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The demo was “dreadful” and the main riff drove the guitarist crazy – but with some inspiration from Yngwie Malmsteen, it became one of the biggest rock songs of the ’80s

A staple of sporting events around the world, this keyboard-driven anthem was given a healthy dose of muscle by its skeptical guitarist, transforming it into a perfect-for-the-era, stadium-pleasing classic

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“For James Hetfield fans, this guitar is a no-brainer”: Epiphone Explorer 80s EMG review

Epiphone's latest Explorer delivers the ultimate unofficial tribute for Metallica fans

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“It’s a versatile workhorse that I’ve been using for everything”: Ibanez shares first look at 2026 artist guitar lineup – and Nili Brosh’s long-awaited signature leads the charge alongside new Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, and Nita Strauss models

We got up close and personal with all the new signature guitars at NAMM 2026

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“It’s like a baseball bat. It doesn’t play like any modern guitar I’ve ever used”: Geese guitarist Emily Green reveals the vintage guitar gem defining the breakout band’s sound

The budget-friendly model has become one of Green’s go-to guitars during this buzzy era of Geese...

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From Neural DSP's much-anticipated Quad Cortex Mini, to signature Yamaha guitars and Iron Maiden-themed wah pedals, here’s the best stuff you can buy right now from this year's NAMM highlights!

As we recover from the mind-melting amount of new guitar gear announced at NAMM, we take a look at the must-have items that are available right now

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“It can make the solo sound and feel like an integral part of the song”: Cory Wong shows you how to solo over chords in a meaningful way

Wong explains how outlining notes in the chord progression helps find a solo that's melodically on-point and just what the song calls for

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“We’ve been through guitar player after guitar player. We get to the solo, and he nails it. I just thought, ‘Oh my God’”: Dave Mustaine recounts the hiring and firing of every Megadeth guitarist

As Megadeth prepare for their final album release and tour, Mustaine looks back at some Mega-memories, the ghosts that still haunt him and the lead guitarists he played with along the way

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“A radical approach to fuzz – whether you’re a Muse fan or not”: Manson Guitar Works Supermassive Black Fuzz review

Manson Guitar Works’ first stompbox delivers ahighdegree of variation in your fuzz tone

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Leo Fender’s favorite amp, recreated? Fender ’62 Super Amp review

The original, ’62-era Super was said to be Leo Fender's favorite amp. Let’s see if this exacting recreation captures the original magic

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“My 1956 ES-225 was my only opportunity to get into that world at an acceptable price. The P-90s from that period are wild – it’s like trying to tame a beast”: How Georgie Hume’s “surf exotica” is taking instrumental guitar into a whole new world

Starting out in a London pub, Georgie Hume and the Pity Party are taking a wayfaring approach to jazz, soul, and surf guitar, and Hume has some help from a left-field “secret weapon” pedal

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“An inspiring entry point into the Martin lineup and a pathway for players ready to take the next step”: Martin overhauls its affordable Road Series – and splits it into Retro and Modern builds

It's introducing 20 new models, 18 of which are either new or newly updated, as it seeks to make window shopping easier than ever before

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“Brings ideas to life that I’ve been refining for over 17 years as a professional rig builder”: Gator teams up with Vertex Effects for a one-stop “unified pedalboard system” –complete with ’boards, bags and fasteners

Made with durable material, in three different sizes with and without risers, direct collaboration leaves no stone unturned in the quest for the ultimate pedalboard

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“Fast under the fingers and confident in any setting”: Two-Rock’s Studio Overdrive head is a small-but-mighty tube amp that promises both gain and clarity

Kitted out with subtle but useful tone-shaping tools and enough gain to belie its smaller size, the Studio Overdrive is all about the feel it creates

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“Jim Irsay was so proud of having acquired this guitar. It was like the jewel in the crown of his collection”: Getting up-close with a $10m trio of guitars once wielded by Kurt Cobain, Eric Clapton and David Gilmour

The truly iconic guitars are due to go under the hammer at Christie's soon – and Guitarist got an exclusive look ahead of the sale

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“A natural partner for the latest generation of modeler-based rigs”: Blackstar unveils Artist FR series of compact, competitively priced FRFR speakers

These lightweight 1x12s boast onboard EQs and 50 or 100 watts of power – and they could be your modeler's new best friend

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“Exceptional sound quality and an ultra-compact PA for cafés, small-scale events, and personal studios”: The Cube Street Mini is Roland’s most compact portable PA yet – with high-headroom and long battery life galore

Built for solo and duo performances, and emboldened with effects, it proves that good things do come in small packages

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“The soul of the ’60s but with the playability and reliability modern musicians expect”: Silvertone revives “one of the most recognizable guitar models in rock history” – favored by Chris Isaak and Elvis Costello – for the first time in decades

The guitar’s resurrection centers on retaining its “classic mojo” while also bringing other aspects up to speed

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“We ended up taking it down to the Royal Albert Hall, and played a concert with it with Eric Clapton the following night”: Laney puts the philosophy of Nathan East’s signature head into an all-powerful, dual-input preamp pedal

Packing all the features of the bass guru’s signature head into a portable unit, he says it’s a “game-changer” all over again

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“Can do everything the Strat doesn’t do”: Sterling by Music Man rolls out a more affordable version of Cory Wong’s signature StingRay II – plus the brand’s first-ever baritone

Cory Wong's Music Man StingRay II launched at last year's NAMM, and, just one year later, we're getting a Sterling by Music Man version that's a fraction of the original's price...

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“We didn't have enough time to do a proper powder coating on the hardware...” Up-close with Jack White’s NFL halftime show Triplecaster – built just days before his surprise gig with Eminem

Third Man’s Dan Mancini tells the story of a guitar that came to life at the last minute

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“Among our best in history”: ESP remembers Alexi Liaho and Jeff Hanneman as Slaughter to Prevail’s Jack Simmons gets his first signature in new 2026 lineup

There are also new signatures for Mick Thomson, Stephen Carpenter, and George Lynch, while LTD celebrates its 30th anniversary

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“Designed to meet the technical demands of Jason Richardson”: Sterling by Music Man offers scaled-back, but equally versatile, versions of the former All That Remains guitarist's signature Cutlass

Some minor tonewood and pickup tweaks help reduce the cost, but there’s still shredability aplenty, alongside push-push controls for coil splits and volume boosting

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“Create and share effects that can’t be found in another pedal”: Polyend releases the Endless, an open-source pedal that lets users create effects from prompts

It's ChatGPT in an aluminium stompbox format, with a growing pool of user-made effects, and coding and coding-free creating on offer

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“Beautifully built, made-in-Japan guitars with Golden-era construction”: Cult Japanese brand Tokai Guitars has gone from one-time pariah to collector’s favorite –now its returning to the US

The one-time 'lawsuit era' brand has become a cult favorite on the used market –now its new builds are coming back to the US shores

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“Takes the most iconic Gibson body shapes and remixes them with modern, professional-grade features”: Epiphone looks to the future with its hot-rodded Futura guitars, as stainless steel frets make their Epiphone debut, and long-awaited signatures arrive

Gibson's budget-friendly sister company is bringing bigger and better specs to lower price ranges for the first time

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