<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Gear ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear Wed, 20 May 2026 15:37:30 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “It’s comic book level villainy”: Your reactions to Fender’s cease and desist strategy – and how it could transform the S-style market ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/guitar-world-readers-react-fender-cease-and-desists hTPzUY6Dhou36pS5R3dvGd Wed, 20 May 2026 15:37:30 +0000 Wed, 20 May 2026 15:42:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ibanez’s S-style lineup gets a serious expansion with 6 sleek new AZ models ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/ibanez-az-series-2026 SZyYaF3yjW2EyFj5oXBUsA Wed, 20 May 2026 13:49:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I've never found the perfect solution for combining analog pedals with a digital rig before – this could be it”: IK Multimedia Tonex One+ review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/effects-pedals/ik-multimedia-tonex-one-plus-review v4aQ3ZS2NycPPUZJvCeP5c Tue, 19 May 2026 18:32:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Finding a twin humbucker guitar that looks and sounds as good as this is far from easy”: Schecter Nick Johnston Traditional HH review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/schecter-nick-johnston-traditional-hh-revew Tc7EijjvwrUnKG4jswZcY6 Tue, 19 May 2026 17:22:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ "For all the guitar people out there who look at me as not an electric player, don’t let the person behind the guitar fool you”: Ed Sheeran and PRS drop a new baritone – and they’re even gunning for metal and jazz players ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/prs-se-ed-sheeran-hollowbody-i-piezo-baritone B7ZvJAd7xWp7fiYxQT78Lb Tue, 19 May 2026 16:30:00 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 17:01:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ 14 ways to improve your Telecaster: tried and tested methods to get more out of Fender’s original mod platform ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/14-ways-to-improve-your-telecaster iW5jZNwdCVDexyposPq8T7 Tue, 19 May 2026 12:04:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ You don't have to wait for the Memorial Day weekend to save big because Fender just jump-started the sales with up to $600 off guitar gear - here’s my 5 standout deals, including $230 off an all-solid acoustic and $74 off an underrated fuzz pedal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/fender-memorial-day-sale VxjSFjYs34AJM9ha4fg2TN Tue, 19 May 2026 11:10:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Musician’s Friend just surprise-dropped their Memorial Day sale early, saving you up to 60% off big-name brands – there's $500 off an eye-catching Gibson, $250 off a gorgeous PRS, and up to 45% off must-see pedal deals ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/musicians-friend-memorial-day-sale-2026 xEaJWPKHHtR4oS5gwxzH8n Tue, 19 May 2026 11:08:41 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 13:23:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Despite its unassuming looks, I think this is a lot of guitar for the money”: Charvel Standard Series San Dimas Style 2 SD2 HH HT Gloss Black review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/charvel-standard-series-san-dimas-style-2-sd2-hh-ht-gloss-black SqehUwyvfVgF8uSXMzENKe Mon, 18 May 2026 20:11:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My newest creation”: A luthier has made a headless version of Brian May’s Red Special, and it’s dividing opinions online ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/headless-red-special AoNB2zQQ5pFjvxdQtgvG8V Mon, 18 May 2026 16:35:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This case could set a precedent, impacting countless other builders and musicians”: Fender escalates legal campaign against S-style guitars, issues first cease and desist to US builder ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/fender-cease-and-desist-lsl-instruments s7RtjpUr6TFc8PZqbkowwM Mon, 18 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Epiphone announces its first ever signature guitar for a Korean artist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/acoustic-guitars/epiphone-lee-seung-yoon 6NoSSeKEE5hN8Jh6d9wp9Q Mon, 18 May 2026 12:58:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was on tour, doomscrolling. I got a targeted ad, and it showed a picture of this guitar”: The time Misha Mansoor found his lost Jackson Juggernaut signature guitar