In this exclusive extract from Fender Telecaster: 75 Years, Dave Hunter takes us inside the corporate wrangle that gave us the Telecaster moniker – and created some true Fender rarities in the process| Latest from Guitar World
The lawsuit had been filed following the release of Behringer’s Klon Centaur copy, which was originally called the Centaur Overdrive| Latest from Guitar World
When Steve DiGiorgio and Jeroen Paul Thesseling found Boston shredder Eve, they had found their ace in the hole. And she was a fretless bass player. Three on fretless!? DiGiorgio and Thesseling explain all| Latest from Guitar World
15 Head Of Doom amp heads will be sold exclusively via Ashdown’s Reverb Shop| Latest from Guitar World
The all-mahogany PRS SE DGT Standard costs less than $700 and promises to deliver its own unique tonal twist| Latest from Guitar World
With a bunch of our favorite PRS' on sale every but Amazon, it's the perfect time to pick up a guitar that punches well above its weight| Latest from Guitar World
If you're on the hunt for a budget practice amp, today is your last chance to score big savings at Amazon| Latest from Guitar World
The BeatBuddy is back with a host of new features that might have you wondering whether it’s finally time to sack your drummer| Latest from Guitar World
Amy Love and Georgia South reveal everything they’re prepared to tell about the atypical tones on latest album Parasites & Butterflies. And if you think they’re miming on stage, they’d like you to think again| Latest from Guitar World
The celebrated luthier may have had a different career if it weren’t for someone else’s careless craftsmanship| Latest from Guitar World
Unique for its twin humbuckers and Bigsby vibrato, Bonamassa’s unicorn Les Paul has been recreated for under $1K| Latest from Guitar World
Guitar Center's massive Guitar-A-Thon sale ends today, but there is still time to pick up this stunning D'Angelico Premier Gramercy for an unbeatable price| Latest from Guitar World
In the past couple of years, the Kansas City blues rocker has opened for the Rolling Stones, joined Slash's multi-artist blues tour, and clinched the number one spot on Billboard’s Blues chart| Latest from Guitar World
The SE Chleo shares many similarities with the core model – including custom Fishman pickups, a radically modified neck profile, and Li-coded “Eclipse Dragon” inlays – at a lower price point| Latest from Guitar World
Parker's builds were played by everyone from Belew and Joni Mitchell to Eddie Van Halen and Matt Bellamy| Latest from Guitar World
Sharpen your chops and ramp up your speed with our technique-focused workout inspired by power pickers Dick Dale, Jonny Greenwood and Kerry King| Latest from Guitar World
Learning some tricks from the development of the super high-end MK Clean, Victory upgrades the Duchess range| Latest from Guitar World
Unless you want strings, Amazon's Big Deal Days sale is pretty mid for guitar players – here's where you should shop instead| Latest from Guitar World
Rayne explains how she turned to guitar during the pandemic but found her mojo onstage – and why her fate seams intertwined with the Grateful Dead| Latest from Guitar World
Save big this Fall with discounts on a host of guitar gear from the biggest names in the business| Latest from Guitar World
Cardinal Black hit a hurdle when they needed to acquire visas for their maiden North American tour. Luckily, Buck knew who to call on| Latest from Guitar World
Both Van Halen and Stevens worked with Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones, but the Billy Idol guitar slinger never felt the need to compete with Van Halen| Latest from Guitar World
Forget big-ticket items, in my opinion it's all about the essentials in the Amazon Prime Big Deal Days sale| Latest from Guitar World
Noel Hogan tells us about the three-guitar secret of Zombie, why they fit surprisingly well with Seattle’s grunge superstars and the tragedy that ended the band| Guitar World
The latest JHS Pedals breaking news, comment and features from Guitar World| Guitar World
Mayer – who has demoed the pedal while Josh Scott recovers from a serious bike accident – says the 424 Gain Stage has forced him to explore new ways of playing| Guitar World
Guitar Center is slashing up to 35% off guitar gear from now until October 9, and these are the 11 deals we have our eye on| Latest from Guitar World
My boy loves AC/DC – can I teach him Thunderstruck by New Years?| Latest from Guitar World
I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me confirms their crossover to the mainstream, even if they don’t understand it, as Andrew O’Connor and Adam De Micco take influence from guitarists they don’t even like| Latest from Guitar World
The prolific prog virtuoso recently unveiled his first signature Ibanez, which features a few choice specs| Latest from Guitar World
The second model in the progressive Swedish company's new Boden N2 series more than holds its own| Latest from Guitar World
They were in the Helmsley Palace Hotel Presidential Suite. Gillis sat on the end of the bed playing his '62 Strat. Ozzy was cross-legged on the floor. Gillis nailed the part, and got the gig; the rest is history...| Latest from Guitar World
The seven-city Rush reunion tour – dubbed Fifty Something – is slated for 2026, and kicks off in LA| Latest from Guitar World
