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“One of the best electrics out there, at any price”: Yamaha Pacifica SC Professional and Standard Plus review
By Neville Marten published
Yamaha’s Pacifica range has been a stalwart of the company’s electric guitar lineup since 1990. These new SC models could well represent the pinnacle of that journey

"Tired of run-of-the-mill guitars? Well, this may be the six-string for you": Epiphone Futura RD Custom review
By Daryl Robertson published
Epiphone drags a ‘70s cult classic kicking and screaming into the 21st century with a tight modern build

75 years of the Telecaster: the evolution of the original solid-body electric guitar that started it all
By Huw Price published
As the Telecaster turns 75, we chart its history – hardware, parts, and all – from the Nocaster days to the Wide Range era

Eastwood launches Angine de Poitrine-inspired double-neck
By Phil Weller published
The Microtonal Doubleneck 4/6 has already raised more than 233% of its target fund after it was launched as a Guitstarter campaign

Best parlor guitars 2026: sofa-friendly acoustics for every budget
By Richard Blenkinsop last updated
The grandfather of acoustic guitars – our top parlor guitar picks from Gibson, Martin, Yamaha, and more

“As it was going up in the air, I thought, ‘Wow, that looks so cool.’ On the way down, I was thinking, ‘What did I do?!’ Joe Perry on his customized ‘50s Gibson Les Paul Junior that refused to die
By Andrew Daly published
The Aerosmith guitarist on the iconic Junior with the custom mother-of-pearl inlay, his desert island guitar – and why he reads Guitar World every month

Everybody knows B.B. King played a Gibson guitar named Lucille – but what model was it really?
By Tony Bacon published
B.B. King will forever be known as the great bluesman who always played Lucille. But he had many Lucilles

EVH updates the Wolfgang Special line with baked maple necks and ’boards, and colors to dazzle
By Phil Weller published
The Wolfgang Special Baked Maple comes in Floyd Rose and TOM configurations, while staying true to Eddie Van Halen’s shred-ready recipe

This guitarist's “baby” completely lost its finish – so PRS stepped in
By Phil Weller published
The Hollow-Body II’s Blue Fade finish quite literally lived up to its name, but PRS went the extra mile when hearing about the instrument’s plight

Up close and personal with a '63 Strat and '70s Höfner Violin Bass with Oasis and Ocean Colour Scene connections
By Huw Price published
This 1963 Fender Stratocaster and 70s Höfner 500/1 violin bass guitar recently went under the hammer – and, as it turns out, these were Britrock unicorns for collectors
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