Latest articles by Matt McCracken
Best Acoustic Guitars Under $1,000 2025: Our Top Picks For Great Sound And Value
Pro playability and superior tone are within your grasp with the best acoustic guitars under a grand
Best multi-effects pedals 2025: Do-it-all multi-FX for all styles and budgets
Expand your guitar-playing horizons with these multi-fx options from Line 6, Kemper, Neural DSP and more
Design your dream guitar and save up to $400 on upgrades with the limited-time Fender Mod Shop sale
Save big on your perfect guitar with free upgrades at the Fender Mod shop
Best acoustic guitar strings 2025: our pick of the best strings around
From coated options to custom gauges, these are the best acoustic guitar strings on the market from Elixir, Ernie Ball, D’Addario, and more
The huge Guitar Center Labor Day sale has exclusive offers and up to 50% off – here's why this is the sale to shop this weekend
The Labor Day weekend sales are hotting up with massive discounts on big brands like Fender, Epiphone, Squier, Gretsch, and loads more
Who knew Amazon would serve up genuine effects bargains for Prime Day? Here are 5 huge guitar pedal deals we'd buy
Scoop yourself up a fresh bargain for your pedalboard
Get your hands on 5 cheap guitar accessories at Amazon with these mega Prime Day deals
Accessorize your instrument with some excellent value extras to complement your guitar-playing
Best guitar amp headphones 2025: Top choices for covert practice sessions
Play your guitar ear-responsibly with these superb headphones from Audio-Technica, Beyerdynamic, Sennheiser and more
Best delay pedals 2025: Elevate your tone from subtle to stratospheric
Make your tone massive with our pick of the best delay stompboxes from Line 6, Boss, Strymon and more
Best Blues Guitars 2025: Play Away The Blues With Our Top Choices From Gibson, Fender, Duesenberg, PRS, And More
We hope you have your best pentatonic licks at the ready because with blues guitars this good, you're going to need them!
Best acoustic guitar amps 2025: top acoustic amplifiers and preamp pedals
Boost and sweeten your instrument’s tone with the best acoustic guitar amps from likes of Boss, Fishman, AER, Orange and more
Get a year’s worth of guitar lessons for only $99 with Guitar Tricks' epic Summer Black Friday offer
Our top-rated guitar lessons platform is an absolute steal and comes loaded with free gifts – including a custom lesson plan – taking the bundle value up to $500
Guitar Center’s Fourth of July sale just dropped early with huge savings of up to 30% off gear
Get your hands on an early deal with huge discounts on the best gear at Guitar Center
Best bass guitars 2025: Four- and five-string options for every style and budget
From top-end Rickenbackers to budget-friendly squiers, the best basses take many forms – these are the ones to consider right now
Best beginner bass guitars 2025: Starting you off on your low-end journey
Great models for budding bass stars from Squier, Ibanez, Gretsch, Sterling by Music Man and more
With an epic up to 40% off, Positive Grid’s Father’s Day sale is the best place for smart amp and software savings
Get your dad the perfect gift this Father’s Day with big savings on Spark, Spark Mini, Spark Go, and loads more
Sweetwater has the biggest pedal sale around this Memorial Day – here are 5 top picks from a stompbox expert
Get yourself money off EQD, Line 6, JHS, and loads more in the massive Sweetwater Memorial Day pedal sale
Grab epic guitar gear savings up to 40% off in the best-ever Musician’s Friend Memorial Day sale
The deals have landed early at Musician’s Friend with big money off Fender, Sterling by Music Man, Electro Harmonix, Epiphone, and loads more
Positive Grid's huge guitar month sale continues - buy BIAS FX 2 Elite with $120 off and get a RIFF audio interface completely free
With loads of excellent discounts and free shipping on absolutely everything, it's a great time to bag a saving on smart amps and software
Musician’s Friend Guitar Fest sale has started with up to 40% off guitar gear - including $600 off a Gibson Les Paul
Bag yourself some fresh new guitar gear with huge discounts on Fender, Gibson, Electro-Harmonix, and more
Wait! Don't buy that new guitar, Fender is offering a massive 20% off parts and pickups at the Fender shop
Here are the four upgrades we'd choose with big money off at the Fender parts sale
This one-day-only Fender Play deal is the cheapest we’ve ever seen - get a year’s worth of top-notch guitar lessons for just $29
Get a year’s worth of expert tuition for less with this phenomenal value one-day deal from Fender
Calling all Strat fans - Fender's Presidents’ Day sale sees up to 50% off guitar gear and a massive $399 off one of our favorite models
There are some stunning deals available over at the official Fender shop - but act fast, the sale ends on 02/19
