Guitar Gear

A luthier has made a headless version of Brian May’s Red Special, and it’s dividing opinions online

By Phil Weller published 18 May 26

It’s a Brian May tribute like no other

Fender escalates legal campaign against S-style guitars, issues first cease and desist to US builder

By Matt Owen published 18 May 26

Family-run LsL Instruments is seeking to raise funds for its legal battle against Fender, which has instructed the firm to stop making its S-style guitars

Epiphone announces its first ever signature guitar for a Korean artist

By Janelle Borg published 18 May 26

Lee Seung Yoon is making history with the Epiphone LSY-200 Studio EC acoustic-electric

The time Misha Mansoor found his lost Jackson Juggernaut signature guitar in a Guitar Center

By Phil Weller published 18 May 26

Mansoor was left with seller’s remorse until social media saved the day

All the guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including a Sting-approved limited-edition Fender

By Matt Owen published 16 May 26

An Angine de Poitrine-inspired double-neck, another cool collab from Fender, and the ultimate Tube Screamer clone? All that and more in this week's gear round-up

What was your first guitar?

By Jackson Maxwell published 16 May 26

Maybe yours was a gift. Maybe it belonged to a parent. Maybe it was a hand-me-down. We all have to start somewhere

You can now get an official Ibanez Tube Screamer watch

By Phil Weller published 15 May 26

Its design features a nod to one of the most iconic pedals of all time

Pocket mammoth savings on some of our favorite stompboxes in Sweetwater's ginormous pedal sale - including popular units from UAFX, Beetronics FX, DigiTech, Keeley, Maxon, and so much more

By Daryl Robertson published 15 May 26

As well as lots of pedalboard savings, you can also score hearty discounts on a range of essential accessories

Fender and Pac-Man team up for a limited-edition Telecaster (and no the dot inlays are not edible)

By Jonathan Horsley published 15 May 26

Just keep this Telecaster away from John 5's signature model unless it's had its Power Pellets...