in a Guitar Center ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/how-misha-mansoor-found-his-long-lost-juggernaut 9bEcL26JJvvLaRyJzE7g6n Mon, 18 May 2026 11:11:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We once came close to an Angine de Poitrine tribute guitar. This might be the next best thing…” All the guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including a Sting-approved limited-edition Fender ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-gear-round-up-may-16-2026 Jr8R7GMdbBUf8YiSo9PpEn Sat, 16 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Links the exhilaration of shaping guitar sounds to the everyday act of checking the time”: You can now get an official Ibanez Tube Screamer watch ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/accessories/ibanez-tube-screamer-watch MeknPcE2QdBoEhqWTbHyEA Fri, 15 May 2026 13:38:49 +0000 Fri, 15 May 2026 16:39:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ 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 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/sweetwaters-ginormous-pedal-sale-2026 t9oWi4hnkJWP62PbS4t6Lk Fri, 15 May 2026 12:19:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fender and Pac-Man team up for a limited-edition Telecaster (and no the dot inlays are not edible) ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/fender-pac-man-player-ii-telecaster ep4Qxudmq7KfLZLwUfUQAf Fri, 15 May 2026 10:58:32 +0000 Fri, 15 May 2026 11:57:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The sound and fury of a classic Marshall amp, but in a format that’s incredibly easy to get the best from”: Synergy SYN-20IR Amp Head with Marshall JCM 800 and JMP preamp modules review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-amp-heads/synergy-syn-20ir-amp-head-marshall-jmp-jcm-preamp-modules-review kbX7vhhvvU2TuoYBgWyrf8 Thu, 14 May 2026 22:58:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “For the most part, people seem to really like it… others have been very vocal about hating it”: The making of the Telecasso – the Telecaster-Picasso mashup that has driven guitarists crazy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/les-godfrey-guitars-telecasso fZsmkFs7c85sVhPEtQSBrY Thu, 14 May 2026 09:51:56 +0000 Thu, 14 May 2026 14:04:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He had a flat full of headless basses. He’d figured out a way he could nick them”: The crazy method a thief used to steal 50 bass guitars – including one belonging to Guy Pratt ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/bass-guitars/how-a-thief-stole-50-bass-guitars-from-a-uk-store G4DKvwkKihdtLmCe2gPAqZ Wed, 13 May 2026 15:57:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You’ll see the return of some of our most iconic products from the past”: The metal amp brand beloved by Dimebag Darrell, Kirk Hammett and Scott Ian is on the cusp of making a comeback ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amps/randall-amps-teases-comeback pmi3CxnkNMZbXHDkBw6t6R Wed, 13 May 2026 15:05:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Despite its toy-like dimensions, it comes across as a very grown-up guitar indeed”: Taylor BT1e Baby Taylor review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/acoustic-guitars/taylor-bt1e-baby-taylor-review gas6rWd98YGAhqdzqUKAi4 Wed, 13 May 2026 14:39:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “One of the best electrics out there, at any price”: Yamaha Pacifica SC Professional and Standard Plus review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/yamaha-pacifica-sc-professional-and-standard-plus-review 6ba27w8sA2qK5HFtD4MkKP Wed, 13 May 2026 12:28:10 +0000 Mon, 18 May 2026 09:19:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Tired of run-of-the-mill guitars? Well, this may be the six-string for you": Epiphone Futura RD Custom review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/epiphone-futura-rd-custom-review nGmDeFmr3CsrrJUbYQfhyA Tue, 12 May 2026 18:03:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “What began as a niche guitar developed for Californian country has become a musical universal wrench: from metal to jazz, from pop to grindcore”: The evolution of the Fender Telecaster – the original solid-body electric guitar that started it all ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/the-fender-telecaster-at-75-history-and-evolution fopdcDJsaR474Etm3MVz3h Tue, 12 May 2026 16:57:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Hendrix didn’t just play through Marshall amps. He redefined what they could do”: Marshall honors Jimi