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Kiesel introduces the new Leia headless electric
The custom shop model comes in six- and seven-string configurations.Harley Benton launches new lightweight travel guitar, the ST Travel
Sporting a stripped-back basswood body.Neural DSP Introduces Archetype: Cory Wong
Vulfpeck tones are now at your DAW’s beck and call.The Guitar Show launches the weekly 9-42 podcast
Featuring interviews with artists, influencers and gear manufacturers alike.
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The Industry Interview: Orange Amps founder and CEO Cliff Cooper
From making waves in Swinging London to heading up a world-leading amplifier brand and winning awards along the way, Cliff Cooper looks back on more than 50 years in the business.“Take no prisoners”: Rabea Massaad recalls Nuno Bettencourt’s advice
Rabea is best known as a YouTube guitar star, but the Anderton’s man has also forged a career as a guitar player in atmospheric prog outfit Toska. Here he talks about his hidden love for Strats and sharing Portuguese wine with Nuno Bettencourt.Luke Sital-Singh on the benefits of writing sad songs and finding solace in collaboration
The singer-songwriter discusses his recent EP, relocating from Bristol to Los Angeles and his love of Lowden acoustics.Major Keys: The other things I learned because I learned guitar
The Aquabats! guitarist Ian Fowles on why there’s a lot more to playing guitar than just playing guitar.
- Reviews
Vintage Bench Test: 1969 Fender Rosewood Telecaster
Late-1960s Telecasters are not especially rare – unless they happen to have a rosewood body and neck like the guitar George Harrison played on the roof of the Apple building in 1969.The Big Listen: Khruangbin – Mordechai
Recorded in Texas but with global horizons, Khruangbin's third album is another multifarious melding of international styles. But on Mordechai there's a twist.Review: Sennheiser IE 500 Pro
Struggling to hear yourself in a band mix? Sennheiser may have the answer.The Genius Of… Pixies – Surfer Rosa
Pixies' ferocious debut album changed the face of alternative music, inspiring David Bowie, Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins in the process. We salute the brutality and melodicism of Surfer Rosa.
- Guides
10 new pedals and effects units: June 2020
Our favourite new stompbox announcements, releases and rumours of the past month.Seven new electric and acoustic amplifiers: June 2020
Our favourite new amp and speaker announcements, releases and rumours of the past month.The best pedals to buy in 2020: 15 best multi-effects pedals
Here are the top multi-talented stompboxes of the moment.10 new electric and acoustic guitars: June 2020
Our favourite new electric and acoustic guitar announcements, releases and rumours of the past month.
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Chord Clinic: How to play chords like Neil Young (Part 1)
Rod Fogg -Master the shapes and patterns that have made Young one of the world’s most beloved and imitated songwriters.How to play blues like John Mayer
He’s one of the most imitated and highly regarded guitarists of the modern era, but John Mayer's style is unabashedly inspired by the greats.How to play country guitar (Part 2)
A primer on open-string techniques in bluegrass and country rock: licks, pull-offs and more.Chord Clinic: How to play chords like Bob Dylan Part 2
Rod Fogg -In the second part of our examination of Bob Dylan’s use of chords, we dive into the interesting twists that 'going electric' added to his repertoire.
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Kiesel introduces the new Leia headless electric
The custom shop model comes in six- and seven-string configurations.Harley Benton launches new lightweight travel guitar, the ST Travel
Sporting a stripped-back basswood body.Neural DSP Introduces Archetype: Cory Wong
Vulfpeck tones are now at your DAW’s beck and call.The Guitar Show launches the weekly 9-42 podcast
Featuring interviews with artists, influencers and gear manufacturers alike.
- Features
The Industry Interview: Orange Amps founder and CEO Cliff Cooper
From making waves in Swinging London to heading up a world-leading amplifier brand and winning awards along the way, Cliff Cooper looks back on more than 50 years in the business.“Take no prisoners”: Rabea Massaad recalls Nuno Bettencourt’s advice
Rabea is best known as a YouTube guitar star, but the Anderton’s man has also forged a career as a guitar player in atmospheric prog outfit Toska. Here he talks about his hidden love for Strats and sharing Portuguese wine with Nuno Bettencourt.Luke Sital-Singh on the benefits of writing sad songs and finding solace in collaboration
The singer-songwriter discusses his recent EP, relocating from Bristol to Los Angeles and his love of Lowden acoustics.Major Keys: The other things I learned because I learned guitar
The Aquabats! guitarist Ian Fowles on why there’s a lot more to playing guitar than just playing guitar.
- Reviews