Gear PRS SE CE24, SE Custom 24 Quilt and SE Swamp Ash Special review Based on two models that date back to the 1980s, and a late-90s/early-'00s-era outlier model, these new offshore-built guitars have playability, build quality, and tonal versatility in spades Best amp modelers 2024: Get your dream guitar tone with our top picks Amp models so good, you’ll think they’re the real thing Best overdrive pedals 2024: Strap in, it's time to drive Push your sound to break-up with pedals from BOSS, TC Electronic, JHS, Ibanez and more Latest gear “I Needed an Instrument That Could Withstand the Elements”: How Climate Extremes Led Gene Baker to Re-Envision the Acoustic-Electric With b3 Guitars’ Cielo Deluxe By Dave Hunter published 26 July 23 Enter the Cielo, a thinline hybrid acoustic-electric guitar with a chambered body made of solid woods Best Patch Cables: Our Top Picks For Reliability, Tone and Boosting ‘Board Space By Ross Holder published 21 July 23 Get your pedalboard into shape with our selection of the best patch cables money can buy With X-Braced Tops, Top-Notch Tonewoods, and Plenty of Bling These Guitars Rivaled Martin – so Why Is No One Talking About Lyon & Healy Today? By Dave Hunter published 21 July 23 Read the fascinating story of Lyon & Healy – one of America’s best guitar makers of the early 20th century Best Pedalboards: 9 Of The Best Budget-Spanning Pedalboards To Help Organize Your Effects By James Farmer last updated 17 July 23 Level up your rig and get the most out of your pedals with ‘boards from the likes of Pedaltrain, Temple Audio and Friedman Here’s What You Should Know About Replacing Guitar Amp Tubes (It Can Transform Your Sound!) By Dave Hunter published 13 July 23 How to better sculpt your tone by changing preamp and output tubes “I’m Definitely Not a One-Guitar Person”: Carlos Santana Pulls out His Favorite PRS, Gibson and Fender Axes By Alan di Perna published 12 July 23 “It may look nice, but if it doesn’t have the tone I want, I’m not interested,” says the discerning six-string master “I Did Not Dream That the 808 Would Become so Famous”: Tube Screamer Inventor Susumu Tamura Tells the Definitive Story of This Iconic Stompbox By Art Thompson published 12 July 23 “I never thought that a pedal would ever be considered vintage,” said the former Maxon electronics engineer Ever Wondered Why Brazilian Rosewood Is a Big Deal? Here’s All You Need to Know By Dave Hunter published 10 July 23 Although many players infer a “warm, mellow” tone from Brazilian rosewood’s vintage credentials, the reality is quite different Best Practice Amps: The 10 Best Amps For Guitar Practice By Matt McCracken last updated 10 July 23 Keep your chops in tip-top shape with the best practice amps from Fender, Marshall, Boss and more You May Know the Fender VI, Gibson EB-6 and Danelectro UB-2, But Have You Ever Seen a Mosrite Six-String Bass? By Rod Brakes published 10 July 23 Dating to 1966, this sparkle-finish rarity could be the only instrument of its kind in the world 123456789Archives Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MOST READ1PRS SE CE24, SE Custom 24 Quilt and SE Swamp Ash Special review 2How a deeply personal twist of events brought a beloved 'Burst into Vince Gill's life3How Noel Gallagher and Beck helped bring the Black Keys' latest funky full-length, Ohio Players, to life4Best amp modelers 2024: Get your dream guitar tone with our top picks5Best overdrive pedals 2024: Strap in, it's time to drive
“I Needed an Instrument That Could Withstand the Elements”: How Climate Extremes Led Gene Baker to Re-Envision the Acoustic-Electric With b3 Guitars’ Cielo Deluxe By Dave Hunter published 26 July 23 Enter the Cielo, a thinline hybrid acoustic-electric guitar with a chambered body made of solid woods
Best Patch Cables: Our Top Picks For Reliability, Tone and Boosting ‘Board Space By Ross Holder published 21 July 23 Get your pedalboard into shape with our selection of the best patch cables money can buy
With X-Braced Tops, Top-Notch Tonewoods, and Plenty of Bling These Guitars Rivaled Martin – so Why Is No One Talking About Lyon & Healy Today? By Dave Hunter published 21 July 23 Read the fascinating story of Lyon & Healy – one of America’s best guitar makers of the early 20th century
Best Pedalboards: 9 Of The Best Budget-Spanning Pedalboards To Help Organize Your Effects By James Farmer last updated 17 July 23 Level up your rig and get the most out of your pedals with ‘boards from the likes of Pedaltrain, Temple Audio and Friedman
Here’s What You Should Know About Replacing Guitar Amp Tubes (It Can Transform Your Sound!) By Dave Hunter published 13 July 23 How to better sculpt your tone by changing preamp and output tubes
“I’m Definitely Not a One-Guitar Person”: Carlos Santana Pulls out His Favorite PRS, Gibson and Fender Axes By Alan di Perna published 12 July 23 “It may look nice, but if it doesn’t have the tone I want, I’m not interested,” says the discerning six-string master
“I Did Not Dream That the 808 Would Become so Famous”: Tube Screamer Inventor Susumu Tamura Tells the Definitive Story of This Iconic Stompbox By Art Thompson published 12 July 23 “I never thought that a pedal would ever be considered vintage,” said the former Maxon electronics engineer
Ever Wondered Why Brazilian Rosewood Is a Big Deal? Here’s All You Need to Know By Dave Hunter published 10 July 23 Although many players infer a “warm, mellow” tone from Brazilian rosewood’s vintage credentials, the reality is quite different
Best Practice Amps: The 10 Best Amps For Guitar Practice By Matt McCracken last updated 10 July 23 Keep your chops in tip-top shape with the best practice amps from Fender, Marshall, Boss and more
You May Know the Fender VI, Gibson EB-6 and Danelectro UB-2, But Have You Ever Seen a Mosrite Six-String Bass? By Rod Brakes published 10 July 23 Dating to 1966, this sparkle-finish rarity could be the only instrument of its kind in the world