Hendrix with limited edition drop ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amps/marshall-jimi-hendrix-60th-anniversary-drop Ven5DZvU5QhLZHnkRZhsw5 Tue, 12 May 2026 12:05:47 +0000 Tue, 12 May 2026 12:32:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Look past the dated interface, and you will discover killer tones": Kemper Profiler Head MK2 review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/combo-amps/kemper-profiler-head-mk2-review 7XnXPNt5gZEMj96p8GYTdX Mon, 11 May 2026 15:47:00 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 16:05:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eastwood launches Angine de Poitrine-inspired double-neck – years after it nearly launched a signature model for the microtonal wizards ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/eastwood-microtonal-doubleneck-46 kqBazxfaY7zKVa2tDVKThT Mon, 11 May 2026 15:16:16 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 08:45:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “As it was going up in the air, I thought, ‘Wow, that looks so cool.’ On the way down, I was thinking, ‘What did I do?!’ Joe Perry on his customized ‘50s Gibson Les Paul Junior that refused to die ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/joe-perry-on-his-50s-les-paul-junior gXgpP4GszC6SrwNxXc2mvP Mon, 11 May 2026 08:42:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It turned out to be the worst time to do an auction – his guitars really undersold”: The celebrity guitar auction where guitars did not sell for what they should have ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/the-celebrity-guitar-auction-where-guitars-undersold UDwYcKEhb5GzWTxdBqx46R Sun, 10 May 2026 14:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Some of these guitars have doubled in value between 2019 and now": The modern guitars that have held their value best, according to a Reverb expert ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/the-modern-guitars-that-have-held-their-value-the-best 9f5funxSjxhAtmCfJCzT28 Sat, 09 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jaws were hitting the floor when Blackstar was showing off this off at NAMM 2026”: All the new guitar gear that caught my eye this week – featuring EVH shredders and some $99 big fun from JHS Pedals ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/gear-round-up-may-8-2026-evh-gear-blackstar-lerxst-kiesel-dino-cazares-ik-multimedia-tonex-one-plus FxWpMTJreikkpaTbPKfuaQ Sat, 09 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Premium gear gets discounted somewhere. Today it's scattered across marketplaces and clearance racks. Musician's Friend pulls it into one place”: Guitar Center relaunches Musician’s Friend as an off-price outlet for premium gear ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-center-relaunches-musicians-friend-as-an-off-price-outlet-for-premium-gear 2F2xWHaBg76k4ZLrGchQNd Fri, 08 May 2026 14:32:06 +0000 Mon, 11 May 2026 08:20:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Quite how many Lucilles there were is unclear”: Everybody knows B.B. King played a Gibson guitar named Lucille – but what model was it really? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/what-kind-of-guitar-was-bb-king-lucille 9YifEoNKYmD2VtCp5hQUrh Fri, 08 May 2026 09:17:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Just the thing to fight back against the rise of amp modeling": Two Notes Torpedo Captor X Plus review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/two-notes-torpedo-captor-x-plus-review t5fFWwEALd6gKJgAigiSWH Thu, 07 May 2026 14:59:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I met this guy who worked at Peavey. He offered me some stuff, and I was broke…” The blue-collar amp that Tyler Bates used on all his albums with Marilyn Manson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/combo-amps/tyler-bates-go-to-amp KxaK8o7FSdGZ6z9Aj7swHV Thu, 07 May 2026 14:26:45 +0000 Thu, 07 May 2026 14:31:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Purebred music-making machines”: EVH updates the Wolfgang Special line with baked maple necks and ’boards, and colors to dazzle ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/evh-wolfgang-special-baked-maple xcSogQvPyXQEFqvghatXQA Thu, 07 May 2026 14:12:41 +0000 Thu, 07 May 2026 14:13:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It started showing signs of the color changing… PRS brought it back to life”: This guitarist’s “baby” completely lost its finish – so PRS stepped in ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/this-guitarists-prs-lost-its-finish-so-prs-stepped-in 