Jonny Greenwood says Radiohead side-project The Smile's debut album is "just about finished" By Sam Roche The guitar-driven band – which also features Thom Yorke and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner – are “sitting in front of a pile of music”, Greenwood reveals
Faith Guitars revamps its HiGloss acoustic series with the three-piece rosewood-equipped FVHG3 By Matt Owen The flagship model from the new-and-improved HG3 series will be followed by updated versions of the brand's current HiGloss guitars
Adori Audio’s Slimtech is an ultra-slim combo amp that fits in a gigbag By Matt Parker The uber-portable guitar amplifier has a 10-hour rechargeable battery, plus delay, distortion and Bluetooth
Hard-rock heroes UFO schedule their last-ever show and promise “it’ll be a worthy finale” By Matt Parker The iconic outfit set a date for their live retirement in October 2022
Johnny Marr shares a closer look at his bonkers 9-pickup Fender Stratocaster By Matt Owen The mind-bending Spirit Strat recently made its debut in the music video of Marr's new single, Spirit Power and Soul
Watch the moment a festival pulls the plug on Guns N’ Roses and Dave Grohl – and they carry on regardless By Matt Parker BottleRock Music Festival muted the PA before the band's set had finished, not that anyone onstage seemed to mind…
Death By Audio post Hurricane Ida update, announce latest addition to lineup is a kitten named Toots By Matt Parker DBA’s Oliver Ackermann and Heather Bickford rescued the cat from a car engine, where it had taken refuge in the storm
Black Oak Arkansas guitarist Rickie Lee Reynolds dies aged 72 By Sam Roche The Southern rock guitarist suffered a cardiac arrest, according to his daughter
Hear Ariel Posen’s new swampy instrumental slide guitar masterclass, Clawhammer By Matt Owen The track is taken from Posen's forthcoming fourth studio outing, Mile End, due October 1
Mark Lettieri: "It’s funny that I have a guitar with so many options, because I like my amps as simple as possible. If there are switches on amps, I freak out!" By Jamie Dickson Lettieri discusses the creation of his new signature Fiore, which sees PRS debut a new body shape that's designed for all styles
Epiphone USA Collection Frontier and Casino review By Neville Marten Some of Epiphone’s most iconic electrics and acoustics are being built again in the USA. We examine a legendary electric and a show-stopping acoustic
First-ever band-sanctioned Led Zeppelin documentary shares first official clip By Matt Owen The minute-long teaser from the hugely anticipated Becoming Led Zeppelin offers a peek at stellar archival live footage
Lollar’s Regal for Jazzmaster pickup set makes it easy to swap in Wide Range-style humbucker tones on your offset By Matt Parker New set is designed to be a ‘drop-in’ replacement for Jazzmaster pickups, meaning there’s no need to re-rout the instrument
Van Halen: The Eruption and the Aftershock tells the story of the band with input from Black Sabbath, Pantera and Alice in Chains By Matt Parker “Exhaustively researched” new book from Michael Christopher includes interviews with rock royalty and Van Halen insiders
Walrus Audio seeks to usher in whole new Eras of high gain with versatile new distortion pedal By Michael Astley-Brown Equipped with a blend knob and five-position rotary switch, the Eras promises a smorgasbord of hard-clipping options
Myles Kennedy on his greatest gear finds and regrets, and how a '53 Tele made him fall in love with guitar all over again By Guitarist editors The Alter Bridge guitar man and vocalist recounts how sometimes you can strike gold when working in a music store – and there's money in horse manure…
Gibson redefines guitars as investments with new Rally partnership By Jackson Maxwell Rally will allow users to invest in $5-$10 shares of three hand-built, one-of-a-kind, artist-approved Gibson Custom Shop prototypes
Gibson unveils Mod Collection of rare, exclusive and one-off guitars By Matt Owen Feast your eyes on the weird and wonderful one-of-a-kind axes from the brand's new emporium, boasting unconventional colorways and intriguing unorthodox appointments
The best PRS SE Custom 24 deals in September 2021: own a top-rated PRS for less By Chris Corfield We’ve scoured the web to find today’s best PRS deals
The best Fender CD-60S Deals September 2021: head back to school with this top-rated beginner acoustic guitar By Chris Corfield We’ve uncovered today's best deals on Fender’s epic entry-level acoustic
