Latest articles by Matt Parker
This travel guitar had our expert reviewer questioning the concept of tone woods. Now it’s dropped to $279, its lowest-ever price on Amazon
If you’ve been on the hunt for a travel guitar or silent practice option, the Donner Hush-X is a seriously impressive performer that still sounds good plugged-in to an amp
The PRS SE NF3 was deemed one mod away from perfection in our review. Now you can grab one for $679 on Black Friday – and save $120 for the tweaks
Guitarist said the Indonesian-made SE NF3 could be modded to make it “dangerously close to the US builds” with this quick control tweak
This Black Friday hack at Musician’s Friend gets you an iconic EHX reverb circuit and a Klon-style drive – for a fraction of the usual price
One of EHX’s most underrated pedals – which bundles the Holy Grail Max circuit with the Klon-aping Soul Food – is currently available for less than the reverb costs on its own
It’s one of the all-time sleeper amps – and now there’s $100 off the Peavey Classic 20 at Sweetwater
The firm’s vintage-inspired tweed ‘n’ tubes line has long earned its own place in player’s hearts – and there’s a great deal on the super flexible Classic 20 combo right now
When Richie Kotzen learned a Hendrix classic wrong, his mom called him out
The guitar virtuoso says he had to face down criticism at the very outset of his playing career – albeit from his own mother
Schecter and Synyster Gates’ much-anticipated seven-string headless signature guitar has finally landed
The Avenged Sevenfold guitarist’s latest signature model has been trailed on social media but now we have the full spec
“This poses a risk of serious electric shock”: Blackstar has announced an immediate recall of Debut 100R amps with these date codes
The firm has highlighted significant safety issues with its Debut 100R 112 and 212 combos and is asking affected owners to get in touch
Breaking: Trump Guitars hit with cease and desist from Gibson over use of Les Paul body shape
Breaking: The patriotic line was launched as “the only guitar officially endorsed by President Donald J. Trump”, but Gibson says it infringes on its trademarks
Hear the AC15 Twin said to be John Lennon’s first Vox paired with Noel Gallagher's Les Paul
The storied 1962 Vox AC15 is expected to fetch between $127,132 and $254,265 at tomorrow's auction
Why Fender chose the Meteora over the Jazzmaster for its American Ultra II series
The Jazzmaster was notable in its absence from the new Ultra line-up, now, Fender’s Allen Abbassi explains why it chose to include the Meteora in its place
John Lennon’s first Vox amp – used at the Cavern and to record Please Please Me – is headed to auction
The Vox AC15 Twin, believed to be the unit purchased by Lennon at Liverpool’s Hessy’s Music, is going under the hammer with an auction estimate of $130,000-$260,000
How JHS founder Josh Scott built one of the world’s leading pedal firms by recommending his rivals
The JHS founder has become the internet’s go-to pedal guru. He tells GW about his pre-pedal days as a pawn-shop gear flipper, the Bad Monkey bubble – and the key to finding genuinely new guitar sounds
Did L.R. Baggs just unveil this year’s most forward-thinking acoustic guitar design?
Lloyd Baggs started out as a guitar builder before entering the pickup world. Now he’s come full circle – and in some style, too...
Texas man reportedly pays $4,000 for guitar autographed by Taylor Swift – and immediately smashes it with a hammer
Reports suggest the purchase and destruction of the instrument was politically motivated, following Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris
“I have convinced myself that they are the best actual rock band in the world at the moment”: September 2024 Guitar World editors' picks
Your monthly round up of the freshest new cuts from the world of guitar courtesy of Tetrarch, The Cure, Larkin Poe, Amyl and The Sniffers, Dayglow, and many more
Dweezil Zappa says he recorded Eddie Van Halen playing a “greatest hits guitar solo” at 5150 – and had to give EVH pointers
The session was the result of an unreleased ‘audio movie’ concept of Zappa’s in which he envisioned solo contributions from Brian May and Angus Young
Warm Audio debuts its take on the revered vintage chorus beloved by John Frusciante
The vintage revivalist has offered an updated version of Boss’s legendary CE-1 unit, alongside a new pedal format 1176-style compressor
From fixing Lennon’s Framus to giving Cloud III a CAT scan – it's all in the life of an A-list guitar appraiser
In his work for the prestigious LA auction house, Julien’s, Mike Adams has gone from guitar tech to guitar detective
Tony Levin explains his Funk Fingers appendages – and the rivalry they sparked with Peter Gabriel
The bass icon says the Funk Fingers are at the heart of an ongoing argument about the performance of Big Time
Carlos Alomar recalls making Fame with two rock icons – and why he turned down dinner with a Beatle
The long-term Bowie collaborator says he had to put his guitar ideas first
“Someone dosed Eric with LSD”: George Terry on stepping up during Clapton's bad nights on the road
The session pro and former Clapton sideman has been reflecting on life on tour and in the studio with the guitar icon in the 1970s
Renowned luthier and Superstrat pioneer James Tyler passes away, aged 72
The high-end guitar-maker built and modded instruments used on the era’s biggest hits by session legends like Michael Landau, Dean Parks and Dann Huff
Behind the scenes at Marshall Amps with new CEO Jeremy de Maillard – and how he plans to win back guitarists
Marshall Amplification is the ship that launched a thousand faces, but in the last decade, it’s been adrift. Now new CEO Jeremy de Maillard says he is out to meet the needs of modern guitarists
