Latest articles by Phil Weller
Boss adds new amps, effects, and enhanced features to its affordable GX-100 floor modeler with brand new firmware update
Key improvements have also been made to its desktop app to encourage more guitarists and bassists to try the feature-packed multi-effects unit
Gibson recreates B.B. King’s “Rumble in the Jungle” ES-355 – a guitar that predates Lucille – for a limited-edition run
Featuring Murphy Lab aging, a Maestro Vibrola tailpiece, and Custombucker pickups, the high-end guitar pays tribute to the bluesman’s legendary Zaire '74 performance
Adrian Belew on the initial challenges of teaming up with Robert Fripp in King Crimson
The guitarist recently opened up to GP about his early struggles adapting to Fripp’s playing style, with Steve Vai facing similar challenges tackling his parts for the Beat tour
New Eddie Van Halen-narrated documentary details how he got hooked on modding guitars – and subsequently created Frankenstein
The free-to-watch mini-doc finds the guitarist talking about his earliest guitars, and his quest for his one true guitar love
PRS launches first-ever semi-hollow DGT model – and it's limited to just 200 pieces
David Grissom's signature model has been given the semi-hollow treatment, inspired by one of his custom shop builds, and comes hand-signed by Grissom and Paul Reed Smith
Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson recalls the song that led him to play a Les Paul for the first, and only, time
Anderson says he borrowed Martin Barre’s guitar for a one-man recording session that saved a now-classic song from the cutting room floor
Reverend launches new signature models for Vernon Reid and Greg Koch, and adds flame maple tops to fan-favorites
Floyd Rose tremolos, Railhammer and Fishman pickups, and premium appointments adorn the company's latest collection of guitars – headlined by Reid’s long-awaited signature
Former Outlaws guitarist Freddie Salem dies at 70
The Les Paul-wielding guitarist featured on four studio albums and one live album with the Southern rock band, and would later go on to record with Barbra Streisand
David Gilmour says guitars are ultimately just “the tools of my trade,” but these are the ones he’d never auction off
Having parted with his legendary Black Strat for nearly $4 million, it seems the guitarist isn’t the sentimental type when it comes to the instruments he owns – except for three
Lester Flatt’s Martin D-18 – considered the first ever bluegrass guitar – set to headline massive auction of over 400 historic guitars
A Roy Clark Gretsch prototype is also set to be sold at next month’s Heritage Auctions event
Guild's new $300 guitar range promises to bring premium tones at a cut price
The aptly titled 300 Series offers two types of dreadnought and OM-style acoustics
Adrian Belew discusses his love of the Parker Fly, and how he convinced Ken Parker to create his wild signature model
The King Crimson man loved the original model, but pushed for its creators to return to its original idea as a synth guitar, resulting in a guitar he’s convinced he plays better with
Martin teams up with feel-good apparel firm Life is Good for an acoustic that promotes optimism through music
The 23" scale LX1 Life is Good acoustic encourages players to focus on the good things in life
Keith Urban is working with PRS on a new model, and it's unlike anything the company has made before
He’s been playing his beloved ‘Clarence’ Tele since 1989, but John Mayer’s Silver Sky has shown Urban what he’s missing – now he's creating a T-type guitar with a wide tonal range and plenty of vintage-style bite
Orange reveals why it won't dabble with amp modeling, and why you shouldn't call its products “retro”
The company's Marketing Director views amp and modeler users as different demographics, and wants to focus on its amp offerings rather than try to reinvent the firm’s methodologies
Seymour Duncan recreates its JB, Jazz, and Nazgûl and Sentient pickups with rail designs
The pickups are said to keep their tonal recipes but offer greater tightness and sustain than pole piece builds
Gibson revamps the Les Paul Studio with tonal, playability, and aesthetic upgrades
A lighter body, plain maple cap, updated electronics, and new finishes give the affordable LP a new lease on life
Fender unveils the Jack White Signature Collection – featuring an innovative combo amp, heavily modded Telecaster, and an Acoustasonic
The amp boasts 10” and 15” speakers, a highly customizable stereo reverb, and a harmonic tremolo, while the Telecaster comes chock full of gonzo specs
Yngwie Malmsteen’s #4 Strat has been listed on Reverb – and it comes with a free Ferrari
It might be 2024’s best – and weirdest – deal, as Miami’s Walt Grace Vintage serves up quite the $175,000 package
David Gilmour and his daughter Romany surprise Brighton pub with Wish You Were Here duet
Of course, it’s normally not very cool when your dad tries to muscle in on your set, but when your dad is David Gilmour, it’s a little different
Ritchie Blackmore once protested hotel construction by cranking his amps at 3 a.m. – but didn't know that Eric Clapton was in the room next door
In a new interview, the founding Deep Purple guitarist also revealed the tonal tip he gleaned from Slowhand in their first, decidedly less awkward, meeting
Ashdown’s new SX tube amp series offers mid-priced options for vintage amps with modern features
Available in five- and 50-watt formats, the new collection bolsters vintage tube tones with modern connectivity and settings for at-home and on-stage
Gibson revives its forgotten '80s relic, the Victory, in response to “player requests”
Three variants of the failed late-'80s guitar have been released as Gibson goes for a second bite of the Superstrat cherry, with some choice improvements
