Guitar Gear

Best guitar tuners 2026: my road-tested pick of chromatic, polyphonic and strobe options

By Ross Holder Last updated 26 January 26

Seymour Duncan goes toe-to-toe with Fishman with its triple-voiced MortalCoil active pickups

By Phil Weller Published 22 January 26

Best acoustic guitar strings: our top-rated strings for your acoustic

By Chris Corfield Last updated 20 January 26

Turn your old guitar strings into sculptures with the String Thing

By Phil Weller Published 20 January 26

Best electric guitar strings 2026: our top-rated strings for your electric

By Daryl Robertson Last updated 19 January 26

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

Gator teams up with Vertex Effects for a “unified pedalboard system” via its Vertex series of boards

By Phil Weller Published 26 January 26

Laney puts the philosophy of Nathan East’s signature head into an all-powerful, dual-input preamp pedal

By Phil Weller Published 25 January 26

Polyend releases the Endless, an open-source pedal that lets users create effects from prompts

By Phil Weller Published 24 January 26

Best pedalboard power supplies 2026: juice your ‘board with my pick of pro-grade power for every budget and size of 'board, fully tested

By James Grimshaw Last updated 23 January 26

Best delay pedals: our pick of the coolest delay pedals for your pedalboard

By Alex Lynham Last updated 22 January 26

Blackstar unveils a high-powered floor modeler series with “insane versatility”

By Phil Weller Published 22 January 26

Jim Dunlop drops an Iron Maiden Killers edition of its Cry Baby wah

By Phil Weller Published 22 January 26

Neural DSP takes control of the compact modeler market with the Quad Cortex mini

By Matt Owen Published 21 January 26

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

By Michael Astley-Brown Last updated 21 January 26

“The perfect vessel to navigate sonic waters between tweed crunch and black-panel twang”: Fender ’62 Super Amp review

By Martin Smith Published 26 January 26

Two-Rock’s small but focused 35W Studio Overdrive head is designed to be the perfect introduction to the world of boutique amps

By Phil Weller Published 26 January 26

Blackstar unveils Artist FR series of compact, competitively priced FRFR speakers

By Phil Weller Published 25 January 26

Roland rolls out the Cube Street Mini – its most compact portable PA yet

By Phil Weller Published 25 January 26

Butch Walker and Divided by 13 team up for signature head with switchable EL84 and 6L6 power sections

By Jonathan Horsley Published 23 January 26

Slash and Magnatone slither into the fray with the Lil’ Viper, a compact but venomous 8-watt combo amp

By Phil Weller Published 23 January 26

JBL unveils the BandBox, an AI-powered amp and speaker that might just change the way guitarists practice

By Jackson Maxwell Published 22 January 26

Billy Corgan has shrunk his Smashing Pumpkins rig into a Laney pedal amp – and he tested it in front of 60,000 MCR fans

By Michael Astley-Brown Published 22 January 26

Synergy teams up with Wampler and Friedman to launch its machine-learning power amp

By Phil Weller Published 21 January 26

Martin overhauls its affordable Road Series – and splits it into Retro and Modern builds

By Phil Weller Published 26 January 26

Up close and personal with Jim Irsay’s treasured $10m guitars ahead of their auction

By Phil Weller Published 26 January 26

Silvertone revives “one of the most recognizable guitar models in rock history”

By Phil Weller Published 25 January 26

Sterling by Music Man rolls out a more affordable version of Cory Wong’s StingRay II – plus the brand’s first-ever baritone

By Janelle Borg Published 25 January 26

Up-close with Jack White’s NFL halftime show Triplecaster – built just days before his surprise gig with Eminem

By Phil Weller Published 25 January 26

ESP remembers Alexi Liaho and Jeff Hanneman as Slaughter to Prevail’s Jack Simmons gets his first signature in new 2026 lineup

By Phil Weller Published 24 January 26

Sterling by Music Man offers scaled-back versions of Jason Richardson’s signature Cutlass

By Phil Weller Published 24 January 26

Epiphone looks to the future with hot-rodded Futura guitars, stainless steel frets, and long-awaited signatures

By Phil Weller Published 23 January 26

Gibson gives us a sneak preview of its 2026 guitars – including long-awaited signature models for two guitar legends

By Phil Weller Published 23 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: 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 impulse responses: the secret sauce of great recorded guitar tone

By Matt McCracken Last updated 22 January 26

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