Latest articles by Guitar World Staff
Learn to play guitar – and have fun doing it– with the feature-packed Gibson App
Curated learning app boasts in-depth interactive lessons, videos, songs, even an amp and effects for players at all skill levels
“Percussive attack, lively dynamics and the distinctive resonance that swamp ash is known for”: the PRS SE Swamp Ash offers the full tonal package in one guitar
Swamp ash makes its return to PRS with a fun, flexible, and beautifully built HSH model – and it’s a tonal Swiss Army Knife
Al Nesbitt is the next big name in instrumental acoustic guitar
The skilled musician and songwriter combines a cinematic compositional sensibility with fiery, technically-dazzling six-string playing
“A vintage-inspired instrument that drips with 1970s tone and a superb feel”: Ernie Ball Music Man brings old-school style to a premium modern platform with the Retro ‘70s StingRay
The original ‘70s StingRay bass was championed by countless low-end legends. Now it’s been revived as a new vintage classic that boasts era-correct specs and impeccable playability
“Reliably power your effects and floorboards”: Meet the mega-powerful NUX ZEUS – an isolated power supply that will solve all your pedal powering problems
With 10 high-current DC power outlets – with switchable and variable voltage options – the ZEUS promises to supply noise-free power to just about any analog and digital effects pedal, with all the cables provided
“Ignore the Pacifica Pro at your peril: this is a world-class instrument”: the Yamaha Pacifica Professional returns to the model’s roots as the ultimate pro player toolkit
Born from a new collaboration between the firm’s Japanese luthiers and its USA custom shop, the Pacifica Professional aims to build on the magic of the original high-end Pacificas that were so admired by session players
“I just sent one of these to Joe Perry. He loves it”: Introducing the Danelectro Nichols 66 fuzz – a reissue of the first pedal that brand owner Steve Ridinger ever designed
The Nichols 66 revives Ridinger's Liverpool Fuzz Tone unit, which was first designed without the aid of any existing stompbox schematics
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Darkglass heads deep into low end territory with its new Infinity 500 and Microtubes 500 digital and analog bass combo amps
New models are loaded with 500 watts of power, custom-made Eminence speakers, multiple distortion options and much more
NAMM 2024: “We like to build special basses just for NAMM that show off what we're capable of. What we love to do”: Spector’s USA Custom Shop is here to inspire your own custom bass build – and, as they tell us, “we love new challenges”
Check out some of the Custom Shop candy available from Spector’s top US luthiers
NAMM 2024: “Sing through it and get your killer guitar sounds… and run an acoustic guitar, or a bass, or even keyboards”: Up-close with the Positive Grid Spark LIVE – the smart amp that can handle your whole band
The new 150-watt combo has four independent channels, is packed with smart tech and is shaping up to be the ultimate grab-and-go jam hub
Ernie Ball Music Man’s upgraded Steve Lukather Luke 4 SSS offers “supreme tonal firepower” thanks to its brand new HT pickup technology
An innovation decades in the making, the HT pickups headline the latest installment to the Lukather line of signature instruments, offering a dynamic and responsive playing experience
NAMM 2024: “It’s going to make you think different, play different and make new music”: Explore Cream Guitars’ range of aesthetically innovative and high-spec’d guitars – complete with a finish that literally changes color
Top notch hardware, wholly fresh body shapes and utterly wild visuals – feast your eyes on Cream Guitars' catalog of irresistible instruments
NAMM 2024: Returning archtops, elegant updates and a model designed in collaboration with a jazz legend – explore D’Angelico’s latest lineup of luxury electric guitars
Meet four of the most elegant and ornate models currently on D'Angelico's books, from the Art Deco-inspired Style B to the updated Premier DC
“We found the perfect 1963 AC30 and we took it apart and figured out what made it tick”: Vox is making ‘classic’ amps and pedals again, as its Hand-Wired AC Series and Vintage wahs put the firm’s most iconic builds under the microscope
We headed to Vox's NAMM booth to hear the results of its most ambitious reproduction process yet
Send your Les Paul’s sustain into the stratosphere with FU-Tone’s new BRASS Stop Tail & Tune-O-Matic Bridge Set
The first name in tremolo-style hardware upgrades now has the perfect, easy-to-install brass solution for hard tail players
NAMM 2024: Seamless streaming, plentiful power options and endless tone – Blackstar’s ID: Core V4 is shaping up to be the ultimate mobile practice amp
We headed to the NAMM show floor to check out the ID:Core V4 – now boasting a new USB-C interface and power reduction capability
NAMM 2024: Eventide's H90 Harmonizer multi-effects engine now has Bluetooth support and an all-new polyphonic synth algorithm – hear “one of the most amazing stompboxes out there” in action
Explore the wild PolySynth sounds of the ultra-powerful multi-effects pedal – as well as the tones of Eventide's two-in-one overdrive/Uni-Vibe pedal, the Riptide
NAMM 2024: A Jack White-backed multi-effects for $99? Meet the result of this year’s most surprising pedal collaboration: the Donner x Third Man Hardware Triple Threat
Hear the new three-in-one distortion, phaser and echo pedal put through its paces by Jack White’s guitar tech and Third Man co-conspirator, Dan Mancini
Meet the Triple Threat, the ultracompact, three-in-one analog pedal collab from Donner Music and Jack White’s Third Man Hardware
Eye-catching innovative pedal boasts discrete distortion, phaser and echo circuits for “remarkable analog tones and versatility for musicians on the go”
Seymour Duncan’s new PowerStage 100 Stereo offers incredible sound and flexibility – and for the first time, a stereo option – in a pedal-sized format
Updated model boasts high headroom, Class-D amplification with an extended EQ section, balanced line outs and more, all in a super-compact package
CloudVocal’s EverSync wireless in-ear monitor system delivers high-quality, low-latency monitoring in a compact, pedalboard-friendly design
Affordable, easy-to-use package operates on 5.8GHz bandwidth, with four-selectable channel design, OLED screen for effortless navigation and more
Laney expands its IRONHEART range with three Black Country Customs tube amps and a matching plugin – which epitomize power, versatility, and uncompromising tone
British amp icon builds on the raw power and unparalleled versatility of the IRONHEART range in spectacular fashion
