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 A fundraising campaign has been launched to buy Rory Gallagher’s Stratocaster and keep it in Ireland By Phil Weller published 11 July 24 A GoFundMe page hopes to raise €1,000,000 after it was announced the legendary instrument – on which Gallagher became one of the world’s greatest players – is to be sold at auction Joe Satriani on the key mod he’s made to his Best Of All Worlds EVH guitars By Phil Weller published 11 July 24 The guitarist has given a rundown of the guitar arsenal he’s assembled for the Van Halen-honoring tour, which kicks off this weekend John Lennon’s first Vox amp has apparently been rediscovered after 60 years By Phil Weller published 11 July 24 Discovered on an auction site covered in black paint, the amp used on Please Please Me and Love Me Do seems to have resurfaced after falling out of sight for six decades Watch Deep Purple give a very literal performance of Smoke on the Water atop a burning Lake Geneva By Phil Weller published 10 July 24 The spectacle made full use of a new stage erected over the lake for the Montreux Jazz Festival, with Roger Glover reflecting on the inspiration behind the unmistakable classic Slash says Eddie Van Halen was a blues player at heart – and that's what made him so good By Phil Weller published 10 July 24 The Guns N’ Roses guitarist says he’s “always been attracted” to guitarists who take the blues in new directions – and no one was better at it than Eddie Dean Guitars wins the right to a retrial in its ongoing trademark dispute with Gibson By Phil Weller published 10 July 24 The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Dean Guitars is entitled to a retrial after it appealed against a 2022 ruling that went in Gibson's favor, but it does not overturn a 2022 injunction preventing Dean from using the disputed shapes for the time being Best guitar amps under $500 in 2024: Premium tones from budget-friendly amplifiers By Matt McCracken last updated 10 July 24 Get the tone you want for reasonable outlay, with amplifiers from Boss, Marshall, Fender, Orange and more – all under $500 Rory Gallagher’s legendary ’61 Stratocaster to be sold at auction By Phil Weller published 9 July 24 It's said to be the first ever Stratocaster to arrive in Ireland, and it was there throughout Gallagher’s career – now his family wants someone else to “cherish” it Fender introduces its second generation of Player Series guitars with choice upgrades By Phil Weller published 9 July 24 The mid-priced instruments arrive six years after the Player series launched, and boast hardware and tonewood upgrades alongside new colorways and chambered options Gibson adds the ES to its Supreme series – with Art Deco aesthetics and split coil pickups By Phil Weller published 9 July 24 The guitar aims to take the tonal chameleon-isms of the model to a new level, with a recently rediscovered Art Deco design adorning its headstock 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 READ1Win tickets to see Dweezil Zappa in San Francisco2David Cassidy on seeing Hendrix, learning from the session guitar greats, and jamming with Paul McCartney and John Lennon3Martin and Reverb unite for an exclusive non-cutaway Grand Performance acoustic4Matteo Mancuso pays homage to his hero, Paul Gilbert, with new track, Paul Position 5Joe Satriani’s custom Eddie Van Halen-flavored 3rd Power amp is now available as a plugin – with real amps on the way
A fundraising campaign has been launched to buy Rory Gallagher’s Stratocaster and keep it in Ireland By Phil Weller published 11 July 24 A GoFundMe page hopes to raise €1,000,000 after it was announced the legendary instrument – on which Gallagher became one of the world’s greatest players – is to be sold at auction
Joe Satriani on the key mod he’s made to his Best Of All Worlds EVH guitars By Phil Weller published 11 July 24 The guitarist has given a rundown of the guitar arsenal he’s assembled for the Van Halen-honoring tour, which kicks off this weekend
John Lennon’s first Vox amp has apparently been rediscovered after 60 years By Phil Weller published 11 July 24 Discovered on an auction site covered in black paint, the amp used on Please Please Me and Love Me Do seems to have resurfaced after falling out of sight for six decades
Watch Deep Purple give a very literal performance of Smoke on the Water atop a burning Lake Geneva By Phil Weller published 10 July 24 The spectacle made full use of a new stage erected over the lake for the Montreux Jazz Festival, with Roger Glover reflecting on the inspiration behind the unmistakable classic
Slash says Eddie Van Halen was a blues player at heart – and that's what made him so good By Phil Weller published 10 July 24 The Guns N’ Roses guitarist says he’s “always been attracted” to guitarists who take the blues in new directions – and no one was better at it than Eddie
Dean Guitars wins the right to a retrial in its ongoing trademark dispute with Gibson By Phil Weller published 10 July 24 The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Dean Guitars is entitled to a retrial after it appealed against a 2022 ruling that went in Gibson's favor, but it does not overturn a 2022 injunction preventing Dean from using the disputed shapes for the time being
Best guitar amps under $500 in 2024: Premium tones from budget-friendly amplifiers By Matt McCracken last updated 10 July 24 Get the tone you want for reasonable outlay, with amplifiers from Boss, Marshall, Fender, Orange and more – all under $500
Rory Gallagher’s legendary ’61 Stratocaster to be sold at auction By Phil Weller published 9 July 24 It's said to be the first ever Stratocaster to arrive in Ireland, and it was there throughout Gallagher’s career – now his family wants someone else to “cherish” it
Fender introduces its second generation of Player Series guitars with choice upgrades By Phil Weller published 9 July 24 The mid-priced instruments arrive six years after the Player series launched, and boast hardware and tonewood upgrades alongside new colorways and chambered options
Gibson adds the ES to its Supreme series – with Art Deco aesthetics and split coil pickups By Phil Weller published 9 July 24 The guitar aims to take the tonal chameleon-isms of the model to a new level, with a recently rediscovered Art Deco design adorning its headstock