News Jimmy Page reflects on the Yardbirds, and his short-lived two-guitar tandem with Jeff Beck Though the two budding virtuosos had plenty of respect for one another, it perhaps isn't a huge surprise that their respective styles occasionally clashed in the Yardbirds Jackson Browne, John Mellencamp, Mavis Staples honored by Bruce Springsteen at second annual American Music Honors Presented by The Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music, the star-studded event featured show-stopping performances from giants of soul, folk, rock, and R&B How a deeply personal twist of events brought a beloved 'Burst into Vince Gill's life In a 2017 interview with Guitar Aficionado, the country-rock six-string ace revealed how a sad and deeply personal twist of events brought a prized '59 Les Paul into his life Latest news The biggest, fattest, chunkiest Cyber Monday guitar amp deals: save up to $1000 on Bad Cat, Marshall, Mesa/Boogie, Kemper and more By Tom Poak published 26 November 23 Here be monsters: There are some huge savings on heavyweight guitar amps this Cyber Monday. Here are the deals that are still live… Get the most raved-about and lusted-after pedals of 2023: right now the UAFX pedal range is up to $80 off By Chris Corfield last updated 26 November 23 There are some big savings to be had on Universal Audio FX reverbs, delays, compressors and amp sim pedals – but the deals are almost over It's one of the best amps available right now: the Yamaha THR30II WL – and others in the same range – is $50 off in the Amazon Black Friday sale By Tom Poak published 25 November 23 Amazon has just slashed the price of the Yamaha THR series: THR10II, THR10II WL, and THR30II WL My first amp was an embarrassment. My son's is the Positive Grid Spark Go and it lived up to its name: it ignited something By Scott Rowley published 24 November 23 The Positive Grid Spark Go is one of 2023’s hottest guitar products. It's 30% off this Black Friday and it could be the best money you've ever spent 6 of this year's hottest Black Friday sales for guitarists are already live By Matt McCracken published 24 November 23 We’ve rounded up the very best sales for a Black Friday bargain including Sweetwater, Guitar Center, Fender, and loads more Eddie Van Halen soloing on I Fought The Law, joined by John Mellencamp, Bryan Adams, Richie Sambora, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge and more? Watch “the greatest garage band ever assembled”... By Jonathan Graham published 23 November 23 "The show that was never supposed to be seen." Watch an all-star lineup perform classics by The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and more in this little-seen show from 1996 Sweetwater hits Black Friday gold with the biggest savings we’ve seen so far – up to 75% off guitar gear By Matt McCracken published 21 November 23 There are some absolutely massive savings to be had on guitars, amps, pedals, and loads more at Sweetwater "There's your Top Gun theme!" How Steve Stevens' appearance on Harold Faltermeyer's iconic movie theme was all thanks to Billy Idol By Jonathan Graham published 20 November 23 For four decades, Steve Stevens has been one of hard rock's most distinctive guitar players — however, his most widely heard musical contribution might never have happened... Get a year's worth of expert guitar lessons for just $99 with Guitar Tricks - plus $321 worth of extras By Matt McCracken published 20 November 23 Improve your chops for less with this brilliant Black Friday offer from one of our favorite online guitar lessons platforms The best Black Friday Gibson deal so far? Get a massive $700 off the highly-rated Gibson Les Paul Traditional Pro V By Daryl Robertson published 20 November 23 It's Black Friday week and Guitar Center has just slashed 28% off one of our favorite Les Pauls of the year 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 READ1Jimmy Page reflects on the Yardbirds, and his short-lived two-guitar tandem with Jeff Beck 2Jackson Browne, John Mellencamp, Mavis Staples honored by Bruce Springsteen at second annual American Music Honors 3Peter Frampton reveals the stories behind five of his classic tracks4PRS SE CE24, SE Custom 24 Quilt and SE Swamp Ash Special review 5How a deeply personal twist of events brought a beloved 'Burst into Vince Gill's life
The biggest, fattest, chunkiest Cyber Monday guitar amp deals: save up to $1000 on Bad Cat, Marshall, Mesa/Boogie, Kemper and more By Tom Poak published 26 November 23 Here be monsters: There are some huge savings on heavyweight guitar amps this Cyber Monday. Here are the deals that are still live…
Get the most raved-about and lusted-after pedals of 2023: right now the UAFX pedal range is up to $80 off By Chris Corfield last updated 26 November 23 There are some big savings to be had on Universal Audio FX reverbs, delays, compressors and amp sim pedals – but the deals are almost over
It's one of the best amps available right now: the Yamaha THR30II WL – and others in the same range – is $50 off in the Amazon Black Friday sale By Tom Poak published 25 November 23 Amazon has just slashed the price of the Yamaha THR series: THR10II, THR10II WL, and THR30II WL
My first amp was an embarrassment. My son's is the Positive Grid Spark Go and it lived up to its name: it ignited something By Scott Rowley published 24 November 23 The Positive Grid Spark Go is one of 2023’s hottest guitar products. It's 30% off this Black Friday and it could be the best money you've ever spent
6 of this year's hottest Black Friday sales for guitarists are already live By Matt McCracken published 24 November 23 We’ve rounded up the very best sales for a Black Friday bargain including Sweetwater, Guitar Center, Fender, and loads more
Eddie Van Halen soloing on I Fought The Law, joined by John Mellencamp, Bryan Adams, Richie Sambora, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge and more? Watch “the greatest garage band ever assembled”... By Jonathan Graham published 23 November 23 "The show that was never supposed to be seen." Watch an all-star lineup perform classics by The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and more in this little-seen show from 1996
Sweetwater hits Black Friday gold with the biggest savings we’ve seen so far – up to 75% off guitar gear By Matt McCracken published 21 November 23 There are some absolutely massive savings to be had on guitars, amps, pedals, and loads more at Sweetwater
"There's your Top Gun theme!" How Steve Stevens' appearance on Harold Faltermeyer's iconic movie theme was all thanks to Billy Idol By Jonathan Graham published 20 November 23 For four decades, Steve Stevens has been one of hard rock's most distinctive guitar players — however, his most widely heard musical contribution might never have happened...
Get a year's worth of expert guitar lessons for just $99 with Guitar Tricks - plus $321 worth of extras By Matt McCracken published 20 November 23 Improve your chops for less with this brilliant Black Friday offer from one of our favorite online guitar lessons platforms
The best Black Friday Gibson deal so far? Get a massive $700 off the highly-rated Gibson Les Paul Traditional Pro V By Daryl Robertson published 20 November 23 It's Black Friday week and Guitar Center has just slashed 28% off one of our favorite Les Pauls of the year