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Elvis Presley’s iconic ‘68 Comeback Special Hagstrom Viking II sells for $625,000 at auction

By Matt Owen

Presley's prized semi-hollow is famed for its appearance in the 1968 special, which was the rock 'n' roll legend's first public performance in over seven years

Ashdown AGM-5C Combo review

By Nick Guppy

British bass company Ashdown presents the Guitar Magnifier series, with proper tube tone at tempting prices

Epiphone Brendon Small GhostHorse Explorer

Epiphone teams up with Dethklok's Brendon Small for the Gibson BurstBucker-loaded GhostHorse Explorer

By Sam Roche

The guitar giant announces its third collaboration with the Metalocalypse mastermind

Gibson's new Slim Harpo Lovell ES-330 guitar

Gibson pays tribute to a blues pioneer with the new Slim Harpo "Lovell" ES-330

By Jackson Maxwell

The late blues guitarist's signature Gibson sports Dogear P-90s and a Vintage Sunset Burst finish

Gibson introduces elegant 60th Anniversary Les Paul SG Custom Shop models

By Matt Owen

The six-string showstoppers hark back to the very first year of the SG's production, boasting a wealth of period-accurate appointments and promising classic early-era tones

Epiphone unveils made-in-USA Casino

By Michael Astley-Brown

The premium $2.6k archtop is kitted out with Gibson P-90s and hand-wired electronics

Fender unveils limited-edition Master Built Joe Strummer Esquire electric guitar

By Matt Owen

Limited to only 70 units worldwide, the new electric offering is joined by the Campfire acoustic, inspired by Strummer's legendary Glastonbury Festival campfire jams

Origin Effects announces its latest RevivalDRIVE pedal, the RD Compact Hot Rod

By Sam Roche

The British company's new offering aims to recreate the experience of playing through a vintage hot-rodded guitar amp

Dreadbox debuts extensive new range of reverb, delay and flanger effects pedals

By Matt Owen

The colorful collection of Japanese-styled stompboxes are suitable for stringed instruments and synth racks alike, and promise to provide a wide range of versatile effects

Brian May and his silver Red Special channel COVID anxiety in new song Panic Attack 2021

By Richard Bienstock

The collaboration with singer Kerry Ellis is a reworking of their 2017 track, It's Gonna Be All Right

John Mayer unveiled a short snippet of his new single – and Mary Spender went ahead and finished it for him

By Richard Bienstock

The British YouTuber filled in the musical blanks on the TikTok-teased track

Fender expands ultra-affordable Squier Affinity lineup with all-new Telecaster, Stratocaster and Jazzmaster models

By Matt Owen

New guitars and basses debuted, along with a host of updates to existing six- and four-string offerings

Robert Fripp covered Mötley Crüe, Metallica and was “blown away” by the guitar playing

By Richard Bienstock

“The originators of the riffs are phenomenal players,” the King Crimson guitarist and lockdown video legend says

YouTuber uses quantization to “fix“ Van Halen… and it sounds awful

By Sam Roche

Bobby Huff – aka Dr Bob – lays Runnin' with the Devil on the operating table, and hacks it to pieces

Guitarist Eric Johnson performs on stage at The Canyon Club on January 25, 2015 in Agoura Hills, California.

Eric Johnson wrote Cliffs of Dover in 5 minutes

By Richard Bienstock

The iconic 1990 guitar instrumental came to him “like magic”

Joe Bonamassa explains why he uses 7 amps live: “What's the point of playing guitar if you can't be loud as hell?”

By Sam Roche

The blues ace offers a glimpse of his Marshall/Fender/Dumble amp setup, as well as his expansive Friedman-built pedalboard

Lace Music launches passive loaded pickguard, the Pickguard Plus

By Matt Owen

Available in Gold and Ultimate Triple iterations, Lace's new loaded set seeks to provide the options of an active pickguard in a battery-less unit

Reverend announces Fishman P-90-equipped Greg Koch Gristlemaster 90

By Sam Roche

New signature model also features a Bigsby B50 tremolo system, plus flexible switching options

Rob Scallon launches mission-based learning platform, GuitarQuest

By Matt Owen

Scallon has joined forces with Guitareo for the unique new course, which seeks to provide aspiring guitarists the tools they need to get their six-string journey up and running

Wolfgang Van Halen on EVH Grammys tribute: “Being asked to play Eruption felt like a tone-deaf ask”

By Sam Roche

Eddie Van Halen's son goes deeper into why he declined the invitation to perform at the 2021 Grammy Awards