News Win tickets to see Dweezil Zappa in San Francisco Frank Zappa’s prodigal son will play a set of his father's legendary music at the Warfield Theatre on August 4 Martin and Reverb unite for an exclusive non-cutaway Grand Performance acoustic The limited edition guitar is available exclusively on Reverb, and offers a “light, airy, and fun” playing experience Matteo Mancuso pays homage to his hero, Paul Gilbert, with new track, Paul Position Having wowed Steve Vai, Joe Bonamassa, and Al Di Meola, the Sicilian guitarist has doffed his cap to another guitar legend, with the help of a brand-new Bacci baritone Latest news Joe Satriani’s custom Eddie Van Halen-flavored 3rd Power amp is now available as a plugin – with real amps on the way By Phil Weller published 25 July 24 The guitarist worked with 3rd Power chief designer Dylana Scott to capture his favorite Van Halen guitar tone, and it's quickly become his “favorite amp” David Gilmour explains his preference for vintage guitars, and demos his 1945 Martin D-18 By Phil Weller published 24 July 24 The Pink Floyd legend, who will release a new solo album in September, believes all guitars get better with age Tributes pour in for “champion of the blues” John Mayall By Phil Weller published 24 July 24 The guitar world has been flooded with touching tributes to the late blues legend, with Joe Bonamassa leading the line with a poignant reflection on his legacy British blues pioneer John Mayall dies at 90 By Phil Weller published 24 July 24 The guitarist dedicated 60 years to the blues, launching the careers of some of the genre’s – and the world's – greatest guitarists in the process Moby Grape co-founder and guitarist Jerry Miller dies at 81 By Phil Weller published 23 July 24 A pivotal player in the ‘60s psych rock scene, Miller had fans in Eric Clapton, Robert Plant, and the Black Crowes Epiphone and Yungblud team up for a rare signature SG Junior By Phil Weller published 23 July 24 The pop-punk artist found great appeal in a guitar that didn’t have ties with other famous players, with Epiphone now recreating his beloved '64 model for a limited edition run Positive Grid announces the full details of its Spark 2 modeler – with AI tone hunting, DSP modeling, and a looper set to feature By Phil Weller published 23 July 24 The successor to its game-changing Spark modeler, the Spark 2 adds a host of new features to the amp’s successful recipe without inflating its price tag Dickey Betts initially “hated” having to play Duane Allman's slide parts By Jackson Maxwell published 23 July 24 Though he did so with incredible creative and commercial success, leading the Allman Brothers Band in the wake of Duane Allman's untimely passing took a heavy toll on Betts, emotionally and musically Brian May on the trials and tribulations of building the Red Special By Jackson Maxwell published 22 July 24 May famously built the original with his father while in his teens. The duo even originally built the guitar's pickups themselves, though on that particular front they faced some headwinds Blackstar keeps it simple with the tube-powered, American-voiced, and vintage-inspired TV-10A combo amp By Phil Weller published 18 July 24 Channeling the charm of Fender tweed-style amps, the 1x12” comes with a host of modern flourishes 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 READ1David Cassidy on seeing Hendrix, learning from the session guitar greats, and jamming with Paul McCartney and John Lennon2Martin and Reverb unite for an exclusive non-cutaway Grand Performance acoustic3Matteo Mancuso pays homage to his hero, Paul Gilbert, with new track, Paul Position 4Joe Satriani’s custom Eddie Van Halen-flavored 3rd Power amp is now available as a plugin – with real amps on the way 5David Gilmour explains his preference for vintage guitars, and demos his 1945 Martin D-18
Joe Satriani’s custom Eddie Van Halen-flavored 3rd Power amp is now available as a plugin – with real amps on the way By Phil Weller published 25 July 24 The guitarist worked with 3rd Power chief designer Dylana Scott to capture his favorite Van Halen guitar tone, and it's quickly become his “favorite amp”
David Gilmour explains his preference for vintage guitars, and demos his 1945 Martin D-18 By Phil Weller published 24 July 24 The Pink Floyd legend, who will release a new solo album in September, believes all guitars get better with age
Tributes pour in for “champion of the blues” John Mayall By Phil Weller published 24 July 24 The guitar world has been flooded with touching tributes to the late blues legend, with Joe Bonamassa leading the line with a poignant reflection on his legacy
British blues pioneer John Mayall dies at 90 By Phil Weller published 24 July 24 The guitarist dedicated 60 years to the blues, launching the careers of some of the genre’s – and the world's – greatest guitarists in the process
Moby Grape co-founder and guitarist Jerry Miller dies at 81 By Phil Weller published 23 July 24 A pivotal player in the ‘60s psych rock scene, Miller had fans in Eric Clapton, Robert Plant, and the Black Crowes
Epiphone and Yungblud team up for a rare signature SG Junior By Phil Weller published 23 July 24 The pop-punk artist found great appeal in a guitar that didn’t have ties with other famous players, with Epiphone now recreating his beloved '64 model for a limited edition run
Positive Grid announces the full details of its Spark 2 modeler – with AI tone hunting, DSP modeling, and a looper set to feature By Phil Weller published 23 July 24 The successor to its game-changing Spark modeler, the Spark 2 adds a host of new features to the amp’s successful recipe without inflating its price tag
Dickey Betts initially “hated” having to play Duane Allman's slide parts By Jackson Maxwell published 23 July 24 Though he did so with incredible creative and commercial success, leading the Allman Brothers Band in the wake of Duane Allman's untimely passing took a heavy toll on Betts, emotionally and musically
Brian May on the trials and tribulations of building the Red Special By Jackson Maxwell published 22 July 24 May famously built the original with his father while in his teens. The duo even originally built the guitar's pickups themselves, though on that particular front they faced some headwinds
Blackstar keeps it simple with the tube-powered, American-voiced, and vintage-inspired TV-10A combo amp By Phil Weller published 18 July 24 Channeling the charm of Fender tweed-style amps, the 1x12” comes with a host of modern flourishes