This plugin sale at Universal Audio is a great way to get ahead of the Prime Day plugin deals| Latest from Guitar World
Yungblud claims they were the only performers to sing live on the night| Latest from Guitar World
Disturbed's riff-master talks songwriting, longevity, how Soundgarden and Alice in Chains informed his guitar playing, and how the band gradually made millions down with The Sickness| Latest from Guitar World
Paisley has sung the praises of country guitar’s new kid on the block| Latest from Guitar World
Batten was Michael Jackson’s go-to touring guitarist for a decade – standing side by side with the King of Pop on the Bad, Dangerous, and HIStory world tours| Latest from Guitar World
As well as slashing the price of the Soundgarden guitarist's signature axe, you can also save big a slew of Polara models, including the highly rated Deluxe| Latest from Guitar World
The band’s founding guitarist was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year| Latest from Guitar World
Scott reveals how Mayer’s surprise demo video – in which he spoke of an ongoing revolution in guitar playing – came about| Guitar World
The latest Jazz breaking news, comment and features from Guitar World| Guitar World
Yamaha refreshes the guitars that redefined the modern acoustic-electric nylon-string when they debuted in 2009, and once again they set the standard| Guitar World
Does popularity equate to quality? We test one of the most popular beginner guitars in the world| Guitar World
Is this stripped-back nylon-strung acoustic the perfect platform for beginners?| Guitar World
These sub-$500 acoustic guitars are ideal for everything from folk and indie guitar to blues and country| Guitar World
We pick the best guitar strings for acoustic guitar from Ernie Ball, D'Addario, Martin, and more| Guitar World
Our easy step-by-step guide to changing the nylon strings on your classical guitar – with pictures| Guitar World
From beginner nylon string models to solid electro-acoustic travel guitars, there’s a 3/4 option here for every style of player| Guitar World
Warm and mellow to bright and snappy; we look at the best nylon guitar strings on offer| Guitar World
Our expert round-up of the best classical guitars for beginners, with amazing budget nylon offerings from brands including Yamaha, Cordoba, Takamine and Epiphone| Guitar World
Enjoy superb playability and sound with our guide to the top mid-priced acoustics| Guitar World
We've tested epic affordable six-strings from Epiphone, Taylor, Fender, Yamaha and more – read on for our best beginner acoustic guitar recommendations and watch our video demos| Guitar World
Which does it for you – the cool touch of steel or the smooth feel of nylon? We take a look at the key differences between steel-strung acoustic guitars and classical guitars| Guitar World
First used by ’50s legends Chet Atkins and Les Paul, it is rock, metal and punk that have made palm muting so popular today| Guitar World
As Jardine reflects on the pop-cultural miracle of the Beach Boys and their rising tide of musicality as Brian Wilson's genius crested, he talks about the guitars behind it, and says it was fun, fun, fun| Latest from Guitar World
A practical pedalboard asset is the focus of our first look at a Diamond pedal since the brand’s relaunch| Latest from Guitar World
In this exclusive video and tab lesson, the funk maestro serves up a big ol' slice of rhythm layer cake that reimagines the guitar as keyboard, bass, as everything in the band| Guitar World
Geezer Butler’s iconic bassline announces this tune from the classic 1970 LP Paranoid| Latest from Guitar World
Using just the index finger may not seem like the most “efficient” way to play, the low-end legend wrote in his GW column, but he loved the consistent attack and dynamic control that he got from using one finger| Latest from Guitar World
Mismatched tops, laminated necks, the ravages of WWII meant the first-year Southern Jumbo was a moveable feast – but it is a real vintage treasure. Dave Davidson of Well Strung Guitars explains…| Guitar World
It's like all the cool kids are saying, if you want to get ahead, get a headless guitar| Latest from Guitar World
The serendipitous hangout led to the pair working together on Beck’s 2000 album, You Had It Coming| Latest from Guitar World
The man with the bucket on his head and magic in his fingers says an emotional thank you to Slash after the rock icon described his guitar playing as “next level”| Latest from Guitar World
Parker was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in 2023| Latest from Guitar World
Reeder didn't get the Metallica gig but the stoner-rock bass icon got a helluva story out of it – and the silver medal in the metal Olympics| Latest from Guitar World
The plugin promises to provide a bright, punchy and clean amp platform| Latest from Guitar World
The Cardboard Sessions come to Dweezil’s Hikari Studios and he cooks up a track on the spot with his band on cardboard instruments| Latest from Guitar World
Dreja played alongside Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page before turning down a chance to join Led Zeppelin to pursue a career in photography| Latest from Guitar World
