Joe Bonamassa: what you need to understand about buying gear online By Richard Bienstock The blues phenom also touts the importance of brick-and-mortar guitar stores
Eddie Van Halen honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Guitar Museum By Matt Owen The visionary virtuoso is the first to be honored with the award posthumously
John Mayer explains why there will never be a sunburst PRS Silver Sky By Richard Bienstock But classic surf colors might be on the way...
9 best guitar straps 2021: secure your guitar in style By Chris Corfield The best guitar straps for acoustic, electric and bass guitars, and for every budget
Keep your guitar in perfect pitch with Grover’s Rotomatic locking tuners By Richard Bienstock Original and Roto-Grip offerings boast 18:1 gear ratios for precise tuning, and are available for 3x3 and six-in-line headstocks
NAMM’s Believe in Music unites the music industry in a virtual convention and marketplace By Richard Bienstock The online experience begins January 18
Paul McCartney and Idris Elba-signed Cort acoustic goes up for charity auction By Matt Owen 100% of the proceeds from the signed guitar will go towards supporting STORM charity
4 guitar tricks you can learn from Jimmy Page By Richard Barrett With Led Zeppelin, Page drew from all quarters of the musical landscape, but his exhilarating style was rooted in the blues
Fender Vintera Road Worn ’70s Telecaster Deluxe review By Neville Marten The latest version of Fender’s indie favourite comes as a limited-edition relic'd model
Justin Johnson bought two guitars on eBay for $1,000 – and he’s giving one away to a lucky viewer By Richard Bienstock The acoustic blues picker goes on an eBay shopping spree and lets you come along for the ride
This full-bodied guitar is built out of 5,000 coffee beans By Richard Bienstock The Explorer-shaped electric apparently smells as good as it looks
Eddie Van Halen once asked Michael Jackson guitarist Jennifer Batten to teach him the Beat It solo By Richard Bienstock “He picked it up again mighty quickly,” Batten recalls
5-minute sneak peek of Peter Jackson's The Beatles: Get Back documentary released By Matt Owen The montage of clips includes never-before-seen footage of the Fab Four in action
Paul McCartney was in talks with Gibson to make a signature Epiphone Casino By Richard Bienstock Though it never happened, the aborted project yielded one of the main guitars on McCartney III
Slash’s son London Hudson on why he plays drums instead of guitar By Richard Bienstock “I’m just trying to do my own thing,” the Suspect208 drummer says
20 times Guthrie Govan proved he was the funniest guitarist on the planet By Matt Owen How the guitar world's resident six-string stand-up combines virtuosity with comedy
Dial in the perfect distorted tone every time, with any amp, with One Control’s new Dyna Red Distortion 4K By Richard Bienstock Updated pedal adds in a Presence control for consistent, perfectly cutting distortion
Recreate famous tones from EVH, the Edge, Dimebag and more with Positive Grid’s BIAS FX 2 amp and effects software By Richard Bienstock Second-gen version of the popular software boasts an expanded collection of amps and pedals, as well as Positive Grid’s mind-blowing Guitar Match feature
Ringo Starr recruits Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl and Joe Walsh for new EP By Matt Owen Zoom In boasts a star-studded list of collaborators
TC Electronic adds the Helix Phaser and Viscous Vibe to the Plethora X5 in comprehensive TonePrint Pedalboard update By Richard Bienstock Upgrades include new pedals and cab sims, expanded MIDI controls and much more
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