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Ditch the soldering iron: you can swap pickups in seconds with these guitars
There was a time when swapping pickups meant turning your guitar into a small wiring project. Today, it can be almost as easy as swapping out a pedal
Johnny Marr on the guitars he’s loved and is about to lose at auction – and the one that started it all
The indie-rock icon talks hungover shopping trips with Noel Gallagher, why some electrics feel like ‘living things’, and what he’ll do if a tech bro starts bidding at his forthcoming auction
Weezer’s Brian Bell on polarizing fans (and the band), proving the critics wrong, and making the Gold Album
Cuomo’s right-hand guitar man on the flashy Explorer he found in his bandmate’s basement, the development of their own standard tuning and his ability to identify what makes Weezer Weezer
The 21st century guitar innovations that never caught on
Including robot tuners and the multi-effects pedals that invited us to stomp on iPads
Angine de Poitrine tell us the origin story of guitar’s most surreal band
They are the buzz band of 2026 – a perfect storm of wacky and weird, with a creative and technical flair that needs to be seen to be believed. It’s Angine de Poitrine’s world; we’re just living in it
Ball-ends through the tuners? Meet the Steadfast Stopbar, the Les Paul tailpiece that strings your guitar backwards
The humble stopbar tailpiece rarely gets the spotlight, but the Steadfast string-locking design gives us a reason to reconsider how we restring our guitars
What are impulse responses? A guitarist’s guide to the secret sauce of great guitar tone
Demystify cabinet impulse responses and learn how to unlock authentic amp tone in your amp modeler, multi-effects pedals, and plugins
Have you been putting your capo on wrong? Tommy Emmanuel says this is the right way to do it – and it could save your tuning
Do it the wrong way and your tuning will suffer, the acoustic great warns
Nervosa’s Prika Amaral on her unconventional playing style and overcoming Brazil’s broken music scene
The self-taught Kramer fan on surviving unaffordable gear and substandard venues, becoming lead singer then adding a second guitarist, and blending digital with analog for definition and power
