Guides

Looking to add a vintage Telecaster, Nocaster, Esquire, Broadcaster, Thinline, Deluxe or Custom to your collection but don’t know where to start? Let us be your guide.

Chorus, flanger, phaser and more – we round up the top modulation pedals out there today.

The Epiphone Casino found its way into the hands of rock royalty at the very peak of their powers. Here’s how this much-loved model was born.

You don’t have to break the bank to get a great instrument.

Johnny Marr’s unparalleled ability for weaving some of the most emotionally-charged, melodically sumptuous guitar parts in the history of pop continues to captivate.

Is less really more? We’re testing the theory by converting a T-style partscaster into an Esquire with the Eldred mod.

Looking to get your jazz on?

Their uneasy marriage of flamenco, surf, alt-rock and wildly discordant sonic mayhem inspired countless imitators, yet nobody has ever sounded quite like the Pixies. 

The best pedals for noise, experimentation and transformative sound design.

From Grant Green to Dave Grohl, legendary players in just about every genre have made judicious use of Gibson’s thinline hollowbodies and semis. Read on for our field guide to the most iconic thinline guitars from Gibson’s golden era.