- News
Watch: Sheryl Crow performs with Stevie Nicks on Ellen
The two singers performed songs from Crow’s latest record.Listen to the first track from Khruangbin and Leon Bridges’ collab EP
Texas Sun arrives next year.Watch Sheryl Crow’s Tiny Desk concert
The singer-songwriter brought classics from across her career, as well as some newer tracks.“You know we like to blow shit up”: Mötley Crüe open up on reunion
The 80s hard rock band explain why they’re getting back together to tour with Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett.
- Features
Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody on their new record, Reworked
He discusses navigating the legacy of Snow Patrol's hits, on-stage improvisation, and recording guitar parts in hotel rooms.Gear Of The Year: Best affordable electric guitars of 2019
Ten of our favourite affordable electric guitars of the year, starring the Fender Vintera range, a super Sterling by Music Man and a Chapman Strat-style guitar.Meet The Winstons and their retro psychedelic world
The Winstons’ latest album, Smith, sounds like it could have fallen out of the blooming garden of 60s British psychedelia.Gear Of The Year: Best effects pedals of 2019
Pedals are a vital part of a guitarist's rig, and thankfully, 2019 was a great year for effects units. From the Strymon Volante, an exceptional echo machine, to the Beetronics Swarm, a devastating fuzz box, this year saw the introduction of dozens of great pedals.
- Reviews
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.Review: Boss Katana-100/212 MkII
Two speakers, 10 amp models, 60 effects, 100 watts – do the numbers add up for the flagship combo of the Boss Katana MkII digital amplifier line?
- Gear
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.Framus launches the Burgundy Blackburst Transparent High Polish D-series Idolmaker
The popular shape gets a new finish.Neo Instruments condenses the Ventilator into the Micro VENT 122 and 16
The two pedals offer vintage leslie sounds in a small footprint
- Guides
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.12 best pedalboard amps to buy in 2019
If you’re thinking of adding a pedalboard-sized amp to your rig, check out our picks of the best examples on the market today.The best gear of the decade: 2010-2019
Here are the 10 pieces of guitar gear that represent the most game-changing, innovative and desirable product releases of the last 10 years.
- 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
Watch: Sheryl Crow performs with Stevie Nicks on Ellen
The two singers performed songs from Crow’s latest record.Listen to the first track from Khruangbin and Leon Bridges’ collab EP
Texas Sun arrives next year.Watch Sheryl Crow’s Tiny Desk concert
The singer-songwriter brought classics from across her career, as well as some newer tracks.“You know we like to blow shit up”: Mötley Crüe open up on reunion
The 80s hard rock band explain why they’re getting back together to tour with Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett.
- Features
Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody on their new record, Reworked
He discusses navigating the legacy of Snow Patrol's hits, on-stage improvisation, and recording guitar parts in hotel rooms.Gear Of The Year: Best affordable electric guitars of 2019
Ten of our favourite affordable electric guitars of the year, starring the Fender Vintera range, a super Sterling by Music Man and a Chapman Strat-style guitar.Meet The Winstons and their retro psychedelic world
The Winstons’ latest album, Smith, sounds like it could have fallen out of the blooming garden of 60s British psychedelia.Gear Of The Year: Best effects pedals of 2019
Pedals are a vital part of a guitarist's rig, and thankfully, 2019 was a great year for effects units. From the Strymon Volante, an exceptional echo machine, to the Beetronics Swarm, a devastating fuzz box, this year saw the introduction of dozens of great pedals.
- Reviews
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?