Best guitars for kids 2023: top electric and acoustic guitars for children By Jonathan Horsley last updated 15 May 23 The top kid’s guitars available today and everything you need to know to get your child started with the guitar
Nita Strauss announces The Call of the Void – a star-studded new solo album featuring Lzzy Hale, Marty Friedman and Alice Cooper By Matt Owen published 15 May 23 Listen to new single The Golden Trail, which sees Strauss team up with In Flames vocalist Anders Fridén for a full-throttle riff clinic
Andy Timmons and Robert Keeley join forces once more on the Super AT Mod Overdrive – the “ultimate expression” of the virtuoso’s broken-up clean tone By Matt Parker published 12 May 23 Following hot on the heels of the much-lauded Halo comes a clean to mid-gain drive pedal
Eric Clapton releases Jeff Beck collaboration Moon River – an emotional new single showcasing Beck’s masterful guitar work By Matt Owen published 12 May 23 Recorded in January 2022, Moon River is one of the last studio recordings Beck committed to tape, and puts the late guitar legend's six-string excellence on display
Best tube amps 2023: Boost your tone with our pick of the finest tube amps you can buy right now By Simon Fellows last updated 12 May 23 Nothing beats a real tube amp. Revel in the most authentic tones possible from Fender, Mesa/Boogie, Vox, Tone King, Orange, Supro and more
Here’s what Mick Mars texted John 5 after he joined Mötley Crüe By Matt Owen published 12 May 23 The Rob Zombie virtuoso was recruited late last year to replace Mars, who reached out to him after his appointment was made official
Ed Sheeran says this is why he never learned to shred By Matt Parker published 12 May 23 The chart-smashing singer-songwriter has been discussing Eric Clapton and guitar playing with Howard Stern, but says he “made a choice when he was younger”
Meet the Hell Kitty – the evil twin of the Squier Hello Kitty Strat hell-bent on destroying the meme guitar By Matt Owen published 12 May 23 Built from the bones of a battered Bullet Strat bought for $50, Zakk Farkas's Hell Kitty might be 2023's gnarliest home build, created to destroy a meme its maker says has gone too far
The guitar gear secrets behind James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett’s tones on 72 Seasons By Jenna Scaramanga published 12 May 23 Metallica co-producer Greg Fidelman reveals how the new album was made with the help of a Marshall modded by Eddie Van Halen’s amp wizard and a rack full of battle-hardened guitars, including one that makes Hetfield “immediately want to play fast riffs”
How Jeff Beck sparked Fender’s first Graffiti Yellow finish – and the Strat Plus design that helped revive its ’90s fortunes By Matt Parker published 12 May 23 One of the Fender Custom Shop’s first ever builds, owned and played by Beck, is up for auction. With it comes a tale of the guitar legend’s influential role in the firm’s ’90s output
Tim Henson reveals how his rejection from Berklee inspired Polyphia: “I didn't have a back-up plan” By Matt Owen published 12 May 23 After adopting a “f**k college” mantra, the Polyphia virtuoso went on to become one of today's most influential guitar players
Best desktop guitar amps 2023: 10 amplifiers for portable practice By Nick Guppy last updated 12 May 23 The desktop guitar amp market is getting crowded, but our top picks from Yamaha, Blackstar, Fender, and more might just be the finest money can buy
This week's essential guitar tracks: alt-rock heroes return and a virtual metal band team up with a thrash legend By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Matt Parker published 12 May 23 Unmissable new cuts from Queens of the Stone Age, Nili Brosh, Alex Skolnick, Black Stone Cherry, Tash Sultana, Asking Alexandria and… Dolly Parton?!
5 ways to use DADGAD tuning By Jenna Scaramanga published 12 May 23 Think DADGAD, think folk, but even Slipknot have used it, and this lesson shows you just how versatile it can be
The worlds of reverb and tremolo come crashing together in Catalinbread's new Tremol8 pedal By Jackson Maxwell published 11 May 23 The Portland, Oregon firm's answer to the Strymon Flint and Fender Tre-Verb was inspired by the Fender Showman, but also features a wide variety of other tremolo/'verb effects, with plenty of tweakability, to boot
Ed Sheeran makes Lowden signature guitars available in the US through Amazon By Daryl Robertson last updated 11 May 23 Sheeran by Lowden Guitars is now available on Amazon with a full complement of models on offer
Voyager’s Simone Dow on why “prog is perfect for playing at Eurovision” as she brings tech-metal solos to one of the world’s biggest stages By Ellie Rogers published 11 May 23 Can Aussie rockers Voyager win Europe’s favorite song contest like Lordi and Måneskin before them? “It’s a dream,” says guitarist Simone Dow
How a Tom Morello attitude and madcap Kemper experimentation shaped Enter Shikari’s genre-smashing tech-forward guitar sound By Ellie Rogers published 11 May 23 As the electro-rock quartet return with new album A Kiss For the Whole World, guitarist Rory Clewlow and frontman/production whiz Rou Reynolds unpack the synth-like guitar tones behind the tunes
Best Marshall amps 2023: Our pick of amps for rock and beyond from Marshall's full range By Richard Blenkinsop last updated 11 May 23 From bedroom-friendly combos, to stage-ready heads, we count down the best Marshall amps you can buy right now
Best acoustic guitars 2023: 12 top options for guitarists of all ages and abilities By Chris Corfield last updated 11 May 23 Guitar World’s pick of the best acoustic guitars from Fender, Gibson, Martin, Taylor, Epiphone and more