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Meet the Afghanistan war veteran who made it his mission to design the ultimate ergonomic guitar
By Phil Weller published
The Ghost Lab Acoustics HyperNova 2.0 might look radical, but every inch of it has been designed to protect your body as you play

The best guitar bargains on Reverb – and how to get more for your old gear
By Jamie Dickson published
Cyril Nigg, data science leader at Reverb, shares some tips for buying and selling online and discusses some of the trends shaping the used market

Steve Vai might be retiring his monstrous triple-neck Ibanez
By Phil Weller published
The 36-string, gadget-loaded instrument is nearing the end of a long and illustrious career

Ace Frehley's main Kiss guitar, the 1975 “Budokan” Gibson Les Paul, sells for over $500,000 at auction
By Janelle Borg published
Frehley's iconic Les Paul was part of Julien's' recent “Music Icons” sale, which also included guitars owned and played by Eddie Van Halen and Johnny Cash

"The price might be chunky, but the playing experience, build and sonic delivery are tough to argue with": Ibanez Alpha A528 review
By Connor Flys published
It’s already caused a stir online, but does the Alpha eight-string multi-scale prove itself in person?

What two 1967 prototypes tell us about the evolution of the Telecaster Thinline
By Dave Davidson published
Dave Davidson of Well Strung Guitars describes how, during 1967, Fender got busy developing an alternative to heavy ash Telecaster bodies

Meet Fabrizio Paoletti from Paoletti Guitars – the Italy-based luthier turning Renaissance art into one-of-a-kind electric guitars
By Janelle Borg, Guitar World Staff published
Sponsor Content Created With Paoletti Guitars
After converting Sting, Johnny Depp, and Richie Sambora into fans, Paoletti is dazzling guitar enthusiasts and art collectors from Anaheim all the way to Dubai with The Eye of Florence: eight handmade guitars inspired by the stained-glass windows that crown Brunelleschi’s Dome at the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence

Harley Benton’s refreshed and relaunched ST-Modern HH goes all-in on value
By Jonathan Horsley published
The ST-Modern HH returns in cool metallic finishes offering shred on a budget, and the ST-Modern Plus HSS in Dark Purple Sparkle gets a right-handed release

“It’s a guitar that can indeed be a singer-songwriter’s tool, or a guitar for chugging metal”: PRS SE Ed Sheeran Hollowbody I Piezo Baritone review
By Matt McCracken published
One of the biggest names in pop delivers a first signature electric that bridges the gap between open chords and heavy metal chugs
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