2NtpBVoReiTGdmMmeN5hyG Thu, 07 May 2026 13:30:16 +0000 Thu, 07 May 2026 13:43:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A lot of Oasis-related gear has come up for sale... but there can’t be that many pre-CBS Strats that were owned by Noel”: Up close and personal with a '63 Strat and '70s Höfner Violin Bass with Oasis and Ocean Colour Scene connections ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/vintage-britrock-stratocaster-hofner-bass-oasis-ocean-colour-scene JjQp8XsYw9qmcuzRs27E5f Thu, 07 May 2026 09:43:42 +0000 Thu, 07 May 2026 09:43:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Federal court rules in favor of Dean Guitars in Dimebag Darrell Estate’s protracted legal dispute ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/dimebag-darrell-estate-dean-guitars-legal-ruling-april-2026 mrJJz9pydtyEudVi472nH3 Thu, 07 May 2026 09:24:35 +0000 Thu, 07 May 2026 09:25:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “First impressions are dominated by the incredible color – holy smokes, it’s absolutely stunning in person”: Fender 75th Anniversary American Ultra II Telecaster ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/fender-75th-anniversary-american-ultra-ii-telecaster CcBopMcuZWRxhZJuMMFHtb Wed, 06 May 2026 17:28:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I played, it was almost like I made every note count even more. It was rejuvenating”: Why Jared James Nichols has switched to Marshall amps after playing Blackstar for 15 years ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amps/jared-james-nichols-joins-marshall sdd79tcZTREDX4a2VYhTNZ Wed, 06 May 2026 14:55:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Of all the mini practice amps I’ve tried, this is easily my favorite”: Blackstar Beam Mini review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/combo-amps/blackstar-beam-mini-review xUGPXfn34rtXtijt2oWeaV Wed, 06 May 2026 14:05:40 +0000 Wed, 06 May 2026 14:57:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Who thought we’d look to the kings of gritty bass for silky neo-soul tones?" Neural DSP Darkglass Ultimate review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/plugins-apps/neural-dsp-darkglass-ultimate-review cRyVBTjgGEJHEg67BRTB9b Tue, 05 May 2026 19:40:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ 200,000 models, AI stem separation, impossibly big sound: Blackstar just dropped a mini amp that could change the market forever ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/desktop-amps/blackstar-beam-mini-launch wUWjBDPGVSBUtnd49bemAL Tue, 05 May 2026 10:37:42 +0000 Wed, 06 May 2026 15:00:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It does those Spaghetti Western sounds just as well as it does the crushingly heavy stuff”: Sterling by Music Man StingRay Baritone review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/sterling-by-music-man-stingray-baritone-review rqbb4utvXtTzzAECLRuJhU Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Wed, 06 May 2026 09:19:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This is the one processor that brings me significantly closer to joining the virtual amp modeling dark side”: Nux MG-50Li review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/effects-pedals/nux-mg-50li-modeler-profiler-review ArPytV6GwkFywfBiPWAXBb Sat, 02 May 2026 10:05:00 +0000 Sun, 10 May 2026 15:00:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They’ve revived B.B. King’s first-ever guitar and made it $349. I know what my next acoustic is going to be”: All the new guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including Chase Bliss’ “most foolish” pedal yet ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-gear-round-up-may-2 Bp3y6rk2J2E5YDRx6cKG6E Sat, 02 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A new world record for Slash memorabilia”: A Les Paul used during Guns N' Roses' classic lineup reunion tour becomes the most expensive Slash guitar ever sold at auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/stage-used-les-paul-becomes-most-expensive-slash-guitar-ever-sold-at-auction 7vvkyvbxNiZsejmBJhYS6n Fri, 01 May 2026 18:50:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “B.B. King’s first guitar was a red Stella acoustic. That’s the kind of impact we want this brand to continue to have”: Harmony brings the Stella brand back from the dead with a $349 solid-topped parlor ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/acoustic-guitars/harmony-revives-the-stella-guitars-brand-with-four-parlor-acoustics jkU24GG3XrbxLgjvyJjDQQ Fri, 01 May 2026 18:14:56 +0000