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Best electric guitars 2026: 10 top-rated guitars for every budget and style

By Daryl Robertson Last updated

From beginner-friendly Squiers, gig-ready Fenders, and premium Gibsons, our gear experts look at the finest electric guitars on the market right now

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Johnny Marr performs at Fabrique on November 06, 2025 in Milan, Italy.
Johnny Marr just helped a session ace track down her lost vintage Gretsch

By Phil Weller Published

When FedEx ships your guitar to the wrong state, you need Johnny Marr to bring it home

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Elevated view of American television personality Ed Sullivan, with the members of the Beatles, during an episode of 'The Ed Sullivan Show' at CBS's Studio 50, New York, New York, February 9, 1964.
Did the Beatles cause guitar quality to nosedive in the 1970s? This session player thinks so

By Phil Weller Published

The corporate buyouts of America’s biggest brands have been blamed for a decline in quality – but what if they only exacerbated the issues facing the industry at that time?

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Best electric guitars under $1,000 in 2026: find your perfect guitar for less than a grand

By Richard Blenkinsop Last updated

Here are my top picks of the best electrics below $1,000 from Fender, PRS, Jackson, and more

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Stray Cats, Brian Setzer, Ancienne Belgique (AB), Brussels, Belgium, 14 June 1989.
“Oh my god — I ruined my guitar!” Brian Setzer on the night a stunt went wrong and destroyed the rockabilly star’s beloved ’59 Gretsch

By Phil Weller Published

The Stray Cats star says he watched in horror as his prized 6120 snapped in two during a show in Japan

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Richard Fortus
“Holy moly!” Guns N’ Roses just played a show so hot, it melted the wax in Richard Fortus’s pickups

By Phil Weller Published

The performance took place in Saudi Arabia, where temperatures and stage lights combined to create a perfect storm for melting pickup wax

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The Beatles rehearsing at the Deauville Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida for THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. From left: Ringo Starr, George Harrison and Paul McCartney. Image dated February 16, 1964.
Norman's Rare Guitars turned down the chance to own one of the most famous Beatles guitars

By Phil Weller Published

The world-renowned vintage gear salesman regrets not buying the guitar, whose fate has become a matter of mystery

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Jeff Tweedy from Wilco performs on stage at the Loaded Festival on June 11, 2022 in Oslo, Norway.
Jeff Tweedy tells how his mother scored rare guitars for him at farmer's auctions

By Phil Weller Published

In the same interview with Reverb, the Wilco guitarist revealed how a childhood lie forced him to learn to play guitar

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The Beatles rehearsing at the Deauville Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida for THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. From left: Ringo Starr, George Harrison and Paul McCartney. Image dated February 16, 1964.
Was George Harrison's 1963 Country Gent really destroyed in a Beatles road mishap? The evidence says no

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

The discovery of Paul McCartney's stolen Höfner bass this past year offers new clues to the Gretsch guitar's fate

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Heritage Auctions
Lester Flatt’s Martin D-18 – considered the first ever bluegrass guitar – set to headline massive auction of over 400 historic guitars

By Phil Weller Published

A Roy Clark Gretsch prototype is also set to be sold at next month’s Heritage Auctions event

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