Guitar Gear

Best P-90 pickups 2026: Rejuvenate your guitar tone with a fresh set – here's my picks covering a range of prices and styles

By Daryl Robertson Last updated 15 January 26

Slash played a Gibson SG at Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell show – and now its purpose-built Seymour Duncan humbuckers have been released

By Phil Weller Published 14 January 26

"There really isn't anything else on the market quite like this": Strymon PCH Stereo Active DI Box With Headphone Amp review

By Rob Laing Published 12 January 26

D’Addario’s Pedal Pry Tool is a mini crowbar that makes pedal removal easier than ever

By Phil Weller Published 9 January 26

Phil Everly’s iconic guitar string brand, Cleartone Strings, has been re-launched in the UK and Ireland – returning its innovative string treatment to players across the pond

Sponsored by Cleartone Strings

By Guitar World Staff Published 7 January 26

Fender becomes the latest guitar and amp firm to enter the home audio space – but can Fender Audio stand up to Marshall?

By Matt Owen Published 7 January 26

Best patch cables 2026: tidy up your pedalboard with my pick of the best patch leads

By Matt McCracken Last updated 6 January 26

What's the best guitar cable in 2026? These are the tried & tested options I'd recommend to any player

By Matt McCracken Last updated 6 January 26

I've been playing guitar for 24 years, and this care package is what every new guitarist needs for 2026

By Matt McCracken Published 22 December 25

“A variety of tonal options for not much outlay”: Vintage Distortion, Chorus, Delay and Reverb pedals review

By Trevor Curwen Published 16 January 26

“Boss has packed some serious muscle into a small box... For its price, it’s going to be very tough to beat”: Boss GX-1B review

By Connor Flys Published 15 January 26

"The build quality is outstanding, and the number of features gives younger and new players plenty to grow into": Boss GX-1 review

By Matt McCracken Published 15 January 26

Boss moves to take control of the entry level amp modeler space with the $229 GX-1

By Matt Owen Published 15 January 26

Best distortion pedals 2026: the top high-gain stompboxes for guitarists

By Jonathan Horsley Last updated 15 January 26

Ibanez looks to shake up the world of high-end delays with the Layer Delayer – its most ambitious pedal yet

By Phil Weller Published 14 January 26

Electro-Harmonix’s Effects Interface turns your pedals into plugins – and puts your prized plugins on your pedalboard

By Matt Owen Published 13 January 26

“A wide range of everyday fuzz needs from thick and smooth to raspy and raucous”: Electro-Harmonix Bender Royale review

By Trevor Curwen Published 13 January 26

ToneX Plug review

By Phil Weller Published 9 January 26

Fender issues massive free update for the Mustang Micro Plus – and it’s the one bassists have been waiting for

By Phil Weller Published 16 January 26

Best practice amps 2026: hone your chops at home

By Matt McCracken Last updated 16 January 26

Blind guitarist brought to tears by specially-made Braille amp by Victory Amplification

By Phil Weller Published 12 January 26

“All the grin-inducing firepower of the full-flight 5150”: EVH 5150 Iconic Series 15W EL34 Head

By Martin Smith Published 4 January 26

"I doubt Orange could have made this unit any simpler or more reliable": Orange Valve Tester MKII review

By Martin Smith Published 22 December 25

Why did the world’s biggest metal band switch to amp modelers?

By Jacob Paul Nielsen Published 22 December 25

From Eddie Van Halen’s “uncanny genius” to his brutal crash-testing, inside the making of the EVH 5150 III

By Andrew Daly Published 17 December 25

Steve Vai on his love of the Positive Grid Spark Mini Vai

By Andrew Daly Published 15 December 25

Modelers out-sold traditional amps and combos in 2025 – but the war between the two might not be over just yet

By Matt Owen Published 10 December 25

Fender joins campaign to support LA wildfires relief with unique Custom Shop guitars built from wood reclaimed from the disaster

By Jonathan Horsley Published 17 January 26

Nuno Bettencourt’s new guitar company has gone live – and there’s a surprise new acoustic in the drop

By Phil Weller Published 16 January 26

The best electric guitars under $500

By Amit Sharma Last updated 15 January 26

Donner’s $330 ergonomic headless build seeks to undercut Strandberg and Ibanez

By Phil Weller Published 14 January 26

John Mayer’s mystery Grateful Dead PRS Silver Sky became one of his most sought-after signatures – now it’s been officially released

By Matt Owen Published 14 January 26

True Temperament wants to disrupt an industry built on heritage, but do its necks fix the guitar’s biggest flaw?

By Phil Weller Published 14 January 26

“There’s more ‘Fender’ to Fiore and more ‘Gibson’ to the SE DGT”: PRS Fiore HH and SE DGT Standard review

By Dave Burrluck Published 14 January 26

Best acoustic guitars under $500 in 2025: get more for your money

By Daryl Robertson Last updated 14 January 26

Best beginner electric guitars 2026: top electric models for new players, reviewed and demoed by experts

By Daryl Robertson Last updated 13 January 26

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 1 September 25

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

By Chris Corfield Last updated 18 July 25

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

By Matt McCracken Published 28 October 24

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

By Paul Riario Published 21 August 24

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

By Matt McCracken Published 2 July 24

Best earplugs for musicians 2026: guitarist-friendly plugs to suit every budget

By Chris Corfield Last updated 20 June 24

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 24 January 24

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

By Chris Corfield Published 3 October 23

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 27 November 22

Fender forges surprise Samsung partnership to bring Fender Play to home TV screens for the first time

By Phil Weller Published 15 January 26

“A utopia of modeled guitar tones that will suit pretty much any guitarist out there”: Universal Audio Paradise Guitar Studio review

By Matt McCracken Published 20 December 25

“I just want to keep playing it” - Neural DSP Archetype: John Mayer X review

By Pete Emery Published 17 December 25

Neural DSP unveils Archetype: John Mayer X – a landmark signature plugin that brings the guitar great’s tones to the masses

By Matt Owen Published 17 December 25

Universal Audio’s amp-emulating pedals have been a huge success – now they’ve arrived in plugin form via the all-inclusive Paradise Guitar Studio

By Phil Weller Published 1 December 25

Universal Audio is giving away a free plugin for Black Friday but hurry, you've only got a few days to get yours – choose one of ten different plugins

By Matt McCracken Published 27 November 25

Neural DSP Archetype: Misha Mansoor X review

By Phil Weller Published 9 October 25

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 6 October 25

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 3 October 25

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

By Chris Corfield Last updated 15 January 26

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

By Daryl Robertson Published 14 January 26

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

By Matt McCracken Published 24 November 25

Best FRFR speakers 2025: transparent tone for multi-effects and amp modelers

By Richard Blenkinsop Last updated 6 November 25

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

By Matt McCracken Published 22 September 25

“Affordable, professional-quality”: Warm Audio Fen-Tone WA-FT ribbon microphone review

By Chris Gill Published 8 August 25

Best guitar audio interfaces 2025: get better recorded guitar tones

By Matt McCracken Last updated 14 May 25

Presonus Eris Pro 6 Review

By Pete Emery Published 30 April 25

“An affordable and extremely useful creative tool”: Shure MV7i Smart Microphone and Interface review

By Chris Gill Published 24 April 25