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"Some might say this is far from a valid Oasis signature guitar, having only come into play earlier this year": Gibson Noel Gallagher Les Paul Standard review
By Dave Burrluck Published
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Ella Feingold’s signature string set brings her wild inverted tuning to the masses
By Phil Weller Published
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Musician's Friend Black Friday deals 2025: Massive discounts of up to 50% off guitar gear
By Chris Barnes Last updated
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Musician’s Friend has just destroyed Black Friday before it’s even begun with up to 50% off guitars from Gretsch, PRS, Fender & more in their unmissable Holiday Sale
By Daryl Robertson Published
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Fender CBS guitars get a bad rep – but what actually changed?
By Huw Price Published
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This innovation might have completely changed the way you dial in effects pedals forever
By Phil Weller Published
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The one thing stopping headless guitars being embraced by traditional players, according to Ola Strandberg
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Accessories
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Ella Feingold’s signature string set brings her wild inverted tuning to the masses
By Phil Weller Published
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This Japanese guitar maker is fashioning phone cases that make your mobile look like vintage instruments – and the internet is going crazy for them
By Phil Weller Published
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Best guitar cleaning kits and tools 2025: Keep your guitar looking and sounding sweet
By Richard Blenkinsop Last updated
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Best guitar picks 2025: My choice of tried-and-tested plectrums to upgrade your playing
By Jonathan Horsley Last updated
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Seymour Duncan has retooled its Jeff Beck-backed JB pickup – and it might be your next Tele mod
By Phil Weller Published
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Has D’Addario solved the missing guitar pick conundrum?
By Phil Weller Published
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Best guitar capos 2025: These are the tried & tested options I'd recommend for acoustic and electric players
By Daryl Robertson Last updated
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Best clip-on guitar tuners 2025: hit the right note with my top pick of cost-effective tuners
By Jonathan Horsley Last updated
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Best guitar straps 2025: play in comfort and secure your guitar in style – top picks from a guitar salesman
By Ross Holder Last updated
 
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Effects & Pedals
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This innovation might have completely changed the way you dial in effects pedals forever
By Phil Weller Published
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Manson Guitar Works' debut fuzz pedal is here, but will Matt Bellamy’s high-end boutique stompbox be worth the wait?
By Jonathan Horsley Published
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"Will it knock your socks off? For some, absolutely, but for me, I find it works admirably in a cranked rig and stacks nicely with other gain pedals": Warm Audio Tube Squealer overdrive pedal review
By Paul Riario Published
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The Adventure Box crams Tom DeLonge’s Angels & Airwaves sounds into a 2-in-1 stompbox
By Phil Weller Published
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“Boss’s claims of the pedal being artifact-free more than hold up”: Boss XS-1 Poly Shifter review
By Phil Weller Published
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After Jack White, Donner has collaborated on 2 signature pedals with another big-name player
By Phil Weller Published
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Korn pioneered the very sound of nu metal with their debut album – now those tones have been put in a pedal
By Phil Weller Published
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Orange Amp’s animalistic King Comp brings “studio-quality” compression to your pedalboard
By Phil Weller Published
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"The effects pedal equivalent of a jukebox packed with classics and overlooked gems – but how well it fits your needs may depend on how much extra you're willing to spend": Boss PX-1 Plugout FX pedal review
By Rob Laing Published
 
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Guitar Amps
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Positive Grid’s $159 Spark NEO Core could be headphone amp you’ve been waiting for
By Phil Weller Published
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“Can absolutely replace going the traditional route of a practice amp”: Positive Grid Spark Neo Core review
By Matt McCracken Published
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“The standard-bearer against which to judge all small combo amps”: Fender Blues Junior IV 30th Anniversary review
By Martin Smith Published
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Best mini amps for guitar 2025: power up your practice with these tiny towers of tone – these are my top picks
By Matt McCracken Last updated
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Reverb and Ashdown are selling bass amps used by Geezer Butler during rehearsals for Black Sabbath’s final show
By Janelle Borg Published
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"Adding a few tweaks to the winning formula… The perfect pedal platforms": Victory V40 The Duchess Mark II review
By Pete Emery Published
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The Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ HRG was championed by John Petrucci and beyond – now it’s been brought back
By Phil Weller Published
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Synyster Gates has launched what’s called a Universal Pedal Platform – and it’s nothing like your usual amp head
By Phil Weller Published
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Line 6 debuts Powercab CL multi-voice guitar speaker systems
By Phil Weller Published
 
