar has spent two decades challenging the conventions of guitar amplification
Sponsor Content Created With IK Multimedia
The company’s celebrated TONEX ecosystem gets a new addition in the form of its most powerful modeler to date
Sponsor Content Created With Very Nice Guitars
Very Nice Guitars is based in Kraków, Poland, but operates with a global outlook – and it's quickly establishing itself as the go-to store and brand for custom and left-field guitar builds
Sponsor Content Created With Danelectro
They’re a diverse lot, but the new Dan Os impress with visual touches that harken all the way back to the company’s ‘50s roots. But with those aesthetic flourishes comes modern quality control that ensures you get all the vintage style, with none of the vintage reliability issues
Sponsor Content Created With ENYA MUSIC
The Inspire Pro is redefining what an electric guitar can offer in 2026 – with on-board tone shaping and looping capabilities
Sponsor Content Created With Reverend
Premium specs, top tier playability and seven pickup combinations define this semi-hollow stunner
Sponsor Content Created With Headstock
The AZ series is about as comprehensive a range of guitars – in tone, price, and aesthetics – as you’ll find anywhere. From specialists in punk to prog rock, funk, pop, jazz, and everything in between, there’s an Ibanez AZ for everyone
Sponsor Content Created With Laney
Unlike your typical modeler and conventional amp tone-in-a-box pedals, Laney has managed to pack 60 watts of real amp power into pedalboard-friendly stompboxes – all without sacrificing dynamics and responsiveness
Sponsor Content Created With Eventide
The next-gen version of the H9 Harmonizer is here – and it’s been given a serious overhaul
Sponsor Content Created With Emmergy FX
The man behind the soldering iron and Emmergy FX is creating custom-built effect stompboxes that are quickly becoming favorites among left-field artists and the shoegaze scene
Sponsor Content Created With IK Multimedia
The next-gen mini-modeler joins the TONEX ecosystem and could level up your signal chain in multiple different ways
Sponsor Content Created With Paoletti Guitars
After converting Sting, Johnny Depp, and Richie Sambora into fans, Paoletti is dazzling guitar enthusiasts and art collectors from Anaheim all the way to Dubai with The Eye of Florence: eight handmade guitars inspired by the stained-glass windows that crown Brunelleschi’s Dome at the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence
Sponsor Content Created With IK Multimedia
IK Multimedia answers player’s prayers with a premium version of the hugely acclaimed TONEX One, drafting a range of key sought-after upgrades
Yamaha expands its acclaimed range of Pacifica electrics with the SC Standard Plus – which offers new Reflectone pickups and premium playability
Sponsor Content Created With Yamaha
The latest evolution of the Yamaha TransAcoustic format is the ultimate all-in-one music-making tool, with built-in effects, looper, and Bluetooth capabilities
Sponsor Content Created With Positive Grid
With smart practice features, Bluetooth connectivity and AI-generated tones, the SPARK 2 offers real-world applications that could improve your practice routine – and level up your chops
Sponsor Content Created With Ashdown
The British amp firm continues to double down on its promise of optimal tone at an accessible price point with its SX range
Sponsor Content Created With Orange
Rather than revisiting past designs or leaning on nostalgia, Orange's new offering, the OR60, offers flexibility without sacrificing the core tone and identity
Sponsor Content Created With Marshall
The iconic brand’s amplifiers have stood the test of time. Here's how they continue to be a core part of the cultural conversation
Sponsor Content Created With Mesa/Boogie
In operation since 1969, Mesa/Boogie continues to cement its reputation as a leader in the tube amp market in the 2020s
Sponsor Content Created With Blackstar
From being founded by ex-Marshall employees to leading the charge in patented tone-shaping circuits, hybrid valve-and-DSP designs and cutting-edge digital platforms, the Blackstar team looks back at its key moments