The multi-instrumentalist Fender fan, who finally settled on guitar, explains where he gets his pop inspiration, why keeping it simple and clean is the way to go, and the secret of his creative partnerships with Jack Antonoff and others| Latest from Guitar World
John Lennon famously used a Framus 12-string acoustic with the Beatles, and 60 years later the company has reissued the model in all its fab finery – and it comes with a little help from a friend!| Latest from Guitar World
Jones’ decline into drug addiction in the two years prior to his tragic death at the age of 27 prevented the Stones from touring, leaving them quite rusty – not that that lessened their drawing power| Latest from Guitar World
Fresh from a triumphant run of festival dates, Veronica Pal checks in to give us the guitar story behind this sister act's stellar debut, BS! – and that's no b.s.| Latest from Guitar World
With three prodigious gunslingers all bringing their secret sauce to the cook-off, Jesse Dayton, Ian Moore and Johnny Moeller are channeling the blues they grew up with – and taking it to new places, too| Latest from Guitar World
Everyone is talking about the Tascam 424 Portatstudio. Does the first big brand attempt to bring this to your pedalboard live up to the hype?| Latest from Guitar World
With five distinct modes to reshape the sounds its spinning motor produces, this versatile pedal is on the right side of tonal insanity| Latest from Guitar World
The legendary producer revisits his ground-shaking bass work on Bowie’s 1970 breakthrough album| Latest from Guitar World
The simple advice paid off and helped forge a rock classic| Latest from Guitar World
University might be inspired by the Oasis ethos and the harmonies of the Beatles, but Bowker explains why they're going their own way| Latest from Guitar World
Tom Peters, guitarist for UK math-rock heroes Alpha Male Tea Party, reckons that while we’re losing back pain in reducing the physical weight of our rigs, we’re causing ourselves creative self-harm| Latest from Guitar World
The 100-watt amp, which heralds from Mesa/Boogie’s Lagunitas Shop days, has been revived alongside a Vintage Thiele cab| Latest from Guitar World
Wolfgang was recording his latest record as the wildfires threatened 5150 Studios, but all he could focus on was keeping his dad’s most prized gear safe| Latest from Guitar World
Released 25 years ago, Kid A subverted all of the lofty expectations that had been placed on the band, and cemented their status as one of popular music's leading creative lights| Latest from Guitar World
Most of the guitar tones from Alex G’s latest record were created using a factory DAW preset| Latest from Guitar World
100% of the proceeds will go to rainforest charity Cool Earth| Latest from Guitar World
Not many pedal makers brave the jump from stompboxes to guitar-building, but KHDK Electronics is bucking that trend – and it has a few designs up its sleeve| Latest from Guitar World
The Canadian songwriter extraordinaire on what he learned from Mutt Lange, how he got his long-sold Les Paul back, why he dug his Rockman out of the basement, duetting with Taylor Swift and the single piece of technical advice he has to offer| Latest from Guitar World
The virtuoso explains what made him the perfect fit for Mötley Crüe, how he’s channeling Paul Gilbert and Robert Johnson on his latest solo album, and what’s next for his signature Fender Telecaster| Latest from Guitar World
It was the Nov 1992 issue. Guns N' Roses were officially and unofficially the biggest – and still most dangerous – band in the world, and its guitarists, Slash and Gilby Clarke was on the cover. Slash had done this before. Clarke? It was all new...| Latest from Guitar World
With amazing guitar work from the likes of Seera, SPRINTS, Mammoth, Mei Semones, Jay Som, Walter Trout, Jacob Collier, and many more, we were spoiled for choice this month| Latest from Guitar World
Reunited double-lead guitarists Joe Reinhart and Colin Mahony on writing complex songs on drugs, the album’s secret ska song and connecting with next-gen rippers at Guitar Center| Guitar World
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Khruangbin’s Mark Speer and Laura Lee Ochoa are the first bandmates to get a signature Fender guitar and bass at the same time| Guitar World
The legendary band will bid farewell in a country where Townshend has always appreciated the “incredible” crowds| Guitar World
The 24-year-old explains how he merges prog and glam, and escapes the “originality ordeal” of an ancient instrument by hopping between Fender, Gibson, PRS and Ibanez (even if he prefers to write on cheap knock-offs)| Guitar World
The name Baby Face would end up being used as a song title on Thin Lizzy’s next album| Guitar World
The guitar amp of the future, more passengers on the PRS party train, and Squier’s newest Classic Vibe collection – all that and more headline this week’s gear round-up| Guitar World
According to Chris Turpin – who used the amp on his new album with Jake Kiszka – Cobb acquired the mod in exchange for a $80 kitchen gadget| Guitar World
A new report from the credit rating analyst has found Fender to be at risk from increased operational costs that have been brought on by new tariffs| Guitar World
The hunt for the original goes on, but Gibson Custom Shop is making headway on what looks like plans for a fully fledged Back to the Future guitar line| Guitar World
