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Screengrab from Larry McCray's "Heartbreak City" music video
Blues ace Larry McCray names the unsung guitar brand that convinced him to switch after a life of playing Gibsons

By Phil Weller Published

McCray says this brand is the perfect middle ground between two of the industry's big guns

Guitarists
(l-r) Sabrina Carpenter and Paul Simon perform "Homeward Bound" on February 16, 2025
Paul Simon teams up with Sabrina Carpenter for Simon & Garfunkel classic during SNL's 50th anniversary special

By Janelle Borg Published

The star-studded event also featured Jack White's rendition of Neil Young's Rockin’ in the Free World, Adam Sandler on acoustic, Bonnie Raitt joining forces with Coldplay's Chris Martin, and Paul McCartney serving Beatles classics

Guitarists
Guild M-75 Aristocrat
The mysterious history of the Guild M-75 Aristocrat, the blue-blooded hollowbody and vintage rarity

By Bob Wootton Published

This evocative downsized archtop appeared in mid-’50s New York and would go on to delight jazz players and rootsy bluesers alike

Electric Guitars
George Benson & Band, George Benson, Guitarist, Jazz, USA, performs on July 16, 2013, at Admiralspalast, Berlin, Germany
How George Benson helped take Ibanez to the next level in the late-’70s

By Janelle Borg Published

With multiple Ibanez signature guitars under his belt, the Breezin' guitarist shares the story of how his relationship with the Japanese guitar brand came about

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Four Guild guitars against a gray background
The Guild 300 Series brings the sound, prized by everyone from Stevie Ray Vaughan to Paul Simon and Eric Clapton to a $299 acoustic

By Guitar World Published

Sponsored by Guild Guitars

The new highly-affordable 300 Series offers solid wood tops and classic dreadnought and OM shapes alongside a tone that will turn heads

Acoustic Amps
Guild Polara Deluxe in Cherry Red
“At this level and price it’s a serious starter, spare or – as it ever was – a wicked slide guitar”: Guild Polara Deluxe review

By Dave Burrluck Published

Guild has revamped its ’70s-era Polara range. We spent some time with this mid-range 2024 model: a modern pawn-shop prize or a copy too far?

Electric Guitars
Four Guild guitars against a gray background
Guild just dropped some of the most affordable guitars it has ever produced – and these $300 models are keenly spec'd, too

By Janelle Borg Published

The iconic guitar brand's new 300 Series promises to deliver premium features and historic tone for under $300

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Guild Traveler
Meet the Guild Traveler, a solid mahogany travel acoustic that costs under $250

By Phil Weller Published

The new small body acoustic looks like it’s making a serious play to be the best value travel guitar on the market

Acoustic Guitars
A photo of the Guild M-260E Deluxe Archback acoustic guitar against a white background in a room setting
Guild’s M-260E Deluxe brings one of acoustic guitar’s most iconic designs – and USA features – to a new $599 model

By Janelle Borg Published

The Guild M-260E's body design was crafted with fingerstyle guitarists in mind

Acoustic Guitars
Guild Kim Thayil S-100 Polara
“This guitar does things most guitars aren’t gonna do”: It took three failed attempts and three decades of waiting, but Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil finally has a signature Guild S-100

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

The long-awaited signature model for the grunge guitar icon has landed at last, complete with nods to the Seattle institution’s discography and hand-wound Jason Lollar pickups

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