Guitar Center just dropped their Fourth of July sale more than a week early - get massive savings of up to 30% off gear By Matt McCracken published 28 June 24 Save yourself hundreds of dollars on gear with this amazing sale at Guitar Center
Joe Satriani has modeled his epic amp collection – including some you might not expect By Michael Astley-Brown published 28 June 24 The shred lord may be best known for high-gain Marshalls, but he has some real gems in his collection – which he has demoed with some unlikely guitars for the IK Multimedia Joe Satriani Amp Vault
Is this oddball ’60s electric the weirdest custom model Gibson has ever created? By Matt Owen published 28 June 24 The guitar – reportedly admired by Billy Gibbons – was built in 1966 for Torpedo Joe, and is said to be one of the strangest custom models Gibson has crafted
Brian May turned down the chance to play with Steve Cropper and Billy Gibbons – then his rejection email was used to write a new song By Matt Owen published 27 June 24 The Queen guitarist trades solos with Gibbons on Too Much Stress, the first taste of session legend Cropper’s new record Friendlytown
Tom Morello shreds Dave Navarro’s PRS – with his teeth –as he joins Jane’s Addiction to tear through Mountain Song By Matt Owen published 27 June 24 Morello swapped his Soul Power Stratocaster for Navarro's signature Custom 24, and wasted no time getting to grips with the unfamiliar terrain
The 10-year-old viral sensation who wowed Adam Jones just stunned America’s Got Talent with a ripping Last Resort cover By Matt Owen published 27 June 24 Maya Neelakantan was gifted Jones' signature Gibson Les Paul after dazzling him with her stellar Tool covers. Now she's taken to the stage for the first time ever to rip through the Papa Roach classic
Even Eric Clapton is into lo-fi guitar tones now – and Source Audio’s Artifakt promises all the broken-sounding weirdness you could ever want By Matt Owen published 27 June 24 The latest high-tech solution to sounding as low-tech as possible is said to be “the ultimate lo-fi experience”
Donner heats up 2024’s best-value guitar race with two high-spec S-style models By Matt Owen published 26 June 24 The sub-$500 DST-600 and DST-700 models cater to both vintage and contemporary Strat styles, and looks to tempt players with a suite of welcome upgrades
Guild’s M-260E Deluxe brings one of acoustic guitar’s most iconic designs – and USA features – to a new $599 model By Janelle Borg published 26 June 24 The Guild M-260E's body design was crafted with fingerstyle guitarists in mind
Benson Amps narrowly avoids fire that threatened one of its warehouses By Matt Owen published 26 June 24 A fire erupted in a building close to where Benson conducts its upholstery and final assembly, and 100 firefighters were called to stop the fire from spreading
Krist Novoselic debuts new band in Kurt Cobain's hometown – and pays tribute with a rendition of Nirvana's debut single By Janelle Borg published 26 June 24 Krist Novoselic and his new band, The Bona Fide Band, gave a nod to Kurt Cobain and Nirvana with their own rendition of Love Buzz
Harley Benton already has the best-value electric guitar of 2024. Now it’s done the same for amp modelers By Matt Parker published 26 June 24 It’s only $170, but the new DNAfx GiT Advanced offers serious multi-FX spec for the price
Mesa/Boogie and John Petrucci celebrate 40 years of partnership with “the most aggressive” Mark IIC+ ever By Matt Owen published 26 June 24 The Dream Theater virtuoso's limited-edition signature amp looks to take the Holy Grail metal and rock combo to all-new heights
Fender Japan continues its adventures in flamed-top guitars with new Hybrid Series II finishes By Phil Weller published 26 June 24 The firm continues to push the aesthetic boundaries of some of its most iconic guitar templates with Twilight and Sunset Orange Metallic colorways
Scott Gorham nearly lost his 'Holy Grail' 1957 Gibson Les Paul to a customs officer just after he bought it – and he had to go to court to get it back By Matt Owen published 26 June 24 The Thin Lizzy guitarist bought the vintage guitar while in Boston with the band, but ran into a few issues when trying to take it overseas
Tom Morello on the throwaway club show that changed his guitar playing forever By Phil Weller published 25 June 24 Morello pinpointed the moment that encouraged him to adopt a new approach to the guitar, which would influence his trailblazing work in Rage Against the Machine and beyond
Nobody expected Fender to return to NAMM – but it will return to the gear trade show in 2025 By Matt Owen published 25 June 24 Fender last attended NAMM in 2020, and as recently as 2023 the firm's CEO Andy Mooney said a return looked unlikely
Seymour Duncan might have just changed P-90 pickups forever with its noiseless Phat Cat Silencers By Phil Weller published 25 June 24 The humbucker-sized pickups offer all the tonal qualities of P-90s without extraneous noise at high-gain settings
Junior Marvin saw Jimi Hendrix blow away the Beatles – but says the guitar hero was too shy to speak to him By Matt Parker published 25 June 24 The Bob Marley and The Wailers guitarist says Hendrix was “like two different people” on and offstage
Dawner Prince’s Boonar Tube Deluxe was crafted for David Gilmour – and it’s a high-end replica of a legendary echo unit By Matt Owen published 25 June 24 Gilmour got his hands on the flagship Boonar pedal, then began working with Dawner Prince on a new-and-improved unit that could better integrate with his stage and studio rig