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Angine De Poitrine just upgraded their main guitar-bass hybrid – could a Godin signature model be on the way?

By Janelle Borg published 25 June 26

The viral math-rock duo has been lugging around a double-neck built by luthier Raphaël Le Breton. Now, guitarist Khn has been spotted with another version, crafted by one of Canada's foremost guitar builders...

John Mayer has been using his plugin in the studio, and he doesn’t think you’ll notice

By Phil Weller published 24 June 26

The tube amp purist joined the digital age with a Neural DSP plugin last year, and now it's found its way onto his records

The advice Jared James Nichols took – and the bad advice he ignored – to develop his electric fingerstyle

By Janelle Borg published 24 June 26

In a journey that took him from rural Wisconsin to world stages, Nichols reflects on the fingerstyle players who inspired him

How the ’80s guitar scene left Jeff Beck feeling like an “observer”

By Phil Weller published 24 June 26

He helped change the instrumental guitar scene forever. Then it nearly killed his career

The short-lived Kiss guitarist who was supposed to succeed Ace Frehley

By Janelle Borg published 24 June 26

After Ace Frehley decided to leave the Kiss circus in 1982, Paul Stanley and co. were left without a lead guitarist for Creatures of the Night. One session player got the opportunity of a lifetime...

A massive 35% Prime Day discount just took this already affordable multi-effects pedal into a completely different territory - find out why 200+ guitar players picked up this Mooer pedal in the last month on Amazon

By Daryl Robertson published 24 June 26

At only $129 for 151 effects, 55 amp models, and 26 high-quality cab sims, the Mooer represents great value for money in my opinion

This reverb pedal blew my mind last year, and now it's 20% off for Prime Day – thanks to its dual-engine and intuitive layout, this is a serious and capable reverb, and a no-brainer at this price

By Daryl Robertson published 24 June 26

I fell in love with this Hotone pedal, giving it my pedal of the year in 2025, and I've recommended it to countless players since

A mad idea made real: Meet the ADDAC Four String, a modular synth and lap steel hybrid

By Phil Weller published 24 June 26

The ADDAC System Four String Series marries its Eurorack modular synth with pluckable strings and a host of quirky pickup and performance modules

Sleep’s new guitarist was once nearly drafted into Soundgarden

By Michael Astley-Brown published 24 June 26

In his new memoir, Kim Thayil reveals that Chris Cornell wanted Bubba Dupree to join Soundgarden before they split up in the late ’90s

Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth collaborator Jon Jourdan joins forces with PRS on a no-frills, single-pickup guitar

By Janelle Borg published 23 June 26

PRS rolls out rare specs for the brand – a single-pickup, single-volume-control model – for the Mammoth live guitarist's first signature guitar