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Missed out on the Hello Kitty guitars? Loog is now launching kid-friendly acoustics and a Fender-approved Strat
By Janelle Borg published
The Fender x Loog Hello Kitty Stratocaster is even ready to be plugged into an amp, as it's fully equipped with a mini single-coil pickup and a standard ¼-inch jack

Best acoustic guitars under $500 in 2025: get more for your money
By Chris Bird last updated
These sub-$500 acoustic guitars are ideal for everything from folk and indie guitar to blues and country

The Smashing Pumpkins designed some wild Yamaha guitars to celebrate their first gigs in Japan in 12 years – and they were played live
By Phil Weller published
The guitars designed by Billy Corgan, Kiki Wong, James Iha and Jack Bates are now on display

Best electric guitars 2025: our top picks for every playing style, ability and budget
By Daryl Robertson last updated
Useful buying advice and our expert pick of the best electric guitars for newcomers to pro players

Best acoustic guitars 2025: 10 top options for guitarists of all ages and abilities
By Daryl Robertson last updated
Guitar World’s pick of the best acoustic guitars from Fender, Gibson, Martin, Taylor, Epiphone and more

In the ’70s, Elvis owned a 41-foot Cadillac in the shape of a guitar – after years of neglect, it's now being restored to its former glory
By Janelle Borg published
The art-piece-meets-working-vehicle was crafted over a period of two years by Hollywood custom car builder Jay Ohrberg

Fender’s CBS era is often associated with the company losing its reputation for quality – but is that view still justified?
By Tony Bacon published
Fender’s CBS era is often boiled down to an equation of ‘corporate drive for profit and quantity = lowering of build standards,’ but like many things in life, it's not so simple

Gibson has launched Custom and Epiphone replicas of the Back to the Future ES-345 – but its search for the long-lost original guitar goes on
By Matt Owen published
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the iconic film, Gibson has launched two replicas of Marty McFly's generationally inspiring ES-345

Best acoustic guitars for beginners 2025: My top picks for new players, reviewed by a pro
By Daryl Robertson last updated
I've tested epic affordable six-strings from Fender, Taylor, Yamaha, and more – read on for my best beginner acoustic guitar recommendations and watch my video demos

Ariel Posen is a Stratocaster lifer – but his signature guitar wants to be a Jazzmaster
By Jamie Dickson published
Ariel Posen's signature Strat is one of the coolest and most original we have seen in years and presents players with some of the sound of the classic '60s Jazzmaster and none of the switches
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