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Have a sizzling start to 2023 with Guitar World’s New Year New Gear guide
In this second installment, GW’s Paul Riario and Alan Chaput get dirty with two amazing and innovative pedals – Kernom’s RIDGE Overdrive and Seamoon’s Grind Machine
Get 2023 off to a rockin’ start with Guitar World’s New Year New Gear guide
In this first installment, GW’s Paul Riario and Alan Chaput highlight Ciari’s Ascender Standard folding guitar, LAVA MUSIC’s BLUE LAVA Original and LAVA ME 3 six-strings and FU-Tone’s hardware upgrades
The 25 greatest Lynyrd Skynyrd songs of all time
Ranking the extraordinary catalog of the Southern rock legends and their trademark triple-guitar attack
Take a tone tour of the “best-in-class” Peavey VYPYR X2 digital modeling amplifier
Sixty-watt combo boasts a wealth of realistic tones via proprietary TransTube circuitry, incredible programming flexibility and much more
Meet the Double Down, a one-of-a-kind boost pedal from Jack White’s Third Man Hardware and MXR
Compact yellow-and-black unit packs two MXR Micro Amp pedals into one enclosure for “twice the fire power”
Meet the Ernie Ball Music Man Kaizen, “a visionary instrument with an inspiring design, extraordinary ergonomics and absolutely killer tone and playability”
Seven-string, multi-scale model boasts patent-pending Heat-Treated pickup technology, futuristic body shape, Infinity Radius neck and much more
Abasi Concepts’s ēmi 7 electric combines classic and modern features in an ergonomic and elegant double-cut design
Impressive spec package is highlighted by Fishman Fluence Abasi pickups, an asymmetrical neck, a Gotoh floating tremolo, and even a tone knob
Eventide’s powerful and flexible H90 Harmonizer represents “the apex of engineering and sound fidelity in a singular multi-effect stomp box”
Next-gen unit is packed with 62 studio-quality effects, including 10 fresh algorithms, the ability to run two independent stereo signals at once, ARM-based architecture and much, much more
Donner’s Arena2000 Multi-effect Processor offers serious modeling power and flexibility at an incredibly affordable price
278 effects, 80 amp models, 50 cabinet impulse response models, a built-in looper and much, much more
Cort’s freshly-designed KX700 EverTune is an “audacious” six-string with cutting-edge looks and aggressive tones
New KX flagship model boasts deep body cuts, Nazgûl and Sentient humbuckers, EverTune bridge and much more
Guitarists of the year: the players who left their mark on 2022
We pay tribute to the returning champs, the young guns breathing new life into the guitar and this year's all-round heroes of the six-string – or, in Steve Vai's case, 23-string…
2022 Holiday Ultimate Gear Guide: here are this year's hottest guitar accessories
We've collated the top guitar accessories to hit the market this year
Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons talk classic Kiss tracks, including the lick they ripped off from the Rolling Stones, and the song they nearly gave to Rod Stewart
In this classic 1992 Guitar World interview, Kiss's Starchild and Demon share the stories behind 18 key tracks, including Strutter, God of Thunder, I Was Made For Lovin' You and more
Donner’s DPB 510 electric bass is highly recommended by Berklee Professors and ideal for players of all levels
The beautifully-appointed, great-sounding four-string comes bundled with a gig bag, cable and strap, all for an incredibly affordable price
2022 Holiday Ultimate Gear Guide: a roundup of this year's top effects pedals
We've selected the best effects pedals from the past year
2022 Holiday Ultimate Gear Guide: here are this year's top bass guitars
Here's our roundup of the finest bass guitars of 2022
2022 Holiday Ultimate Gear Guide: the most unmissable guitar amps of the past 12 months
It's been a memorable year for amp fans. Here's our comprehensive round-up of the electric, acoustic and bass guitar amps that stood out in 2022
2022 Holiday Ultimate Gear Guide: the best new guitar gear of the year
A huge range of eye-catching guitar gear arrived over the past 12 months. Here, we break down the best of the bunch
2022 Holiday Ultimate Gear Guide: here are this year’s hottest electric guitars
From Fenders and Gibsons all the way to signature Charvels, here are the best electric guitars new and old that we came across this year
2022 Holiday Ultimate Gear Guide: our round-up of this year's top acoustic guitars
Feast your eyes on the finest acoustic guitars of 2022
Prepare to be blown away by NUX’s MG-400, the “best value modeler for your money”
Two powerful DSP chips, White-Box Amp Modeling algorithm, 512 samples IR resolution, electric guitar and bass amp models, acoustic simulation IRs and much, much more headline NUX’s newest modeler
Martin’s new 000JR-10E Shawn Mendes signature is an environmentally-friendly acoustic with top-notch tones and unparalleled playability
Scaled-down 000-size model boasts premium woods and appointments, with personal design touches from the Grammy-nominated multi-platinum singer-songwriter
Looking to keep your guitar workspace streamlined and flexible? Levy’s Leathers and Gator Frameworks have you covered
From comfortable guitar straps to stylish and functional guitar, amp and mic stands, here are the accessories that will keep you in the zone
