Latest about electric guitars
How PRS made the SE NF3 – and what makes it different from the Silver Sky
We catch up with PRS Guitars’ COO, Jack Higginbotham, to get the lowdown on the company’s hotly hyped new budget bolt-on – and whether a USA model is on the cards…
How does Epiphone’s Inspired By Gibson Les Paul Custom compare to a model that’s $500 cheaper?
Epiphone’s Inspired By Gibson Custom guitars have price tags that draw closer to Gibson models. Does the range's advancements justify the heightened price points?
“The whole guitar feels very alive in your hands”: PJD Guitars St John Apprentice review
There’s no shortage of great-quality UK-made guitars, but for under a grand, PJD’s new Apprentice model is leading the charge in terms of quality and cost
“A vibrant Fender-y voice, lightweight feel, original style”: Ancoats Guitars New Islington review
Proudly made in Manchester, England, Ancoats’ guitars mix up retro themes that stand out in the market. We take this third-generation New Islington for a spin
Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom 1963 Les Paul SG Custom with Maestro Vibrola & 1959 ES-355 review
Epiphone’s collaborations with the Gibson Custom Shop continue unabated, this time with two of the latter’s most prized top-end models but built in Qingdao, China
“Comes across as very much a PRS guitar, not a retooling of someone else’s design”: PRS SE NF3 review
This new SE-exclusive NF3 uses a similar bolt-on platform to John Mayer’s Silver Sky model – but is a very different guitar. How so? Let’s find out
The best cheap electric ever? Why Jimmy Page, Tom Verlaine and Eric Clapton loved the Danelectro Shorthorn
The super-affordable guitar with the basic build became a cult classic, beloved by rock players, slide maestros and guitarists of all styles. All hail the Shorthorn
“As user-friendly as a guitar can get”: Strandberg Boden Essential review
The groundbreaking sound and feel of Strandberg's future-forward guitar designs arrives at a price more of us can manage, but does this craft translate to a more affordable instrument? You bet
“A bare-bones rock guitar designed for energetic playing”: Fender Tom DeLonge Starcaster review
The Blink-182 guitarist’s second signature model in a year takes the form of Fender’s offset semi-acoustic – and it’s an instant classic
“A refinement of Leo’s original proposition in every respect”: Fender 70th Anniversary American Professional II Stratocaster review
To celebrate yet another anniversary for Fender’s world-beating 1954 design, the company has thrown everything it knows about building great Strats into the melting pot
