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Fender fined £4.5 million for flouting UK competition rules
It is the largest fine for such an offence since Casio was fined £3.7 million last year.NAMM 2020: Takamine’s newest guitar boasts hand-laid fingerboard inlays
The limited-edition LTD-2020 ‘Peace’ guitar makes its debut, along with several others.NAMM 2020: IsoAcoustics’ Stage 1 Board and Iso-Puck 76 aim to improve amp tone
The Canadian brand announces an updated design and a series expansion.NAMM 2020: Red Panda’s Context reverb pedal gets a huge upgrade for 2020
The latest version comes with three new reverb algorithms and a second layer of controls.
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Slash tells us about his Gibson Collection, playing with his friends and the new GN’R album
The Cat In The Hat talks developing the new range, his relationship with Gibson, and how the dynamic of the company has changed since it emerged from bankruptcy.Check out Scott Holiday’s Gretsch Custom Shop Stephen Stern Masterbuilt Blue Penguin
Featuring three pickups for three times the fun.In Pictures: Epiphone at NAMM 2020, featuring the new Inspired By Gibson Collection
Take a closer look at Epiphone's offering for 2020.In pictures: Gibson at NAMM 2020, featuring Slash Les Paul, Custom Shop guitars and more
A gallery of the glorious guitars from Gibson's 2020 range.
- Reviews
Review: Gibson Slash Collection Les Paul Standard & J-45 Standard
Gibson and the world’s leading top hat wearing rocker team up anew for a collection of electric and acoustic signature models.Review: Taylor Guitars Builder’s Edition 816ce and 324ce
Taylor Guitars doubles down on V-Class bracing with some new touches at both ends of the price spectrum.Review: D’Angelico Excel SS
A thinline slice of jazz-and-beyond goodness from D’Angelico’s top-tier Korean workshop.Review: Gretsch Brian Setzer Signature Nashville & Steve Wariner Nashville Gentleman
Steve Wariner and Brian Setzer know a thing or two about great Gretsch tone and are two of the company’s most high profile artists. Time to give their signature models a spin.
- Guides
How to correctly restring your acoustic guitar
Here's how to correctly string your acoustic to avoid any kinks or string slips.15 new pedals and effects units: January 2020
Our favourite new stompbox announcements, releases and rumours of the past month.How hybrid designs defined Fender’s search for the next great guitar
From ill-fated Frankenstein’s monsters to bona fide cult classics, we chart Fender’s experiments with hybrid designs.12 new electric and acoustic guitars: January 2020
Our favourite new electric and acoustic guitar announcements, releases and rumours of the past month.
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Essential Blues Guitar Lessons Part 12: Combining rhythm with basic licks
The latest part of our essential guide to blues guitars sees us start to put it all together, as we combine rhythm with the basic lead lines we’ve learned so far.Essential Blues Guitar Lessons Part 11: Combining rhythm with basic licks
Our Essential Blues Lessons are heating up! Here, we look at ways to combine what we’ve been learning so far into the basis for our own licks.How to play chords like Noel Gallagher
Rod Fogg -Oasis’ Noel Gallagher was a man who knew a thing or two about penning a hit, and the bedrock of it all was his clever approach to chords and songwriting…How To Play Killers-style chords
Rod Fogg -The Killers are one of the biggest rock bands of the 21st century and guitarist Dave Keuning is a founder member. In this Chord Clinic we take a look at his guitar style and chord choices.
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- News
Fender fined £4.5 million for flouting UK competition rules
It is the largest fine for such an offence since Casio was fined £3.7 million last year.NAMM 2020: Takamine’s newest guitar boasts hand-laid fingerboard inlays
The limited-edition LTD-2020 ‘Peace’ guitar makes its debut, along with several others.NAMM 2020: IsoAcoustics’ Stage 1 Board and Iso-Puck 76 aim to improve amp tone
The Canadian brand announces an updated design and a series expansion.NAMM 2020: Red Panda’s Context reverb pedal gets a huge upgrade for 2020
The latest version comes with three new reverb algorithms and a second layer of controls.
- Features
Slash tells us about his Gibson Collection, playing with his friends and the new GN’R album
The Cat In The Hat talks developing the new range, his relationship with Gibson, and how the dynamic of the company has changed since it emerged from bankruptcy.Check out Scott Holiday’s Gretsch Custom Shop Stephen Stern Masterbuilt Blue Penguin
Featuring three pickups for three times the fun.In Pictures: Epiphone at NAMM 2020, featuring the new Inspired By Gibson Collection
Take a closer look at Epiphone's offering for 2020.In pictures: Gibson at NAMM 2020, featuring Slash Les Paul, Custom Shop guitars and more
A gallery of the glorious guitars from Gibson's 2020 range.
- Reviews
Review: Gibson Slash Collection Les Paul Standard & J-45 Standard
Gibson and the world’s leading top hat wearing rocker team up anew for a collection of electric and acoustic signature models.Review: Taylor Guitars Builder’s Edition 816ce and 324ce
Taylor Guitars doubles down on V-Class bracing with some new touches at both ends of the price spectrum.Review: D’Angelico Excel SS
A thinline slice of jazz-and-beyond goodness from D’Angelico’s top-tier Korean workshop.Review: Gretsch Brian Setzer Signature Nashville & Steve Wariner Nashville Gentleman
Steve Wariner and Brian Setzer know a thing or two about great Gretsch tone and are two of the company’s most high profile artists. Time to give their signature models a spin.
- Guides
How to correctly restring your acoustic guitar
Here's how to correctly string your acoustic to avoid any kinks or string slips.15 new pedals and effects units: January 2020
Our favourite new stompbox announcements, releases and rumours of the past month.How hybrid designs defined Fender’s search for the next great guitar
From ill-fated Frankenstein’s monsters to bona fide cult classics, we chart Fender’s experiments with hybrid designs.12 new electric and acoustic guitars: January 2020
Our favourite new electric and acoustic guitar announcements, releases and rumours of the past month.
- Learn