Source Audio Encounter review: “one of the most sonically adventurous pedals I’ve ever played”
Source Audio Encounter review: “one of the most sonically adventurous pedals I’ve ever played”
$399/£369, sourceaudio.com
Let’s just get this out of the way up top:...
Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir dies aged 78 – the guitar world reacts to...
Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir dies aged 78 – the guitar world reacts to the passing of a legend
Legendary Grateful Dead founding member and...
Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weird dies aged 78 – the guitar world reacts to...
Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weird dies aged 78 – the guitar world reacts to the passing of a legend
Legendary Grateful Dead founding member and...
Is PRS teasing another McCarty model for this year’s NAMM Show?
Is PRS teasing another McCarty model for this year’s NAMM Show?
PRS has shared a video to Instagram that suggests something related to the late...
The Sterling Kaizen was my favourite guitar of 2025 – but it looks like...
The Sterling Kaizen was my favourite guitar of 2025 – but it looks like the new Ibanez Alpha Series is coming for the crown
Ibanez...
Victory sends blind guitarist custom braille amp in the most wholesome moment of 2026...
Victory sends blind guitarist custom braille amp in the most wholesome moment of 2026 so far
The news hasn’t been all that rosy so far...
“The Stratocaster hasn’t really changed since 1954”: Outgoing Fender CEO Andy Mooney says electric...
“The Stratocaster hasn’t really changed since 1954”: Outgoing Fender CEO Andy Mooney says electric guitarists have “generally been reluctant to really accept innovation”
Innovation in...
Ted Nugent brands Yungblud as “the real McCoy” among a flurry of strange praise...
Ted Nugent brands Yungblud as “the real McCoy” among a flurry of strange praise for rock artists
Ted Nugent kicked off the new year with...
Fender Vintera II Road Worn 60s Stratocaster review – “this guitar is like spending...
Fender Vintera II Road Worn 60s Stratocaster review – “this guitar is like spending time with an old friend”
$1,599/£1,349, fender.com
There’s an argument to be...
“What could have been”: Andertons and Chicago Music Exchange team up with Fender on...
“What could have been”: Andertons and Chicago Music Exchange team up with Fender on exclusive Lavender Haze-finished guitars and basses
UK retailer Andertons and Chicago...
Dave Mustaine thinks there’s a “changing of the guard” at the top of metal:...
Dave Mustaine thinks there’s a “changing of the guard” at the top of metal: “All of our elder statesmen have satisfied their roles”
2025 saw...
Taylor’s 2026 acoustic refresh brings new neck tech, new pickups – and an expanded...
Taylor’s 2026 acoustic refresh brings new neck tech, new pickups – and an expanded Gold Label collection
Taylor has announced two major releases for 2026:...
“I finally said, ‘Where the f**k are these guys?’ and set my guitar down”:...
“I finally said, ‘Where the f**k are these guys?’ and set my guitar down”: How Dave Mustaine got the Metallica gig just by warming...
“I played it like a baby giraffe on roller skates – but it was...
“I played it like a baby giraffe on roller skates – but it was heaven”: Steve Vai recalls surreal encounter with the Brian May...
Mark Tremonti admits he doesn’t really listen to modern guitar music – he’d rather...
Mark Tremonti admits he doesn’t really listen to modern guitar music – he’d rather listen to Frank Sinatra
Let it be known that Mark Tremonti...
Your choice of plectrum can make a huge difference to your guitar playing –...
Your choice of plectrum can make a huge difference to your guitar playing – this is why it matters
Pursuing the sounds we hear in...
Brian May believes it should be “impossible” for someone who has a “love of...
Brian May believes it should be “impossible” for someone who has a “love of art and music” to be cruel to others
In these difficult...
Producer thinks John Mayer “might be better than George Harrison” when it comes to...
Producer thinks John Mayer “might be better than George Harrison” when it comes to creating distinctive guitar tones: “It ain’t gonna sit well with...
Gillette once offered Billy Gibbons $1M to shave his beard – the ZZ Top...
Gillette once offered Billy Gibbons $1M to shave his beard – the ZZ Top guitarist’s reason for refusing makes lots of sense
Ever wondered what...
“I don’t want to go hear a bunch of C and D tracks”: Should...
“I don’t want to go hear a bunch of C and D tracks”: Should bands play their biggest hits live? Nikki Sixx thinks so...
“If I had known the grief that was coming my way, I would have...
“If I had known the grief that was coming my way, I would have stayed in real estate!”: Robert Fripp on facing the backlash...
Ghost Note Audio Swirls review – much more than a chorus pedal
Ghost Note Audio Swirls review – much more than a chorus pedal
£160, ghostnoteaudio.uk
The 1980s haven’t been this big since, well, the 1980s. Blame Stranger...
“Next thing you know, I get handed one of Kirk Hammett’s Les Pauls!”: System...
“Next thing you know, I get handed one of Kirk Hammett’s Les Pauls!”: System Of A Down‘s Daron Malakian reflects on filling in for...
Mateus Asato ends decade-long partnership with Suhr: “I will never forget this journey we...
Mateus Asato ends decade-long partnership with Suhr: “I will never forget this journey we built”
Brazilian guitar virtuoso Mateus Asato has announced he’s ending his...
“The honour of a lifetime”: Fender appoints Edward “Bud” Cole as new CEO, as...
“The honour of a lifetime”: Fender appoints Edward “Bud” Cole as new CEO, as Andy Mooney announces retirement
Fender has appointed Edward “Bud” Cole as...
