Accessorize your guitar playing with these 5 cheap early Prime Day deals By Matt McCracken published 15 July 24 Streamline your practice and performance with these cheap deals on guitar accessories
This superfan travelled 7,000 miles to see Pearl Jam live – and wound up playing guitar with them By Phil Weller published 15 July 24 Armed only with a bottle of wine and a handmade sign, the Chilean guitarist flew to Spain for the gig – and the Seattle icons let him live out his dreams
Fender's Prime Day-beating sale has up to 10% off the Ultra range and Squier Contemporary models as well as 20% off many Squier Affinity guitars By Daryl Robertson published 15 July 24 With healthy discounts applied to everything from Strats and Teles to Jazzmasters and Starcasters, there's no need to wait for Prime Day for a great deal
Hear Joe Bonamassa put Lowell George’s Dumble amp through its paces – 45 years after George last played it By Phil Weller published 15 July 24 The blues guitarist recently completed his 15-year quest to acquire the Little Feat slide maestro’s amp, now he’s demoed it a '50s maple neck Fender Stratocaster
Pop session great Michael Thompson on the time he recorded guitar for Michael Jackson – and the King of Pop walked in mid-session By Janelle Borg published 15 July 24 Thompson reveals what it was like to work on two of Michael Jackson's biggest tracks
Joe Satriani tackles 15 Van Halen classics in the first footage from the Best of All Worlds tour By Phil Weller published 15 July 24 Satch took on no less than 15 EVH songs in a set that was laden with Van Halen
Slayer’s Kerry King on what he regrets about his solo on the Beastie Boys’ No Sleep Till Brooklyn By Janelle Borg published 15 July 24 King reveals how he ended up playing on the Beastie Boys and Sum 41's records
“Right up there with the big-name brands”: Soloking MS-1 Custom review By Matt McCracken published 15 July 24 A great-value guitar looking to clash headstocks with the big boys. Stainless steel frets, roasted maple neck, Wilkinson hardware and coil-splitting humbuckers? Where do we sign up?
How does Epiphone’s Inspired By Gibson Les Paul Custom compare to a model that’s $500 cheaper? By Phil Weller published 12 July 24 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 Smile cancel European tour dates after Jonny Greenwood is hospitalized for emergency treatment By Matt Owen published 12 July 24 The Radiohead offshoot have postponed eight headline and festival gigs across August while Greenwood recovers
This pedal company was so inspired by an indie beer brew that it launched a companion fuzz By Phil Weller published 12 July 24 The two-stage, all-analog fuzz pedal is the latest in a growing line of gear-beer collabs
Forget waiting for Prime Day to start, here are 5 massive savings on guitar pedals available right now at Amazon By Matt McCracken published 12 July 24 Don’t wait around to get your hands on a good deal, we’ve spotted some excellent deals on Catalinbread, MXR, Way Huge, and more
11-year-old wows Kiko Loureiro with her solo skills at the ex-Megadeth shredder’s guitar camp By Janelle Borg published 12 July 24 Kiko Loureiro even lent the young guitarist, Aanika Pai, his own Ibanez guitar and Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Joe Satriani and D’Addario have designed a $20 strap that could eliminate the twisted strap problem By Phil Weller published 12 July 24 Designed specifically for rear-facing strap buttons, the Auto Lock Swivel Strap vows to move as freely as you do while always remaining locked in place
Guthrie Trapp shares the picking hack that could help you play faster – and sound better By Phil Weller published 12 July 24 The Nashville guitar heavyweight first adopted the approach as a young guitarist after witnessing a mandolin player use it
Rick Beato reunited with his late uncle’s bass after 50 years – with the help of Joe Bonamassa By Matt Owen published 12 July 24 The bass went missing from a family home in the mid-'70s, but was miraculously spotted in a recent Bonamassa video
Måneskin's Thomas Raggi joins Tom Morello on stage in Italy – with a special appearance from Morello's son By Janelle Borg published 12 July 24 Tom Morello and Thomas Raggi gave a searing rendition of the MC5's Kick Out the Jams, before joining his son Roman for a live performance of their single Soldier in The Army of Love
David Gilmour couldn’t bear to sell this guitar at auction – now it’s all over his new solo album By Matt Owen published 12 July 24 The Pink Floyd legend is showcasing the guitars he used to record his upcoming record – and one is a vintage six-string he held back from the mammoth Gilmour auction in 2019
Slash was so impressed by this UK blues guitarist he personally paid to bring him to the US By Janelle Borg published 12 July 24 Slash discusses the future of blues and how young guitarists are helping the genre thrive
Best budget multi-effects pedals 2024: access a world of effects at a reasonable price By Alex Lynham last updated 11 July 24 More is more with these budget do-it-all bargains from Zoom, Boss, Line 6, Mooer and NUX