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Epiphone Futura RD Custom
The rise of stainless steel frets: why players are making the switch, and what makes them better than traditional nickel

By Charlie Wilkins Published

Stainless steel fretwire has moved from boutique upgrade to mainstream selling point. Here’s what it changes and what it doesn’t

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Facade of Guitar Center store in Emeryville, California with logo visible, November 12, 2025
Guitar Center is inviting players to test its new in-house guitar brand – but you’ll need to sign an NDA

By Matt Owen Published

The retail giant has been working on its own guitar line for over a year, and now it’s about to test the first prototype

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Gretsch Electromatic Black Limba
Two of Gretsch’s most affordable and desirable guitars just got an irresistible new look

By Phil Weller Published

Fan favorite CVT and Jet models are getting a glow-up

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Pearson Omega in red finish on grey floor
Meet the 24-year-old luthier taking headless guitar design into the future

By Phil Weller Published

The Pearson Omega is a bold, metal-bodied headless guitar that blends Stratocasters, Les Pauls and Strandbergs – and its creator thinks he’ll be outselling his biggest rivals in just five years

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Squier Paranormal Series Troy Van Leeuwen Telecaster XII
Fender launches first Squier Paranormal signature guitar, the Troy Van Leeuwen Telecaster XII

By Matt Owen Published

The budget model is based on the Custom Shop 12-string Van Leeuwen used with Queens of the Stone Age, Iggy Pop and Michael Stipe

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Harley Benton Fusion-T II EMG MN HT SBK
"It does not feel like a budget guitar": Harley Benton Fusion-T II EMG MN HT SBK review

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The German budget gear brand's latest go-faster T-style is a shred machine with pro-quality appointments at a beginner's price point

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3 guitars side-by-side on a grey background
This year's huge Labor Day guitar deals include up to 60% off at Musician's Friend, a crazy Guitar Tricks saving and super cheap Positive Grid gear – here’s 5 essential sales to shop today

By Chris Barnes Published

There's juicy price cuts on everything from Fender to Gibson, PRS to Sterling By Music Man and more in these massive Labor Day sales

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PRS SE Chleo Herman Li Black Satin
Forget the fire and flames, Sweetwater just dropped an exclusive, stealthy Black Satin version of Herman Li’s PRS SE Chleo you won’t find anywhere else

By Daryl Robertson Published

The online retailer has also launched an impressive Guitar Month sale with tasty discounts on a slew of big-name brands

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Steadfast Stopbar
Ball-ends through the tuners? Meet the Steadfast Stopbar, the Les Paul tailpiece that strings your guitar backwards

By Charlie Wilkins Published

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

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Roger Waters, Syd Barrett and Rick Wright of Pink Floyd perform at the UFO Club, London, December 1966.
What happened to Syd Barrett’s Mirror Disc Telecaster?

By Chris Gill Published

We investigate the many mysteries of the former Pink Floyd leader’s psychedelic guitar

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