Joe Bonamassa and Jared James Nichols have found their favorite alternative to the humbucker
Once the “underdog” pickup of the Les Paul universe, P90s are making a comeback among some of today's top players
By Phil Weller published
The outspoken frontman says dozens of 12-year-olds can play like Eddie, but he wasn’t after pure mimicry
By Gary Graff published
The Tiles guitarist calls himself “one of the luckiest guys” to have such famous six-string connections
By Elizabeth Swann published
The news comes at the end of a busy year of touring for the two guitar virtuosos
By Connor Godfrey last updated
Push your sound to break-up with the best OD pedals from Boss, TC Electronic, JHS, Ibanez and more
By Matt McCracken last updated
Get your guitar playing to its potential with our pick of the best electric strings for all styles and budgets
By Art Thompson published
This welcome revision of an American classic is limited to just 1,974 copies
By Phil Weller published
Of all the new gear introduced this year, these two offbeat items got a nod from the guitarslingers
By Terry Carleton last updated
The author purchased the guitar sight unseen and was surprised by what he discovered when it arrived
By Dave Hunter published
The Toronto guitar maker changes up its formula considerably, while retaining its touchstones for style and build quality
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The discovery of Paul McCartney's stolen Höfner bass this past year offers new clues to the Gretsch guitar's fate
By Jonathan Graham last updated
The guitar legend was promoting his album 'Wild Frontier' when he made the oddest TV appearance of his life
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The guitarist explains that he'd sold his better guitar to Supertramp’s Roger Hodgson
By Matt McCracken published
Black Friday and Cyber Monday might be over, but there are still plenty of discounts on guitars, bass guitars, pedals, amps and recording gear still on the table - but you'll have to be quick
By Christopher Scapelliti last updated
If you’ve been lusting after a Pacifica model, now’s the right time to grab one
By Christopher Scapelliti published
It's one of nearly 80 guitars on sale at Fender right now
By Christopher Scapelliti last updated
With a pull switch and a set of SE locking tuners, this Indonesian-made axe gets “dangerously close” to PRS’s U.S. builds - get it while it's still on sale!
By Phil Weller published
Calling Carlos Santana and Jimmy Herring up as witnesses, the luthier continues his electric guitar myth-busting streak
By Phil Weller published
A lighter body, plain maple cap, updated electronics, and new finishes give the affordable LP a new lease on life
By Phil Weller published
All guitars are professionally inspected before being listed, come with a one-year warranty, and are on average 25 percent cheaper
By Phil Weller published
Urban says he was forced to buy a Clapton Strat to fill the void, but felt like he was “cheating” on his beloved guitars
By Christopher Scapelliti published
In our December 2024 issue, Guitar Player will celebrate the 50 greatest rock riffs of all time – as chosen by you
By Phil Weller published
The Atlanta-area store was listed as the shipment’s return address to minimize suspicions, but it ended up at the store by mistake
By Phil Weller published
The blues legend’s daughter will front a 10-piece band including Grammy-winning bluesman Grady Champion and King’s longtime drummer as they celebrate his legacy “with a flavor of funk”
By Phil Weller published
The budget guitar builder, founded in 1969, cited a poor performance in the second-hand market and increased competition for its $2.75m debt
By Phil Weller published
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Dean Guitars is entitled to a retrial after it appealed against a 2022 ruling that went in Gibson's favor, but it does not overturn a 2022 injunction preventing Dean from using the disputed shapes for the time being
By Phil Weller published
The blues powerhouse says he started out as a singer and that it paid dividends when he began to play guitar
By Jimmy Leslie published
If you're using only one channel of your two-channel acoustic amp, you're missing out
By Scott Rowley last updated
You know you should try Fender's brilliant guitar lessons platform – now's your chance.
By Joe Matera published
The Spaceman also gave us the lowdown on a pair of tracks from his 1978 solo album
By Christopher Scapelliti last updated
The former Crüe axeman’s comments come to mind as a new edition of 'Dr. Feelgood' re-enters the Billboard charts.
By Joe Matera published
Noodles Wasserman reveals the story behind the group's 1994 hit "Come Out and Play"
By Tom Poak published
A deal mightier than Kilimanjaro rising like Olympus above the Serengeti,
By Scott Rowley published
The Martin Scorsese-produced Beatles documentary is out on Disney+ and you can save $8 per month.
By Chris Barnes published
Amazon’s huge Music Unlimited Black Friday streaming deal will save you $33
By Phil Weller published
Lennon's letter, now headed to auction, was in part an attempt to help Clapton out of his heroin addiction