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Fender Japan Fender '51

Fender Japan revives and revamps the bonkers Stratocaster-Telecaster hybrid model, the Fender ‘51

By Matt Owen

The eye-catching six-string sports most of the specs seen on a conventional Telecaster, though houses them on the unmistakable double-cut body of a Stratocaster

Nita Strauss and David Draiman perform Dead Inside live

Watch Nita Strauss and David Draiman perform Dead Inside live

By Matt Parker

LA's Whisky A-Go-Go played host to a live rendition of the track, taken from Strauss's upcoming solo album

Dead and Company mister e guitars

These 5 custom-painted Dead & Company D’Angelico guitars raised more than $160K in a charity auction

By Matt Parker

The D’Angelico Deluxe Bob Weir Bedford guitars were customised by artist mister e for the band’s 2021 tour

Epiphone Les Paul Custom

Guitar Center just cut the price of a limited-edition Epiphone Les Paul Custom by $100 in this blinding pre-Black Friday deal

By Matt Owen

The classy Inspired By Gibson Collection guitar, which features an Antique Ivory “tuxedo” finish and ProBucker humbuckers, is available now for just $629

Black Friday guitar deals 2021: all the latest live deals in one place

Black Friday guitar deals 2021: all the latest live deals in one place

By Guitar World Staff

Your guide to finding the best Black Friday guitar deals and discounts

Guitar amps

Reverb announces the best-selling guitar amps of 2021

By Matt Owen

It's the year of the modelers in the guitar amp department, with tube amps proving less popular in the face of digital innovation

Mono Vertigo Ultra

Mono’s M80 Vertigo Ultra is an upgraded take on its durable gigbag – with wheels!

By Matt Parker

The new version of the firm’s tough M80 Vertigo case also adds water resistance, shock proofing and reflective trim

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The 50 Greatest Beatles Guitar Songs: inside the new issue of Total Guitar

By Total Guitar editors

Also in issue 352! Interviews: Mastodon's Bill Kelliher, Trivium, Carlos Santana and more! Gear reviews: Blackstar, Fender, Orange, Mooer. Learn songs by: Free, Passenger, Extreme and Biffy Clyro

Effects pedals

The best-selling effects pedals of 2021 have been announced

By Matt Owen

Modern classics dominate the overall bestsellers list, while EarthQuaker Devices makes the most noise in the new-for-2021 category

Save a massive $130 off the Fender Player Telecaster in Musician’s Friend’s early-Black Friday sale

Save a massive $130 off the Fender Player Telecaster in Musician’s Friend’s early-Black Friday sale

By James Farmer

Grab a sensational Black Friday electric guitar deal for only $699

Acoustic-4-A-Cure concert lineup

Watch Sammy Hagar, James Hetfield, John Mayer, Joe Satriani and Melissa Etheridge perform Piece of My Heart in new pro-shot footage from 2016

By Matt Owen

The star-studded rendition, which took place during the Acoustic-4-A-Cure concert five years ago, also featured Tommy Lee, Melissa Etheridge, Pat Monahan and Kris Kristofferson

Jason Newsted performs with Metallica at the Werchter Festival in Torhout, Belgium on July 3, 1993

“You’re the one”: Jason Newsted discusses his unforgettable first meeting with Cliff Burton’s mother

By Jackson Maxwell

The former Metallica bassist recalls how he was welcomed with open arms as a new member by the band's inner circle

Eddie Vedder performs at the Innings Festival at Tempe Beach Park on March 03, 2019 in Tempe, Arizona

Eddie Vedder announces release date for new solo album, Earthling, premieres beautiful acoustic ballad, The Haves

By Jackson Maxwell

The Pearl Jam frontman's first non-soundtrack solo album since 2011's Ukulele Songs is set for a February 11 release

Jeff Parker performs with Tortoise at Matadero on May 15, 2012 in Madrid, Spain

From ambient-jazz odysseys to hip-hop-tinged metal crushers: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Sam Roche

Tuck into some top-tier tunes from Animals as Leaders, Molly Tuttle, Jeff Parker, We Came as Romans, Momma, Temperance, Jamie Lenman and more

Jerry Cantrell

Jerry Cantrell announces intimate streaming event, featuring six-song performance and Q&A

By Matt Owen

An Evening With Jerry Cantrell will stream on December 2 and feature songs from the guitarist's latest album, Brighten, as well as a storytelling session

Tosin Abasi

Animals As Leaders announce Parrhesia, their first studio album in more than 5 years

By Matt Owen

The prog-metal titans have also dropped a new track, The Problem of Other Minds, which will feature on the album when it arrives March 25, 2022

Best electric guitar strings 2021: top choices for every budget

Best electric guitar strings 2021: the best guitar strings for every budget

By Chris Corfield

Breathe some new life into your guitar with a set of the best electric guitar strings

[L-R] Nergal and Tobias Forge

Nergal's Me and That Man join forces with Ghost's Tobias Forge for twangy, rockabilly-inspired single, Under the Spell

By Sam Roche

Forge offers up his vocals under the moniker ‘Mary Goore’, which he used in the death metal band he founded in 1998, Repugnant

Singer Eddie Vedder performs onstage with Pearl Jam during day 1 of the 2021 Ohana Festival Encore Weekend on October 01, 2021 in Dana Point, California.

Eddie Vedder details Pearl Jam’s struggle to return to live music after 2000 Roskilde festival tragedy: "At least one person in the band thought we should never play again"

By Michael Astley-Brown

The Pearl Jam leader reveals how taking Spanish guitar lessons helped him heal from events that shook the Seattle veterans to their core in this exclusive extract from forthcoming Audible Original, I Am Mine

Molly Tuttle

Molly Tuttle pays tribute to the women who helped her find her voice in energetic new single, She’ll Change

By Matt Owen

The track is the first to be lifted from singer-songwriter’s forthcoming studio album, which is set for a 2022 release