Justin Norvell says Fender will be “full steam in the digital amps and effects space” in 2023 By Sam Roche published 17 January 23 The Big F's Vice President of Products says “most of the innovation and the future of amplification” lies in the digital realm
Angel Vivaldi takes a radical Latin turn and embraces his inner Santana on virtuosic new single, Eight By Matt Owen published 17 January 23 It’s the first single from the prog metal maestro’s upcoming EP, Away With Words: Part 2, which has been dubbed a sprawling “sonic ecosystem”
Walrus Audio debuts a dedicated wall of noise pedal – meet the Melee, a joystick-controlled distortion and reverb By Michael Astley-Brown published 17 January 23 The Oklahoma pedal co furthers its quest to conquer shoegaze and post-rock guitarists’ pedalboards with another wild new offering
Josh Smith and Poly Effects finally unveil the Flat V – a wild two-channel gain pedal that took more than two years to make By Matt Owen published 17 January 23 Combining analog tones and intuitive digital controls, the Flat V looks like it could be one of the most tonally diverse, sonically nuanced overdrive pedals on the market
YouTuber plays 86 Meshuggah riffs in one take By Sam Roche published 17 January 23 In a truly Herculean undertaking, Greg Desmurs plays back-to-back tracks spanning the Swedish extreme metal outfit's entire discography without taking a single break
Jeff Beck's 10 greatest guitar solos By Amit Sharma published 17 January 23 10 solos every guitarist needs to hear from one of the most influential players to ever pick up the instrument
How Brian May broke a golden guitar recording rule during the tracking of Queen's debut album By Sam Roche published 17 January 23 The guitarist talks disrupting conventional approaches to recording in the early '70s in a new interview with Total Guitar
Fender harks back to the guitars of '60s garage rock with Gold Foil pickup-equipped electric and bass models By Matt Owen published 17 January 23 Available in a choice of contemporary and classic colorways, each limited-edition model offers an eye-catching aesthetic flair and midrange bite courtesy of its gold pickups
Way Huge launches outrageously funky Attack Vector Phaser & Envelope By Michael Astley-Brown published 17 January 23 The Jim Dunlop brand has teamed two classic funk effects in one Smalls pedal for “infinite rudeness”
Jared James Nichols: “I’m super-proud of Easy Come, Easy Go... if you listen to that solo, it almost feels like the amp’s about to explode!” By Ellie Rogers published 17 January 23 The Les Paul wrangler extraordinaire on why he's a fingerstylist forever, how he strong-armed the gnarly blues-rock sounds on his explosive new album, and what it was like to play through one of Eddie Van Halen's Marshalls
Eric Krasno names the three pedals he couldn't live without By Scott Rowley published 17 January 23 The Grammy-winning Soulive and Lettuce co-founder on the three effects pedals he'd take with him in the event of a zombie apocalypse
Vola Guitars launches the OZ SRM, a no-nonsense 24-fret metal machine By Matt Parker published 16 January 23 The new made-in-Japan model offers stainless steel frets, an HH pickup configuration and stripped-down finish
Two of the guitar world's most innovative amp and effects firms just joined forces By Matt Parker published 16 January 23 A new partnership between Quilter Labs and Neunaber Audio could be a dream pairing of forward-thinking analog and digital knowhow
Björn Gelotte explains why he turned down a Gibson signature Les Paul By Matt Owen published 16 January 23 The In Flames maestro was offered the chance to create a high-end Gibson signature guitar, but opted instead to go straight to the ranks of Epiphone
Best amp modelers 2023: rack-mounted and floorboard options for every budget By Alex Lynham published 16 January 23 Want a bunch of amp sounds packed into one unit? Start your research with our pick of the best amp modelers for guitarists
Someone has stuck an iPad into an electric guitar – and it might just be the six-string of the future By Matt Owen published 16 January 23 Devil & Sons' entry into 2022's Great Guitar Build Off merges 21st technology with conventional guitar design, and its possible applications for aesthetics and sound manipulation are almost endless
Steve Vai reunited with Yankee Rose “Swiss Cheese” guitar after 36 years By Sam Roche published 16 January 23 Vai played the mighty unusual guitar during the video shoot for the 1986 David Lee Roth single, but it was stolen during tour rehearsals shortly afterwards
Are Bill Kelliher’s new Mojotone Hellbender pickups the most versatile metal humbuckers ever made? By Matt Parker published 16 January 23 The Mastodon rhythm king’s new signature set uses Alnico II and V ceramic magnets to deliver tones spanning brutal to beautiful
Eric Gales issues public invitation for John Mayer to perform with him By Matt Owen published 16 January 23 The blues virtuoso called out Mayer on social media, and said he wanted to arrange a live meeting between the two "soon"
The 100 greatest guitarists of all time By Jonathan Horsley last updated 16 January 23 A comprehensive rundown of the best guitarists of all time, featuring the trailblazers, the early innovators, the best jazz, rock, indie, blues, metal and acoustic players – and the top guitarists around today...
