Rick Beato's signature Gibson Les Paul Special is officially in production By Richard Bienstock The YouTube personality and musician shares a sneak peek at the first Pelham Blue model off the assembly line
Save hundreds on a new Gibson Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster or Martin acoustic at Guitar Center right now By Daryl Robertson The latest Guitar Center sale sees prices dropped on a wide range of electric guitars, acoustic guitars and amps from Gibson, Fender, Gretsch, Martin and more
Poco co-founder, guitarist and pedal steel great Rusty Young dies aged 75 By Richard Bienstock The musician and songwriter helped to pioneer country-rock in the late ‘60s and ‘70s
Hear St. Vincent, Josh Homme, Phoebe Bridgers, Khruangbin radically rework Paul McCartney tracks By Michael Astley-Brown McCartney III Imagined sees some of today's leading guitar artists have their way with the Beatles icon’s latest album, complete with bluesy solos from Homme and Annie Clark
Corey Congilio on growing out of his hair-metal B.C. Rich Warlock phase and his greatest gear finds By David Mead The Nashville blues dynamo and sessioneer mulls over gear loved and lost, and his mission to support small-’shop builders
Paul Gilbert unleashes blistering new single, A Thunderous Ovation Shook the Columns By Matt Owen The second single from the fusion maestro’s upcoming 16th studio album features an abundance of hypnotic lead licks and tasty pentatonic-based riffs
The Black Keys go back to their roots with swampy cover of John Lee Hooker’s Crawling Kingsnake By Michael Astley-Brown The solo-heavy new single is the first taste of the duo’s upcoming 10th studio album, Delta Kream
The 7 best cheap looper pedals 2021: essential budget loopers for your ‘board By Alex Lynham Yes, it really is possible to land a budget looper pedal from just $79 – we’ve got options from TC Electronic, Electro-Harmonix, Boss and more
8 best acoustic guitars under $500 for 2021: our top picks, including acoustic-electric guitars By Chris Bird, Daryl Robertson These cheap acoustic guitars are ideal for everything from folk and indie guitar to blues and country
Arielle debuts new slide-heavy, Fleetwood Mac-flavored single, Inside & Outside By Matt Owen The Brian May Guitars-wielding sensation also announced four upcoming livestream sessions, which will treat attendees to full album run-throughs and acoustic storytelling sessions
Joe Bonamassa to host Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation’s 2nd Annual stream-a-thon, featuring Jared James Nichols, Emily Wolfe and Warren Haynes By Matt Owen Eric Gales, Bobby Rush, Toto, Dion, Ana Popovic are also penciled in to play at the virtual event, which aims to raise money for musicians impacted by the pandemic
This none-more-punk electric guitar is made entirely of skateboards By Sam Roche Burls Art turns decks into double-cuts with his latest build
Ibanez unveils John Scofield 20th anniversary model, the JSM20TH By Matt Owen The jazz virtuoso’s stunning celebratory six-string marks 20 years since the release of his original signature model
Electro-Harmonix Cntl Knob review By Trevor Curwen A pedalboard-friendly alternative to an expression pedal
Power up your Profiler with Kemper’s new Power Kabinet monitoring solution By Richard Bienstock New offering boasts Kemper Kone with 19 speaker imprints and more
Meet the world's first-ever traditionally built hemp wood acoustic guitar By Matt Owen JOI Guitars' game-changing acoustic is made from one of the most sustainable tonewoods in the world, and marks a big step forward for sustainable guitar manufacturing
José González announces first album in six years, shares new song, Visions By Richard Bienstock Local Valley is out September 17
Jon Gomm: “It doesn’t matter how crazy your technique is, the hardest thing is always playing in time and in tune“ By Henry Yates The maestro returns with new music that healed him in hard times and reflects on his status as one of today's leading percussive guitarists
A guitarist spent 22 years learning to play King Crimson’s Fracture, and wrote a book about it By Richard Bienstock Anthony Garone chronicles his very long journey to conquer Robert Fripp’s 1974 “moto perpetuo” masterpiece
RockBoard aims to make top-row pedal stomping easier with new QuickMount Pedal Riser By Matt Owen The pedalboard specialist's nifty new accessory boosts up backline pedals via its innovative QuickMount design to improve 'board accessibility
