D'Addario launches environmentally sustainable line of Eco-Comfort guitar straps By Sam Roche New straps are made with recycled materials including plastic bottles and pre-consumer waste, and colored using eco-friendly E.Dye
Phil Collen: “I put a DiMarzio Super Distortion T in my Teles and got the sound we’d been trying to get for years“ By Jonny Scaramanga The Def Leppard guitarist reveals the role of the Fender Telecaster on the band’s multi-million selling albums Pyromania and Hysteria
Tsakalis AudioWorks targets classic Marshall-style amp sounds with versatile Room #40 pedal By Matt Owen The compact offering takes inspiration from classic Marshall models, including the Plexi Super Lead, Plexi Super Bass and JCM800, and boasts an onboard boost and Variac control
The 10 best guitar wireless systems 2021: set your playing free, from the rehearsal room to the stage By Jonathan Horsley Fed up with cumbersome cables? These are the best wireless guitar systems for every budget
From yacht-rock reinventions to Viking metal: here are this week's essential guitar tracks By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Sam Roche Lend your ears to hot new tunes from John Mayer, Blood Red Shoes, Amon Amarth, Samia, Blackberry Smoke and more
10 best beginner electric guitars 2021: kick start your musical journey with these epic electric guitars for beginners By Chris Corfield Get started with the best beginner electric guitars from Squier, Yamaha, and Epiphone with prices from only $179
Fender expands its Artist Signature Series with the highly decorated Dhani Harrison Ukulele By Sam Roche The Big F partners with the son of Beatles legend George Harrison for a Shiva Yantra-adorned mini-strummer
Rolling Stones fans, get 45% off a Guitar Tricks annual sub plus 32 Stones song lessons By Chris Barnes Bag a Rolling Stones lessons package - including Paint It Black and Jumpin’ Jack Flash tutorials - with this Guitar Tricks annual subscription deal
The Darkness announce new album, Motorheart, reveal full UK tour in 2021 By Sam Roche The new LP promises “trademark blazing guitar riffs and solos, soaring falsetto and immeasurable rock 'n' roll extravagance”
Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love voted greatest guitar riff of all time By Sam Roche Jimmy Page's iconic Led Zeppelin II cut beat AC/DC and Ozzy Osbourne classics to claim the top spot in a new Total Guitar/Guitar World poll
Jimi Hendrix's estate gives the nod to an officially licensed “Live at Monterey” bobblehead figure By Sam Roche The collectable captures the iconic moment Hendrix set his guitar on fire during the 1967 performance
TC Electronic announces Paul Gilbert signature MojoMojo overdrive pedal By Sam Roche The signature iteration adds a new Eleven switch, which promises a “massive gain boost for even more drive and attack”
John Mayer embraces the ’80s in a big way on new track Last Train Home By Michael Astley-Brown Accompanied by a hot pink PRS Silver Sky, Mayer sets course for yacht-rock central in the Toto-esque first single from new album Sob Rock
KHDK joins forces with Trivium for the Ascendency overdrive By Sam Roche The new pedal enables players to recreate Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu's tones and "smashes all the legendary ODs across the board", says Heafy
ESP kits out its entire LTD Deluxe 1000 Series with stainless steel frets By Matt Owen Upgraded fret material will be offered as a standard factory-fitted fixture on over 100 LTD guitars and basses
Fern Guitars unveils new-and-improved prototype of its innovative modular six-string, The Phoenix By Matt Owen Visionary design lets users swap pickup configurations “in seconds”, and will be available to preorder from June 15
Yngwie Malmsteen unleashes Relentless Fury with second Parabellum single By Michael Astley-Brown The none-more-Malmsteen cut features a straight minute-and-a-half of pure, uninterrupted, blistering shred
Sultry, wah-drenched new Prince track, Born 2 Die, unveiled By Michael Astley-Brown The funk ballad is the latest song to be revealed from the previously unreleased Welcome 2 America album
Orange branches out into high-end electric guitars with luxuriously crafted OE-1 single-cut By Matt Owen The amp company's built-to-order six-string boasts a choice of P-90 or Filter'tron pickups, two-tone Gold and Ivory colorway and decorative chessboard binding
The 10 best acoustic guitars for beginners 2021: New to acoustic guitar? These easy acoustic strummers are for you By Chris Corfield, Chris Barnes The best beginner acoustic guitars, featuring quality six strings from Epiphone, Taylor, Fender, Yamaha, Ibanez and more – starting from $149
