Guitar Gear

MusicNomad is on a quest to make guitar setups simple – combining tools, education, and step-by-step guidance for beginners and pros alike

“A game-changer? In some ways, absolutely”: Steadfast Stopbar review

Fender says it’s solved single-coil hum issues with a new breakthrough – and it could change the playing experience forever

Gibson and Baggs might have just revolutionized acoustic guitar pickups

Pink Floyd has a gold Dark Side of the Moon guitar pick – and it’s one of the most expensive guitar picks ever

Gibson turns to Alnico 8 magnets for next-gen ELEV8 humbuckers

Joe Bonamassa’s pawn shop SG changed his outlook on P-90s – now Seymour Duncan has recreated its pickups

Why Sleep Token’s IV, Brandi Carlile, and Foo Fighters’ Pat Smear have all added G7th’s all-round premium capos to their rig

Ditch the soldering iron: you can swap pickups in seconds with these guitars

Best tremolo pedals 2026: from classic amp pulse to chopped-up stutter

Players have asked for it for years. Now, Strymon has put one of its most celebrated tape circuits into a standalone pedal for the first time with the La Brea

Best boost pedals 2026: lift your tone, push your tube amp and cut through the mix

“Truly an amp improver – you’d instantly miss it if you turned it off”: ThorpyFX Kudu review

What Weezer’s Brian Bell has got on his Mason Marangella-built pedalboard

Boss debuts the EX-4 Effects Expander, a compact multi-FX that could be the ultimate pedalboard space saver

"Still the reverb/tremolo pedal to beat": Strymon Flint V2 review

Best reverb pedals 2026: from spring to shimmer, these are our top picks for your pedalboard

“To me, it’s right up there with the Cry Baby Wah”: MXR debuts signature talk box for Slash

HeadRush FRFR-12 review

My favorite headphone amp for guitarists just dropped to its lowest-ever price in Positive Grid's Sparktober sale, along with a budget-friendly FRFR cab

Dumble is officially back: you can now order an Overdrive Special – the amp beloved by John Mayer, Joe Bonamassa and Lowell George

Best mini amps for guitar 2026: power up your practice with these tiny towers of tone

Meet the Formula 1 engineer who started his own boutique tube amp brand, Woodfield Amplifiers

Best combo amps 2026: all-in-one tone, power, and versatility

How Fender resurrected its under-the-radar classic, the ’62 Deluxe

Meet the Baby Terror: Orange's answer for the modern musician

Here’s how Laney’s Ironheart Foundry Series brings analog Ironheart tone to solid-state amps

Dean parent company ordered to pay Gibson more than $4 million in legal costs

Dimebag Darrell’s confidential guitar designs could become a reality

"If you live to chug, you’ll find a lot to love here": Cort KX500 Baritone review

The hottest bass gear of the month, including the smallest signature bass money can buy

“Amazon got two takedown orders”: Fender has hit 60 firms with cease-and-desists

Eastman Kauffmann Series SC Classic review – individual new design

"It's a bit of an acquired taste, aesthetically": Washburn Scavenger SB4R review

Sabaton’s Chris Rörland ends his hunt for his perfect guitar with his first Jackson signature model

Is PRS trolling Fender with its Defender Silver Sky collab? Here’s what John Mayer told us

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

Best in-ear monitors for guitar players 2025: stay in tune and on time

“The best wireless headphones for musicians you can buy right now, despite a few flaws”: Yamaha YH-WL500 review

“Some of the finest sounding IEMs”: Ultimate Ears Pro UE 150, UE 250, UE 350 In-Ear Monitors review

“A handy addition to your pedalboard if you're playing shows with poor monitoring”: Cloudvocal EverSync Wireless IEM review

Best earplugs for musicians: guitarist-friendly plugs to suit every budget

CloudVocal’s EverSync wireless in-ear monitor system delivers high-quality, low-latency monitoring in a compact, pedalboard-friendly design

Audio Technica ATH-M50xBT2 review: the only headphones you need for guitar, studio and everyday use?

Save big on the Boss Waza-Air and a host of other guitar amp headphones solutions with these red-hot Cyber Monday deals

"Expensive, but it may be the only guitar plugin you ever need": Line 6 Helix Stadium Native review

Are apps ruining guitar gear? We argue for and against the trend that has taken over practice amps

What are impulse responses? A guitarist’s guide to the secret sauce of great guitar tone

"You’ll be making your first songs in no time": 7 steps to record your guitar in GarageBand

Line 6 launches free Helix Stadium plugin: every amp and effect you can play at zero cost

Best guitar plugins 2026: my top plugins to level up your recorded guitar tones

IK Multimedia makes 9 elusive lost era Fender amps available as a TONEX plugin

“A must-have producer’s plugin for how much ground it covers”: MixWave Yvette Young Plugin review

Fancy making money from the tones you make? STL Tones has you covered

I've spent hundreds of hours tracking guitars, and with up to 50% off in Sweetwater's studio and recording sale, here's what I'd buy

Best FRFR speakers 2026: transparent tone for multi-effects and amp modelers

"Try to put yourself in the mindset of a music listener, not a music maker": Record better guitars at home with 8 of my pro tips

Best guitar audio interfaces 2026: get better recorded guitar tones

Best impulse responses: the secret sauce of great recorded guitar tone

Best microphones for recording guitar 2026: capture your acoustic or electric playing perfectly with these top-flight mics for every occasion

Why Fender just launched its own recording software – and what sets it apart for guitarists

These 5 audio interfaces came out on top in my testing gauntlet, and now they're all on sale with a hefty Black Friday discount – including $200 off a UA Apollo

"One of the best ways to quickly and easily record your music alongside your smartphone": Blackstar Polar Go review