Mateus Asato teams up with Jackson Audio for hugely versatile El Guapo Signature Overdrive/Distortion By Richard Bienstock Design combines JCM800 and Plexi tones, and boasts innovative Gain Cycle circuit
Sick Riffs: mxmtoon teaches you the stripped-back ukulele lines of cliché By Sam Roche This one's perfect for those socially distanced summer campfires
Fender debuts all-rosewood necked American Professional Stratocaster By Michael Astley-Brown Limited-edition model also features Pure Vintage ’65 pickups
Vick Audio reissues classic one-knob Lucky No. 13 fuzz By Richard Bienstock Pedal is based on '60s-era fuzz circuit, with higher gain and more modern voicing
Synergy unveils high-gain Fryette Pittbull Ultra-Lead module By Richard Bienstock Compact version of the aggressively-voiced metal amp features all-tube design, two channels and assignable six-band graphic EQ
Mateus Asato rips it up with Brazilian metal band Oficina G3 in livestream concert By Richard Bienstock Longtime fan Asato joined them for two songs
Orianthi unveils shred-heavy new single, Sinners Hymn, details new album, O By Richard Bienstock The forthcoming effort is the guitarist’s first full length in six years
James Hetfield says he has “tons of material” written for new Metallica album By Richard Bienstock Kirk Hammett has over 600 musical ideas cataloged as well
From high-energy party metal to furious, face-melting shred: here are this week's essential guitar tracks By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche The freshest new cuts from Mastodon, Lamb of God, The Struts, Luis Kalil feat. Angel Vivaldi and so very many more
Billie Joe Armstrong’s modded 21st Century Breakdown Fender Strat is up for sale By Richard Bienstock The Green Day frontman’s 1970 Martin D-41 from the same tour is also available
Conjure ‘90s-era Blues Breaker drive tones with Fredric Effects’ Blue Monarch By Richard Bienstock New pedal features redesigned layout, increased gain and switchable boost
Fender seeks to provide greater pick control with the new Mojo Grip By Richard Bienstock Removable rubber sleeve promises more grip, increased plectrum thickness
Brad Paisley seeks to settle the Telecaster vs Esquire debate with new Seymour Duncan Secret Agent pickup By Richard Bienstock “Stealth” neck pickup sits underneath Esquire pickguard to offer Tele tonal options
Smashing Pumpkins premiere two new songs, Cyr and The Colour of Love By Richard Bienstock Both tracks will appear on the three-guitar-strong band’s forthcoming studio album
Sick Riffs: Mason and Spencer Hoffman teach you both electric and acoustic parts of Honyock's dreamy Sanity of Man By Sam Roche This one's made for those long desert drives
This compact Quad Remote Looper could massively expand your Line 6 HX Effects’ potential By Michael Astley-Brown Bright Onion Pedals’ design also works with Boss’s ES-5 and ES-8, and TheGigRig G2
Tosin Abasi confirmed as Bill & Ted 3’s official “air shredder” By Michael Astley-Brown The Animals As Leaders virtuoso takes over from Steve Vai to provide the duo’s air guitar licks
Luna Guitars conjures “golden vibes” with the Tribal Tobacco Sunburst acoustic-electric bass By Richard Bienstock Long-scale design boasts set-neck construction, Luna preamp with built-in tuner
Alex Turner's Fender Stratocaster fetches £128,544 in charity raffle for music venues By Sam Roche The Arctic Monkeys frontman's black Strat was played in many of the band's early performances
Behold the Lego Les Paul, a stunning full-sized recreation of a classic ‘burst By Richard Bienstock Builder morimorilego covers every detail, from tuners to output jack
