Best acoustic guitar pickups 2021: 10 recommended acoustic pickups for all budgets By Jonathan Horsley No matter what style of guitarist you are, the best acoustic guitar pickups from LR Baggs, Fishman and others will help you get more from your tone
9 best desktop guitar amps 2021: compact tabletop amps for portable practice By Nick Guppy, Daryl Robertson The desktop guitar amp market is getting crowded, but our top picks from Yamaha, Blackstar, Fender, and more might just be the finest money can buy
Foo Fighters' Nate Mendel: “After all these years, I've realized that notes are so much fatter with fingerstyle“ By Joel McIver The Foo Fighters bassist checks in to talk Medicine At Midnight, chasing overdriven tones and his newfound appreciation of fingerstyle bass
Todd Rundgren: “I reached a point with my technique where I said, ‘I don’t want to play faster than I can listen’“ By Henry Yates The legendary guitarist and producer reflects on his prolific and stellar career
How Taylor devised its new Grand Theater acoustic body shape By David Mead Taylor’s new acoustic outline is a bold step. We talk to designer-in-chief Andy Powers to get the full story behind it
Adrian Smith & Richie Kotzen: “The style of the record came from our instincts and how we play together” By Matt Doria What do you get when you put two of hard-rock’s biggest shredders in a room and tell them to get their blues on?
K.Flay on her prized gear, music as liberation and how Tom Morello ended up on new EP, Inside Voices By Jacob Uitti The rap-rock singer-songwriter shares her 'less is more' philosophy as she details her six-string journey so far
Manchester Orchestra: “A song is never finished, it's abandoned. If it were up to us, we'd have worked on this record our entire lives!” By Matt Parker Rob McDowell and Andy Hull on how the full circle of life, loss and a very special Martin fed into their monumental new album, The Million Masks of God
How changing the position of your reverb pedal can transform your pedalboard By Stefan Fast Stefan Fast of ThePedalZone shares the tonal tricks you can achieve with early-chain and end-of-chain reverbs
Middle Kids’ Hannah Joy: “This album is a bit more reflective – there’s a bit more space and it’s a bit more dynamic” By Matt Doria On their ambitious second album, the band take an axe to their formula and build a mansion from the rubble
Cat Popper: “Writing is complicated for me, because voices in my head tell me I should sound more like someone else” By Bass Player Staff Having earned her stripes playing bass with a laundry list of heavy hitters, Popper goes solo with new single, Maybe It's All Right
Steve Cropper: “I say to my guitars, ‘If you don’t perform tonight, you’re going to be firewood in the morning.’ And it always works!” By Greg Prato The veteran session man and member of the Blues Brothers band discusses his lengthy career, and brand-new solo album, Fire It Up
The 12 best 7-string guitars 2021: budget-spanning picks for djent to nu-metal By Jonathan Horsley, Daryl Robertson Upgrade your low-end shred game with the best 7-string guitars from Ibanez, Jackson, Charvel and more
Zakk Wylde: “Scales are like the combination on a lock – you can have eight numbers and come up with endless alternatives” By Amit Sharma Ahead of the release of career-spanning Black Label Society box set, None More Black, the Wylde one discusses how he crafted his tone and technique, and reminisces on his early recordings with Ozzy Osbourne
How TikTok is changing the face of guitar music By Chris Schwarten Short songs, new structures, and an emphasis on ‘vibes’ have all played a part in reshaping the role of the six-string
Royal Blood's Mike Kerr: "I wanted to have full access to my playing on this record – and part of that was laying off the booze" By Jeff Kitts As the British riff merchants release monster third record, Typhoons, the duo's bass-toting frontman details the band's sonic – and personal – evolution
The Rubens’ Izaac Margin: “I’ve kind of gotten over the guitar sounding just like a guitar” By Matt Doria 0202 is an ambitious epic for the Sydney pop-rockers, but to pull it off, they had to scale things way back
The best delay pedals 2021: 11 top recommendations for your pedalboard By Alex Lynham Whether you prefer digital or analog delay pedals, the options in this round-up will help boost your creativity on the guitar
Fleshgod Apocalypse’s Francesco Paoli on pulling a double shift on guitar and drums for the symphonic death-metal masters By Gregory Adams When you have a lead guitar player like Fabio Bartoletti, anything's possible says Paoli
The 8 best fuzz pedals 2021: add some filth with this guitar effects essential for your pedalboard By Alex Lynham Want to know your Fuzz Face from your Fuzz Factory, or channel Jimi Hendrix? This guide is for you
