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A pair of headphones on top of a guitar amp

Best guitar amp headphones 2025: Top choices for covert practice sessions

By Matt McCracken last updated

Play your guitar ear-responsibly with these superb headphones from Audio-Technica, Beyerdynamic, Sennheiser and more

Live Studio
Strymon Volante delay pedal on a wooden floor

Best delay pedals 2025: Elevate your tone from subtle to stratospheric

By Matt McCracken last updated

Make your tone massive with our pick of the best delay stompboxes from Line 6, Boss, Strymon and more

Pedals & Pedalboards
Gibson ES-335 on top of a case

Best Blues Guitars 2025: Play Away The Blues With Our Top Choices From Gibson, Fender, Duesenberg, PRS, And More

By Daryl Robertson last updated

We hope you have your best pentatonic licks at the ready because with blues guitars this good, you're going to need them!

Guitars
Two AER acoustic guitar amps with an acoustic guitar leaning on a chair

Best acoustic guitar amps 2025: top acoustic amplifiers and preamp pedals

By Rob Laing last updated

Boost and sweeten your instrument’s tone with the best acoustic guitar amps from likes of Boss, Fishman, AER, Orange and more

Amps
Man playing a white Stratocaster with a guitar pick

Best guitar picks 2025: Get to grips with your playing with our top choice plectrums

By Richard Blenkinsop last updated

Find the perfect fit with our selection of the guitar picks for electric, bass and acoustic guitars

Guitars
A Gretsch G2220 Junior Jet bass guitar on a wooden table

Best beginner bass guitars 2025: Starting you off on your low-end journey

By Chris Corfield published

Great models for budding bass stars from Squier, Ibanez, Gretsch, Sterling by Music Man and more

Guitars
Close up of Epiphone Power Player SG neck pickup

Best guitars for kids 2025: Acoustic and electric models for your budding guitar hero

By Richard Blenkinsop published

Our pick of the best guitars for kids; electrics and acoustics from the likes of Yamaha, Squier, Taylor and more

Guitars
A pile of guitar cases

Best guitar cases and gigbags 2025: The best ways to store and carry your instrument

By Richard Blenkinsop published

Protect your pride and joy with our pick of the best guitar cases and gigbags

Guitars
Gear of the year logo

Gear of the Year: The best guitars, amps, pedals and more of 2023

By Dave Hunter, Jimmy Leslie, Christopher Scapelliti, Art Thompson published

Our guide to the greatest guitars, amps, pedals and accessories of 2023, handpicked by the Guitar Player team

Gear
Fender tweed amps belonging to producer and musician Ethan Johns

Six important things you need to consider before buying a vintage guitar amplifier

By Mitch Colby published

From speakers and transformers to capacitors and resistors, here's what you need to pay attention to before pulling the trigger

Amps
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