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Guitar Player is the world’s most comprehensive, trusted and insightful guitar publication for passionate guitarists and active musicians of all ages. Guitar Player magazine is published 13 times a year in print and digital formats. The magazine was established in 1967 and is the world's oldest guitar magazine. When "Guitar Player Staff" is credited as the author, it's usually because more than one author on the team has created the story.

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A photo of a Strymon BigSky MX pedal in a studio setting

"BigSky MX will be replacing the BigSky as my go-to reverb pedal. I’ve heard nothing that covers all the bases with such pristine and detailed audio quality." We crowned the Strymon BigSky MX the champ of multi-reverb pedals
A Boss Boss MD-500 chorus pedal on a wooden floor

Best chorus pedals 2025: the best options from Boss, Universal Audio, Ibanez, and more
LEFT: Phil X of the band Bon Jovi performs onstage with Kings of Chaos at the Adopt the Arts annual rock gala at Avalon Hollywood on January 31, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. RIGHT: Joe Bonamassa performs in concert at Park City Arena on November 19, 2024 in Park City, Kansas.

“Those people are full of — ! If you can hear those nuances, my hat’s off to you!” Joe Bonamassa weighs in on the growing allure of P90 guitar pickups with Bon Jovi's Phil X

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“Gibson had lost the recipe — not only for guitar building but for making pickups based on their original design.” How Larry DiMarzio’s pickup revolution defined the sound of 1970s guitar rock 
Nels Cline of Wilco performs at TOdays Festival 2023 at sPAZIO211 on August 25, 2023 in Turin, Italy.
“I would love to make a record with no guitar solos. I don't want to hear me that much.” Nels Cline sets aside guitar improvisations — and strings up with flatwounds for the first time — on his debut release with Consentrik Quartet
Peter Green and Kirk Hammett pose with Hammett's "Greeny" Les Paul, formerly owned by Green and guitarist Gary Moore
"I ask, 'Does this guitar have riffs in it?' I'll play it for 15 minutes." As Gibson Publishing drops his new tome, 'The Collection,' Kirk Hammett takes us deep into the methods behind his six-string madness
Two Rickenbacker guitars sit against a Vox amp. In the background is a drumkit. The bass drum says "let it Be".
The Ultimate Beatles Guitar Quiz
Eric Bazilian performs live during 'Rock meets Classic 2013' at the Max-Schmeling-Halle on February 18, 2013 in Berlin, Germany.
“It just came to me. Rob said, 'Let me get my Walkman and record that.’” He was demonstrating four-track recording to his girlfriend when he spontaneously wrote a global hit song
A photo showing the body of a custom Jon Trickey Comet six-string electric guitar hanging among other unusually shaped guitars in the collection of author Terry Carleton.
"It's a steal, but since it’s the only one, who knows how it might appreciate?" What do you get when a car designer builds a guitar? Our intrepid guitar hound goes in search of his next six-string oddity
A 1962 Fender Bass VI in Shell Pink sits in its case.
“I had him mix some paint there on the spot, and finally we came up with Fiesta Red!” With one decision, Fender increased the desirability — and future value — of a select few guitars
A photo of a vintage Fender Champ amp, showing the back-mounted control panel
“After 76 years, it’s still considered a monster tone machine.” Leo Fender got it right in 1948 with an amp he created for lap-steel guitar players  
A detail of a Gibson 1964 ES-345 TD electric guitar, taken on October 21, 2014.
"They're among some of the most versatile electrics ever made." Gibson's ES-345 struck a middle ground between the 335 and 355. It remains an underrated gem worth your time
Andy Summers poses in his home studio in 2019 for a feature in Guitar Player magazine
"It's the best song Sting ever came up with, and the best Police track." How Andy Summers made a massive hit using a hand-wrenching guitar figure and a Telecaster with a mysterious history