- News
Crowded house have announced a 2020 UK tour
Their first return to Europe in a decade.In Pictures: Gardiner Houlgate’s December 2019 Auction
Gardiner Houlgate's last auction of 2019 takes place this week, with a vast array of vintage and left-field guitars and amplifiers available. Taking place...The Flaming Lips and Deap Vally have joined forces to form Deap Lips
Their debut single is out now, preceding an album release next year.Ozzy is offering a $25,000 reward for the return of Randy Rhoads’ guitar
It was stolen from the Musonia School of Music on Thanksgiving.
- Features
Rare Guitars: Rory Gallagher’s 1968 Mosrite Joe Maphis Double Neck
Not everyone thought this guitar suited Rory Gallagher, but that didn't stop him from playing it.Meet Angelica Garcia, the Latinx songwriter chasing reinvention on her own terms
The Virginia-based artist talks writing from her Los Angeles roots, being inspired by chicha and cumbia, and moving “backwards” from a major label to an indie.“We just like to play fuckin’ powerful, hard-edged music”: Dimebag Darrell on Pantera’s aggressive style
From the archives, an interview with one of the most explosive heavy metal guitarists to have ever walked the earth.Gear Of The Year: Best premium electric guitars of 2019
These instruments may come with eye-watering price tags, but if you’ve got the dough, you’ll find no better electric guitars on the market today.
- Reviews
Review: Rodenberg TB Drive Shakedown Special
Nashville-based guitarist Tyler Bryant is no stranger to overdrive and this ‘Bird Skull’ edition of his signature pedal promises plenty of punch.Review: Mooer Tone Capture GTR
Can you turn a Telecaster into a Gretsch via a pedal? This tiny digital stompbox may have the answer.Review: Taylor 562ce 12-string
V-Class bracing has already produced stunning results in Taylor’s six-string acoustic line, but what happens when Andy Powers turns his attention to the 12-string?Review: Boss Katana-100 MkII
Boss’s Katana digital amps are widely acclaimed for their versatility. Here’s a look at the middle of the new MkII range, the 1x12 100-watt model.
- Gear
Synyster Gates announces two limited, autographed signature Schecters
The Avenged Sevenfold guitarist drops two pinstriped axes.Boss’ new Waza-Air packs a modelling amp into a pair of headphones
A hassle-free way to practice in silence.Epiphone releases the “Tommy Thayer Electric Blue Les Paul Outfit”
This is the Spaceman’s fourth signature collaboration with Epiphone.Boss reveals its next-generation synth pedal, the SY-1000
Cheaper than three and a third SY-300s, and far more practical than a thousand SY-1s.Orange is giving away over $10,000 worth of gear this Christmas
The winners will be announced across December.
- Guides
10 best attenuators to buy in 2019
Have a monster of an amp stack at home but can't crank it? Pick up one of these attenuators.10 new electric and acoustic guitars: December 2019
Our favourite new electric and acoustic guitar announcements, releases and rumours of the past month.Eight new electric and acoustic amplifiers: December 2019
Our favourite new amp and speaker announcements, releases and rumours of the past month.10 new pedals and effects units: December 2019
Our favourite new stompbox announcements, releases and rumours of the past month.
- Learn
How to play Red Hot Chili Peppers-style chords (Part Two)
Rod Fogg -This time around we examine John Frusciante's chord voicings and sequences.How to play Red Hot Chili Peppers-style chords (Part One)
Rod Fogg -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.Chord Clinic: How to play Arctic Monkeys-style chords
Rod Fogg -We take a look at chord sequences inspired by Alex Turner and Jamie Cook, and find that they tend to be anything but predictable.Essential Blues Guitar Lessons Part Eight: Double Stops
We're taking a look at a concept that will add something new to your lead playing: double stops.
- Magazine
- Gear Of The Year 2019
- News
Crowded house have announced a 2020 UK tour
Their first return to Europe in a decade.In Pictures: Gardiner Houlgate’s December 2019 Auction
Gardiner Houlgate's last auction of 2019 takes place this week, with a vast array of vintage and left-field guitars and amplifiers available. Taking place...The Flaming Lips and Deap Vally have joined forces to form Deap Lips
Their debut single is out now, preceding an album release next year.Ozzy is offering a $25,000 reward for the return of Randy Rhoads’ guitar
It was stolen from the Musonia School of Music on Thanksgiving.
- Features
Rare Guitars: Rory Gallagher’s 1968 Mosrite Joe Maphis Double Neck
Not everyone thought this guitar suited Rory Gallagher, but that didn't stop him from playing it.Meet Angelica Garcia, the Latinx songwriter chasing reinvention on her own terms
The Virginia-based artist talks writing from her Los Angeles roots, being inspired by chicha and cumbia, and moving “backwards” from a major label to an indie.“We just like to play fuckin’ powerful, hard-edged music”: Dimebag Darrell on Pantera’s aggressive style
From the archives, an interview with one of the most explosive heavy metal guitarists to have ever walked the earth.Gear Of The Year: Best premium electric guitars of 2019
These instruments may come with eye-watering price tags, but if you’ve got the dough, you’ll find no better electric guitars on the market today.
- Reviews
Review: Rodenberg TB Drive Shakedown Special
Nashville-based guitarist Tyler Bryant is no stranger to overdrive and this ‘Bird Skull’ edition of his signature pedal promises plenty of punch.