We check out the most talked-about news of this year.

Matt Gleeson of Monty's Guitars takes a grubby old acoustic guitar and talks us through the basics of properly cleaning and conditioning your fretboard.

How to build an add-on tube-driven spring reverb module based on classic Ampeg and Swart-style circuitry that can be retrofitted to loads of different amplifiers.

Los Angeles is synonymous with rock ’n’ roll, so it’s no surprise it’s home to many famous guitar stores. Here’s our pick of shopping in the City Of Angels.

This time around we examine John Frusciante's chord voicings and sequences.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have had several hot-shot guitar players in their long career, but none has been as influential as John Frusciante. Here, we take a look at his approach to fingerpicked chords.

We take a look at chord sequences inspired by Alex Turner and Jamie Cook, and find that they tend to be anything but predictable.

We're taking a look at a concept that will add something new to your lead playing: double stops.