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- October 6
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- “Fender was always just the pinnacle. I wanted nothing more to have the best guitar for me”: John 5 becomes the most decorated Telecaster artist in history with three new signature Fenders
- “I was supposed to walk down the stage with a 50ft cape. There were going to be explosions”: Prince headhunted acoustic virtuoso Andy McKee to open his shows. Then he laid out his outrageous vision
- I’ve found 11 amazing Big Deal Days deals for guitar players - and they’re all $20 or less
- $119 for a genuine Strat? Count me in. This Squier Debut Prime Day deal will leave beginners with enough cash for an amp
- Every Positive Grid Spark amp has been discounted for Prime Day – including 4.5-star favorites, the Steve Vai Spark Mini and the Neo Core headphones
- Stock up on guitar strings from just $4.99 a pack with these mega multipack guitar string deals in the Amazon Big Deal Days sale
- We bought, tested, and ranked 8 dirt-cheap Amazon pedals – now 7 of them are discounted in the Big Deal Days sale starting from only $27.06!
- “Eddie came up to me and said, ‘I’m speechless. I had no idea you were that good’”: Tapping genius Stanley Jordan on the time he floored Eddie Van Halen with his playing
- This compact overdrive is so good my bandmate stole it off me – now with 20% off in Amazon's Big Deal Days sale, it's time he bought his own!
- “He was carried in, basically. I couldn’t believe how he’d deteriorated”: Tony Iommi was shocked when he reunited with Ozzy Osbourne for Back to the Beginning rehearsals
- October 5
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- “90% of these guys… you hear them play and go, ‘Dude, you can’t even play the guitar’”: Jared James Nichols has no time for blues dentists collecting vintage guitars
- “The world has lost a formidable talent”: Sass Jordan, Canadian rock singer and bassist who gave Taylor Hawkins his big break and toured with Van Halen, dies aged 63
- “Hack it all you want. You have my blessing”: John Mayer has seen your Silver Sky mods – and he loves them
- Tom Morello and Bruce Springsteen covering John Lennon, and Jack Black’s Black Sabbath tribute set with Geezer Butler: here’s what went down at Power to the People festival
- “I’ve seen a lot of Marshalls and Les Pauls in my life, and a lot of Strats. What I do not see, that’s what I'm interested in”: Josh Homme on his “dumb system” for picking guitar gear
- I'd never heard of Eart until I reviewed their headless guitar and gave it 4.5 stars. Now it's only $351 in this epic early Amazon Big Deal Days sale
- October 4
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- “The longest and narrowest digital pedal ever created”: DSM/Humboldt’s concept multi-effects might be a joke – but we kinda love it
- Guitar World editors name the gear trends that leave them cold: “Sorry, it will never be part of my rig”
- Chibson pokes fun at Fender’s Stratocaster copyright campaign with Cease & Desist control knobs – and they go to 11
- October 3
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- Eruption announced Eddie Van Halen as a game-changing guitarist. But what effect does he kick in for its end section? Test your EVH knowledge with our quiz
- “Each have forged their own remarkable paths as artists, creators and mentors”: Lari Basilio joins Kiki Wong and leads the latest She Rocks Awards honoree list for 2027
- “It’s one of the most mythical amp brands of all time. And now it’s actually returned”: The best guitar gear launched this week, ft. one of John Mayer’s favorite amp heads and the world’s tiniest six-string bass
- October 2
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- Dean parent company ordered to pay Gibson more than $4 million in legal costs
- I've spent hundreds of hours tracking guitars, and with up to 50% off in Sweetwater's studio and recording sale, here's what I'd buy
- Metallica Sphere Residency 2026: everything the metal legends played on night one in Las Vegas
- “People credit us with starting a movement, but it was inevitable. Punk had died. Metal was lame”: The trailblazing life of Conrad ‘Cronos’ Lant, Venom frontman and extreme metal godfather
- “Forgive my ignorance about who we do shows with. I honestly don’t keep up with new music”: Jim Root responds to backlash over Slipknot taking Marilyn Manson on tour
- Buddy Guy still stuns at 90 during star-studded, curfew-breaking birthday concert – live review: “It’s almost 11, and Buddy Guy and Bobby Rush are piling one blues classic on top of another. The biggest names haven’t even done their numbers yet”
- October 1
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- “There are still five other body shapes that no-one has seen”: Dimebag Darrell’s confidential guitar designs could become a reality
- Guitar Summit 2026: 10 highlights from Europe's biggest guitar show
- “It’s available in the two most important colors ever – Gothic Black and Ultra Pink”: The hottest bass gear of the month, including the smallest signature bass money can buy
- “Amazon got two takedown orders”: Fender has hit 60 firms with cease-and-desists
- My favorite headphone amp for guitarists just dropped to its lowest-ever price in Positive Grid's Sparktober sale, along with a budget-friendly FRFR cab
- Dumble is officially back: you can now order an Overdrive Special – the amp beloved by John Mayer, Joe Bonamassa and Lowell George
