Accessories

Best patch cables 2026: tidy up your pedalboard with my pick of the best patch leads

What's the best guitar cable in 2026? These are the tried & tested options I'd recommend to any player

I rigorously tested 14 patch cables in 2025, and five of my top six are heavily discounted this Cyber Monday – fix your pedalboard for as little as $2.49 a cable

Ibanez and JTC claim to have created the world’s most advanced guitar cable

Boss has launched a range of guitar cables inspired by its classic pedals

Do I need a different guitar cable for studio, live, and practice?

Instrument cable vs speaker cable: what’s the difference?

Expensive vs cheap guitar cables: does spending more make a significant difference?

Everything you need to know about guitar cables – from what they’re made of to how they work

Best guitar picks 2026: my choice of tried-and-tested plectrums to upgrade your playing

$0.38 a pick? You heard that one right – Amazon is offering some killer deals on Dunlop's flagship guitar pick series

A Kurt Cobain MTV Unplugged plectrum is being raffled off

Dunlop launches the Tortex Flex X Pick – its first-ever Tortex pick with a grip

“Allow you to focus on your technique rather than trying to hold onto the pick”: Bog Street Picks review

Introducing the PickTwist – a new 3D pick that will make you a better player

Best acoustic guitar picks: our choice of picks for acoustic playing from Dunlop, D'Addario, and more

I’ve been on a quest to find the perfect pick – and it didn’t just improve my tone, it made me a better player

“An articulate and dynamic response that has an edge over traditional plectrums”: Techpicks review

Metallica has rolled out something special to help celebrate 50 years of EMG

Joe Satriani’s amp builder has released a potentially game-changing pickup system – which gives players the power to choose where their gain is created

Fishman brings Herman Li’s PRS Chleo Fluence pickups to the masses – but there’s a catch

Seymour Duncan goes toe-to-toe with Fishman with its triple-voiced MortalCoil active pickups

Best P-90 pickups 2026: Rejuvenate your guitar tone with a fresh set – here's my picks covering a range of prices and styles

Slash played a Gibson SG at Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell show – and now its purpose-built Seymour Duncan humbuckers have been released

EMG founder on why this Metallica guitarist’s pickup set was the most challenging he’s ever made

"I’m just gonna warn you – these are the LOUDEST pickups I’ve ever heard in a guitar": Bare Knuckle Halcyon humbucker pickup review

Seymour Duncan has retooled its Jeff Beck-backed JB pickup – and it might be your next Tele mod

Best acoustic guitar strings: our top-rated strings for your acoustic

Best electric guitar strings 2026: our top-rated strings for your electric

Phil Everly’s iconic guitar string brand, Cleartone Strings, has been re-launched in the UK and Ireland – returning its innovative string treatment to players across the pond

Sponsored by Cleartone Strings

I've just unearthed the sweetest Black Friday deal on my favorite guitar string brand – and it's one that will cost you just $4 per string set

Ernie Ball Pino Palladino Smoothies flatwound bass strings review

Best bass strings 2025: Optimize tone, feel and lifespan

Ella Feingold’s signature string set brings her wild inverted tuning to the masses

Pro musicians’ go-to guitar strings, Cleartone Strings – founded by music legend Phil Everly – are now available in the UK and Ireland

I tried Cleartone treated electric guitar strings for the first time – and the results impressed me

Best guitar tuners 2026: my road-tested pick of chromatic, polyphonic and strobe options

Best clip-on guitar tuners 2025: hit the right note with my top pick of cost-effective tuners

Band Industries’ Roadie 4 – a noise-immune automatic tuner – builds on its acclaimed predecessor, with some key upgrades

Best locking tuners: improve your performance with these powerful upgrades

Tunerette honors the heyday of rock ‘n’ roll with a clip-on tuner that looks like a cigarette

"This is an excellent, compact pedal that helps you tune accurately and quickly": Peterson StroboStomp Mini review

“The pinnacle of that most utilitarian of accessories”: Peterson Stroboclip HDC review

IDLES explain why Radiohead’s producer banned them from using guitar tuners

“It’s like having a smartwatch display strapped to your headstock”: Taylor Beacon review