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Kurt Cobain recording in Hilversum studios, playing acoustic guitar

Kurt Cobain's 1989 Takamine expected to fetch up to $500,000 at auction

By Janelle Borg published

This year's Music Icons sale – organized by Julien's Auctions – includes over 700 collectible items from some of the world's biggest guitar stars

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EVH SA-126 Standard

“With its tone knob backed off this thing gets sasquatch-hairy without losing clarity. It’s a surprisingly killer stoner rock machine”: EVH SA-126 Standard review

By Phil Weller published

Wolfgang Van Halen’s adventurous high-gain-friendly, semi-hollow signature gets a budget build – but does the magic carry across?

Electric Guitars
Close up of a Fender California Newporter Player Acoustic on a yellow background

Best cheap acoustic guitars 2025: budget acoustics with genuine pedigree

By Daryl Robertson last updated

Great tone doesn’t have to break the bank – these are the best cheap acoustic guitars from Fender, Yamaha, Alvarez and more

Acoustic Guitars
Squier Debut P-Bass

I bought the cheapest bass Fender makes from Amazon and it genuinely surprised me: Squier Debut Series Precision Bass review

By Rob Laing published

The Amazon-exclusive Debut Series is aimed at beginners, but could it also be ideal for modders and guitarists who need a bass for recording too?

Bass Guitars
Novo Guitars

What’s the hardest part about designing a fresh guitar? According to Novo Guitars, it's probably not one you’d expect

By Phil Weller published

This particular component accounts for “80%” of a new design's success, according to Novo’s Travis Tingley and session ace JD Simo

Electric Guitars

Best Strat-style guitars 2025: Our choice of the finest S-style guitars for all budgets and players

By Matt McCracken last updated

Don’t want a Fender? Here’s our expert pick of the top Strat-style electric guitars from the likes of Ibanez, Yamaha, G&L, PRS and more

Electric Guitars
Brad Paisley holding his Limited Edition Brad Paisley 1967 “Lost Paisley” Telecaster

Fender teams up with country superstar Brad Paisley on a signature Telecaster that brings back a cult classic finish from the 1960s

By Janelle Borg published

The Limited Edition “Lost Paisley” Telecaster revives the short-lived Summer of Love and psychedelia-inspired Paisley finish that Fender first launched in 1968

Electric Guitars
Richard ZK with his ESP signature

ESP’s latest Richard ZK ESP and LTD signature guitars are heavy rock riff machines of the highest order

By Guitar World Staff published

The Rammstein riffer rigorously road-tested his LTD RZK-III, which puts a fresh spin on the ESP Phoenix template

Electric Guitars
There’s no getting away from the fact that many major Japanese brands gained ground by cloning US designs, even fairly niche ones such as this 1972 Ibanez 2380 – a copy of the Gibson Les Paul Recording model of the era

How the Japanese guitar market found its came of age with ‘80s Fender and Gibson clones

By Jamie Dickson published

You can’t tell the story of the Japanese guitar industry without the story of the clones – Keith Anderson of Japanese specialist Gas Station Guitars explains the history of the high-quality knock-offs that made its reputation

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1964 Epiphone Riviera: By 1964, the earlier ‘Mickey Mouse’ body ears of the Riviera had slimmed. The six-string is an unusual sunburst with narrower dark edges, while the 12-string E360TD-12 is the more common Royal Tan

In praise of the Riviera, Epiphone's semi-hollow superstar

By Bob Wootton published

The Riviera played a crucial role in Epiphone's evolution through the New York jazz clubs of the 1920s, '50s electric blues, to today’s vibrant, diverse scene – and it might be the brand's GOAT

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