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Guitars
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"Some might say this is far from a valid Oasis signature guitar, having only come into play earlier this year": Gibson Noel Gallagher Les Paul Standard review
By Dave Burrluck Published
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Musician’s Friend has just destroyed Black Friday before it’s even begun with up to 50% off guitars from Gretsch, PRS, Fender & more in their unmissable Holiday Sale
By Daryl Robertson Published
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Fender CBS guitars get a bad rep – but what actually changed?
By Huw Price Published
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The one thing stopping headless guitars being embraced by traditional players, according to Ola Strandberg
By Matt Owen Published
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“It would be criminal if this didn’t hit a stage”: Patrick James Eggle Oz-t Cabronita Thinline review
By Dave Burrluck Published
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Putting the HSS into SRV? Ibanez’s new AZ signature model is like the voodoo child of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s #1 Strat
By Jonathan Horsley Published
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Jason Isbell’s new Martin signatures revive his prized pre-war acoustic – and it wasn’t an easy task
By Phil Weller Published
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Bonehead and Gem Archer both get signature Epiphones – and they’re recreations of 2 classic Oasis guitars
By Matt Owen Published
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Jim Irsay’s billion-dollar guitar collection is going to auction, with legendary instruments from Kurt Cobain, Eric Clapton and David Gilmour up for grabs
By Matt Owen Published
 
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Headphones
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If you want to sound better live, three of our top-rated in-ear monitors just got some mega discounts in the Thomann In-Ear Days sale - save up to 30% on pro-level live sound
By Matt McCracken Published
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Best in-ear monitors for guitar players 2025: stay in tune and on time
By Chris Corfield Last updated
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“The best wireless headphones for musicians you can buy right now, despite a few flaws”: Yamaha YH-WL500 review
By Matt McCracken Published
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“Some of the finest sounding IEMs”: Ultimate Ears Pro UE 150, UE 250, UE 350 In-Ear Monitors review
By Paul Riario Published
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“A handy addition to your pedalboard if you're playing shows with poor monitoring”: Cloudvocal EverSync Wireless IEM review
By Matt McCracken Published
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Best earplugs for musicians 2025: guitarist-friendly plugs to suit every budget
By Chris Corfield Last updated
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CloudVocal’s EverSync wireless in-ear monitor system delivers high-quality, low-latency monitoring in a compact, pedalboard-friendly design
By Guitar World Staff Published
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Audio Technica ATH-M50xBT2 review: the only headphones you need for guitar, studio and everyday use?
By Chris Corfield Published
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Save big on the Boss Waza-Air and a host of other guitar amp headphones solutions with these red-hot Cyber Monday deals
By Michael Astley-Brown Published
 
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Plugins & Apps
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Neural DSP Archetype: Misha Mansoor X review
By Phil Weller Published
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5 of my go-to Universal Audio plugins just got heavily discounted in the monster Rocktober sale – glow up your recordings from as little as $24
By Matt McCracken Published
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Universal Audio reimagines a classic Fender amp used by Keith Richards, The Beach Boys and beyond as a plugin – and it’s currently free to download
By Phil Weller Published
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Positive Grid embraces the age of AI with BIAS X – which responds to prompts and recreates the guitar tones of any reference song
By Matt Owen Published
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“Among the easiest modeling plugins to get to grips with – great results in very short order.”: Positive Grid BIAS X review
By Connor Flys Published
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Fender drops Fender Studio – a free DAW for mobile, desktop, and tablet devices
By Phil Weller Published
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Boss has brought 8 iconic effects pedals to the digital realm for the first time
By Phil Weller Published
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Meet the rePEDAL – an AI overdrive maker that generates digital stompboxes at the click of a button
By Phil Weller Published
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Best guitar plugins 2025: my top plugins to level up your recorded guitar tones
By Matt McCracken Published
 
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Studio & Recording Equipment
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"One of the best ways to quickly and easily record your music alongside your smartphone": Blackstar Polar Go review
By Matt McCracken Published
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“Affordable, professional-quality”: Warm Audio Fen-Tone WA-FT ribbon microphone review
By Chris Gill Published
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Best guitar audio interfaces 2025: get better recorded guitar tones
By Matt McCracken Last updated
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Presonus Eris Pro 6 Review
By Pete Emery Published
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“An affordable and extremely useful creative tool”: Shure MV7i Smart Microphone and Interface review
By Chris Gill Published
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A guitarist's ticket to easier home recording: PreSonus Quantum HD 2 review
By Pete Emery Published
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"Brilliantly precise monitoring headphones with wide open-back sound": Audio-Technica ATH-R70XA review
By Shaun Prescott Published
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The Les Paul Recording Studio opens in Hollywood – bringing the innovator’s revolutionary gear to a whole new generation of musicians
By Phil Weller Published
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Quick! Positive Grid's huge $50 Riff audio interface discount ends today – here are 5 reasons it’s worth your money
By Matt McCracken Published
 
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More about Guitar Gear
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The one thing stopping headless guitars being embraced by traditional players, according to Ola Strandberg
By Matt Owen Published
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This Japanese guitar maker is fashioning phone cases that make your mobile look like vintage instruments – and the internet is going crazy for them
By Phil Weller Published
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“It would be criminal if this didn’t hit a stage”: Patrick James Eggle Oz-t Cabronita Thinline review
By Dave Burrluck Published
 
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