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One of the Eye of Florence guitars

Meet Fabrizio Paoletti from Paoletti Guitars – the Italy-based luthier turning Renaissance art into one-of-a-kind electric guitars

By Janelle Borg, Guitar World Staff published

Sponsor Content Created With Paoletti Guitars

After converting Sting, Johnny Depp, and Richie Sambora into fans, Paoletti is dazzling guitar enthusiasts and art collectors from Anaheim all the way to Dubai with The Eye of Florence: eight handmade guitars inspired by the stained-glass windows that crown Brunelleschi’s Dome at the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence

Electric Guitars
EarthQuaker Devices pedals on a pedalboard

EarthQuaker Devices CEO calls for musical instruments to be exempt from tariffs as industry continues to be negatively hit

By Janelle Borg published

Julie Robbins says money being spent on tariffs could be used to create “good jobs for Ohioans and provided our team with more resources to innovate”

Music Industry
A guitar store wall displaying Fender guitars

NAMM President John Mlynczak testifies about the impact of tariffs in Washington DC

By Phil Weller published

Mlynczak says the tariffs will price beginners out of the market and harm the broader industry ecosystem as a result

Music Industry
Ibanez Mode / EBMM 50th Anniversary StingRay / Aguilar Octamizer DLX / Ashdown amp head / Walrus Mantle

The best new things in bass from the biggest music instrument event of the year

By Nick Wells published

From Aguilar to Ashdown and beyond, here’s a look at the new gear that had bassists abuzz at this year’s NAMM show

Guitar Gear
Chris Buck with his new Yamaha RS02CB

From Neural DSP's much-anticipated Quad Cortex Mini, to signature Yamaha guitars and Iron Maiden-themed wah pedals, here’s the best stuff you can buy right now from this year's NAMM highlights!

By Daryl Robertson published

As we recover from the mind-melting amount of new guitar gear announced at NAMM, we take a look at the must-have items that are available right now

Guitar Gear
The enormous '#NAMM Show' sign, outside of the Convention Center in Anaheim, CA on January 21, 2026

NAMM 2026 live! The biggest guitar news as it happened

By Michael Astley-Brown last updated

All the hottest news and biggest surprises from the world’s premier guitar gear trade show

Guitar Gear
Abasi Concepts x Cordoba nylon-string / Neural DSP Quad Cortex mini / PRS 'Cosmic Splash' Ed Sheeran

NAMM 2026: rumors, predictions and breaking news from the world's biggest guitar gear show

By Michael Astley-Brown last updated

All the latest and greatest gear drops coming out of the largest music trade show in the world – with new launches from Ibanez, Taylor, EVH, Marshall and more

Guitar Gear
Two of Blackstar's new Artist FR amps, sitting on a carpet

Blackstar unveils Artist FR series of compact, competitively priced FRFR speakers

By Phil Weller published

These lightweight 1x12s boast onboard EQs and 50 or 100 watts of power – and they could be your modeler's new best friend

Speaker Cabinets
Roland Cube Street Mini

Roland rolls out the Cube Street Mini – its most compact portable PA yet

By Phil Weller published

Built for solo and duo performances, and emboldened with effects, it proves that good things do come in small packages

Combo Amps
Silvertone reissued 1446 semi-hollow electric

Silvertone revives “one of the most recognizable guitar models in rock history”

By Phil Weller published

The guitar’s resurrection centers on retaining its “classic mojo” while also bringing other aspects up to speed

Electric Guitars
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