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 Dweezil Zappa gets a “microphonic” signature Shabat guitar with some tricks up its sleeve By Phil Weller published 2 July 24 Equipped with a push-pull phase shift that replicates the charm of an Octavia pedal, Zappa says that the new model “feels alive” 5 of the best 4th of July sales for guitarists to save on guitars, amps, pedals, strings and more By Chris Barnes published 2 July 24 Explore Independence Day promotions at Guitar Center, Musician’s Friend, Sweetwater, Positive Grid and more Fender enters the wireless system market with the small but feature-packed Telepath By Phil Weller published 2 July 24 Offering up to 70m of low-latency signal, it offers cable tone simulation for those who feel cables give the best tone Fender uses DSP modeling for a faithful – and affordable – recreation of its ‘59 Bassman amp By Phil Weller published 2 July 24 It’s the first tweed amp to be added to the company's modern-minded Tone Master collection John Fogerty on Creedence Clearwater Revival's disappointing Woodstock set By Jackson Maxwell published 28 June 24 Creedence were scheduled to go on after the Grateful Dead, who, unsurprisingly, took liberties with their allotted set time, leaving the band to take the stage at 12:30 in the morning Guitar Center’s Fourth of July sale just dropped early with huge savings of up to 30% off gear By Matt McCracken published 28 June 24 Get your hands on an early deal with huge discounts on the best gear at Guitar Center How an unorthodox studio setup helped Trevor Rabin re-establish Yes with an improbable #1 hit By Jackson Maxwell published 26 June 24 Radio-friendly as it was, Owner of a Lonely Heart nonetheless had a one-take solo that was the product of some quirky mic placements Joe Bonamassa tracks down Lowell George's Dumble Overdrive Special after a 15-year search By Phil Weller published 25 June 24 The amp and its matching cab haven’t been played live in 45 years, but Bonamassa says he’ll be gigging with it by the end of the year Fender will return to NAMM in 2025 By Phil Weller published 25 June 24 The company will make its first appearance at the world's biggest guitar gear trade show since 2020 after a shock U-turn Junior Marvin on seeing one of Jimi Hendrix's early UK gigs By Phil Weller published 25 June 24 Having just witnessed him blow away a star-studded audience, the Wailers guitarist was stunned to find that Hendrix was too shy to even look at him afterwards 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
Dweezil Zappa gets a “microphonic” signature Shabat guitar with some tricks up its sleeve By Phil Weller published 2 July 24 Equipped with a push-pull phase shift that replicates the charm of an Octavia pedal, Zappa says that the new model “feels alive”
5 of the best 4th of July sales for guitarists to save on guitars, amps, pedals, strings and more By Chris Barnes published 2 July 24 Explore Independence Day promotions at Guitar Center, Musician’s Friend, Sweetwater, Positive Grid and more
Fender enters the wireless system market with the small but feature-packed Telepath By Phil Weller published 2 July 24 Offering up to 70m of low-latency signal, it offers cable tone simulation for those who feel cables give the best tone
Fender uses DSP modeling for a faithful – and affordable – recreation of its ‘59 Bassman amp By Phil Weller published 2 July 24 It’s the first tweed amp to be added to the company's modern-minded Tone Master collection
John Fogerty on Creedence Clearwater Revival's disappointing Woodstock set By Jackson Maxwell published 28 June 24 Creedence were scheduled to go on after the Grateful Dead, who, unsurprisingly, took liberties with their allotted set time, leaving the band to take the stage at 12:30 in the morning
Guitar Center’s Fourth of July sale just dropped early with huge savings of up to 30% off gear By Matt McCracken published 28 June 24 Get your hands on an early deal with huge discounts on the best gear at Guitar Center
How an unorthodox studio setup helped Trevor Rabin re-establish Yes with an improbable #1 hit By Jackson Maxwell published 26 June 24 Radio-friendly as it was, Owner of a Lonely Heart nonetheless had a one-take solo that was the product of some quirky mic placements
Joe Bonamassa tracks down Lowell George's Dumble Overdrive Special after a 15-year search By Phil Weller published 25 June 24 The amp and its matching cab haven’t been played live in 45 years, but Bonamassa says he’ll be gigging with it by the end of the year
Fender will return to NAMM in 2025 By Phil Weller published 25 June 24 The company will make its first appearance at the world's biggest guitar gear trade show since 2020 after a shock U-turn
Junior Marvin on seeing one of Jimi Hendrix's early UK gigs By Phil Weller published 25 June 24 Having just witnessed him blow away a star-studded audience, the Wailers guitarist was stunned to find that Hendrix was too shy to even look at him afterwards