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Fender American Ultra II Telecaster
“A guitar so playable that you might need to put the brakes on”: Fender American Ultra II Telecaster

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The workhorse is newly shod for the modern player but still packs the tones that made it famous

Electric Guitars
Isaiah Sharkey and George Benson, both playing a Gibson Johnny Smith
Isaiah Sharkey names his favorite guitar player of all time – and reveals he’s bought one of his most iconic guitars

By Matt Owen Published

The revered session player has paid tribute to his favorite guitar player of all time, having recently purchased one of his personal Gibson Johnny Smith models

Guitarists
Closeup of a man's hands playing a Fender Telecaster-style guitar.
“You’ll find it in many old blues tunes”: You need to learn how to solo over this chord progression

By Jim Oblon Published

Paul Simon guitarist Jim Oblon shows you how to tailor your leads to the classic I-VI-II-V progression – a jam night staple that’s a lot of fun, too

Artist Lessons
Jazz-fusion maestro Wayne Krantz is lost in the moment as he plays a solo onstage in the Netherlands
How Wayne Krantz forged his raw, rhythmic approach to fusion guitar

By Nick Mellor Published

A lesson inspired by the jazz great that will help the advanced players out there take their improv chops to the next level

Artist Lessons
PRS SE CE 24 Standard Satin
Reverb reveals its best-selling electric guitars of 2024 – and the previous top-seller has been toppled

By Matt Owen Published

The reigning champion of 2022 and 2023 has been ousted, and the best-selling new release of 2024 might surprise you

Electric Guitars
Rodrigo Gouveia wears a black ballcap and is seated with his headless Strandberg Boden 6 in sunburst
Rodrigo Gouveia masterclass: learn how to emulate horns and piano like the neo-soul maestro

By Rodrigo Gouveia Published

Crossing the boundaries of jazz, soul and soul, this JTCguitar lesson presents practical strategies for expanding your sound with melodic embellishments and triads that fill the mix

Artist Lessons
Artie Zaitz is suited and booted and holds a sunburst Gibson ES-330T hollowbody.
London jazz ace Artie Zaitz on why the amp is an instrument, too, and how he learned to love mistakes

By Glenn Kimpton Published

Zaitz's debut album, The Regulator, introduces a prodigious talent on guitar, and he is backed by some of the best players in the capital's jazz scene

Guitarists
Bassist Darryl Jenifer of Bad Brains performs onstage at the Virgin Festival By Virgin Mobile 2007 at Pimlico Race Course on August 5, 2007 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Raised on R&B, schooled by fusion, and empowered by punk rock, Bad Brains bassist Darryl Jenifer remains a 4-string purist

By E.E. Bradman Published

The bass powerhouse behind Washington DC’s Bad Brains pioneered a style that changed the history of punk

Bassists
Luna Li
Musical polymath Luna Li on blending harps with Fender Jaguars – and making an illustrated solo tab book

By Cheri Amour Published

Hannah Bussiere Kim is now touring with more instruments than ever before, but it’s the people she’s working with who help make the magic happen

Guitarists
1965 Fender Jazz Bass with a maple cap fingerboard: the slab board was a very rare feature at the time
A maple cap fingerboard in 1965? Here’s why this vintage Jazz Bass is a true Fender unicorn

By Huw Price Published

Could it be that this mid-'60s Jazz Bass is rare simply because people couldn't read Fender's small print? Well Strung Guitars owner David Davidson floats a theory and picks up the tale…

Bass Guitars
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