Gibson VOS: The Golden Age Experience
Gibson's VOS line represents the custom shop's passionate tribute to the golden era of Gibson guitars. We walk you through all of the aspects of the VOS line th... Read more.
Boss Katana 50 MKII Review (2023) – Best In Class
In just four years, the Boss Katana has quickly established itself as the number one choice for the budget minded guitarist. Now with the MKII series, Boss has ... Read more.
How to Clean Guitar Strings – The Complete Guide to Extending Your Strings Life
One of the things that can quickly kill strings is they pick up dirt from your fingers and from the air. For that reason most people in the know will wipe down ... Read more.
The Ultimate Guide To 7-String Guitar Tuning
In our guide to 7 String Guitar Tuning, we discuss some of the most popular tunings, bands that use them, and songs to check out!... Read more.
9 Best Metal Guitars for Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Players (2023)
We walk through the best metal guitars on the market today, touching all price points and all skill levels along the way!... Read more.
7 Best Guitar Preamp Pedals (2023) with Great Tone
The best preamp pedals mean you can leave your amp at home! Imagine the freedom, and the amount of stage it frees up!... Read more.
7 Best Low Latency Audio Interfaces [2023] with Buyer’s Guide
Low latency audio interfaces are the heart of any modern recording setup. We walk through 7 of the best for all budgets.... Read more.
7 Best P90 Guitars (2023) Awesome Guitars With P90s
The best P90 guitars give you that distinctive sound of the body of a humbucker with the bite of a single coil. Here's our pick of the best.... Read more.
7 Best Noise Gate Pedals (2023) No noise, all tone
We help you find the best noise gate pedal for your situation and budget - keep all your tone, lose all that unwanted noise!... Read more.
7 Best Les Paul Pickups by Genre [2023]
Putting the best Les Paul pickups for your style of music - from Jazz to Thrash - will help you zero in on that LP magic!... Read more.
7 Best Short-Scale Guitars (2023) That Sound Full!
Short scale guitars scratch an itch for anyone who grew up pining after Kurt Cobain's killer mustangs, but they're also ideal for younger players looking for a ... Read more.
Ultimate Epiphone Les Paul Upgrade Guide [2023] Best Les Paul Mods
In our Epiphone Les Paul Upgrade Guide, we go through every option for Les Paul mods, helping you fix only what needs it.... Read more.
How and when to use a thumbpick [2023] With Buyer’s Guide
If you're not a thumbpick player, it can be a fun skill to add to your arsenal. Even metal players can improve their hybrid picking by spending a little time wi... Read more.
Seagull S6 Original Acoustic Guitar Review (2023)
Seagull's S6 is making waves as a killer guitar at a very attractive price, but can it hold up to the hype? We put the guitar through it's paces.... Read more.
Orange Micro Terror Review [2023] – 20 Watts of Orange Goodness
We review the amp that changed it all - the Orange Micro Terror, giving you monster tones on a Micro budget!... Read more.
Fender Mustang I V2 Review (2023) – Feature Packed Budget Practice Amp
The Fender Mustang I V2 has been around for years, and often gets overlooked for some of the newer modelling amps on the market. However, for the money this is ... Read more.
Should I Learn to Play the Guitar Right or Left Handed?
If you're wondering should I learn to play the guitar right or left handed, we walk you through every consideration!... Read more.
Fender Modern Player Telecaster Plus, Thinline and Short Scale Telecaster Review (2023)
We look at the Fender Modern Player Telecaster Plus, Thinline and Short Scale Telecaster - one of the most interesting tele lines!... Read more.
What is the Woman Tone? How to recreate it on the guitar?
If you're wondering how to get Clapton's "woman tone" - or even just what it is - we have all the answers!... Read more.
How can I stop my guitar amp from picking up the radio?
Electrical interference is annoying at the best of times, but if your guitar amp is picking up the radio, it makes it pretty much unusable. We discuss how this ... Read more.
What Delay Pedal Does Slash Use?
We take a look at Guns N Roses guitarist Slash's rig, focusing on his delay pedals.... Read more.
How to turn a guitar riff into a song
Songwriting is an art, but for many people, it starts and ends with a riff they love but don't know what to do with. We walk you through a lot of the ways you c... Read more.
Ultimate Guide To Scale Length
Understanding scale length and how it effects a guitar's playability can be a key component of buying the right guitar for your playing style - you probably don... Read more.
All About Truss Rods – adjustments, intonation, tools and more
One of the most daunting steps for guitarists who want to start doing their own maintenance is dealing with the truss rod, but really you've got to go out of yo... Read more.
How to Choose the Right Guitar For Your Child
Buying a guitar for a child can be tricky - trying to get the right size guitar, one that plays well, and one ultimately that will help them discover a love for... Read more.
Can you put nylon strings on a steel-string acoustic guitar?
One of the great things about music is there are no rules, right? Well, almost. Many people think of acoustic and "classical" guitars as a close paring, but swa... Read more.
Do you put chorus before or after delay?
Chorus seems to have fallen out of fashion in the last few years, but with a resurgence of grunge and shoegazing, it's making a resurgence. We discuss the effec... Read more.
Do you put EQ before or after compression?
Some pedal orders make total sense, and then some are really a matter of taste. EQ and compression is one of the latter, and while most go compression first, we... Read more.
Do you put reverb before or after delay?
The next in our series of pedal order articles, we look at two of the effects you'll find most often on people's pedal boards. As always these things are down t... Read more.
Do you put a compressor before or after Wah?
In the first of our series on individual pedal order, we look at how swapping wah and compressor in the signal chain will alter your final sound. Conventional w... Read more.
Jason Becker – The Gleason of Guitar
What happens when a gifted guitarist’s promising career is brought to its knees by an incurable degenerative disease? Does he succumb to his vegetative fate o... Read more.
6L6 vs 6V6 Tubes – Differences, stats and buyer’s guide
Many players look to change the characteristics of their amps by swapping out tubes to get a different warmth, or in some cases more headroom - or even less. We... Read more.
What does OHSC mean in a used guitar listing on Ebay or Reverb?
OHSC is a common term in guitar listings - especially when you're looking at mid four figures and up - but for newbies it can be confusing. We walk you through ... Read more.
PRS SE Standard 24 Review
The PRS SE Standard 24 gives you the opportunity to own one of the best guitar brands out there, but for a "Student Edition" price. But does this affordable mod... Read more.