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Jackson gives the Scott Ian King V a classy makeover and puts an old school logo on the headstock
By Jonathan Horsley published
With gold hardware, black finish, this is one ratiugnikufesin – especially at this price

Sonic Youth Reverb store lists Lee Ranaldo’s first guitar and the synth behind his Diamond Sea tone
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Sonic Youth Official Reverb Store is officially open and as Lee Ranaldo explains, it is 100% stocked with Kool Things

The Epiphone Dave Grohl DG-335 has just seen its biggest ever discount - this is a call to save a whopping £380 at Andertons
By Daryl Robertson published
The Foo Fighters frontman's highly-rated Epiphone DG signature just received its biggest ever discount - it's times like these, I'm pleased I waited before making a purchase!

Is the compressor pedal a country guitar essential? Brad Paisley doesn’t think so – and here’s why
By Jonathan Horsley published
The country virtuoso explains why compression is not an always-on effect for him – and neither is reverb for that matter

“So many things in our lives are shuffles”: Francis Rossi on how Status Quo developed their 12 bar boogie
By Will Simpson published
Plus he opens up about what sundered his relationship with Rick Parfitt

Best amp modellers 2025: High-tech tone solutions for all guitarists
By Matt McCracken last updated
Simplify your rig and take your tone anywhere with my pick of the best amp modelling units around

Periphery’s Misha Mansoor on wild baritone tunings, high-gain theory and why he needs guitar lessons
By Jonathan Horsley published
We catch up with the Periphery riff-master to discuss his refreshed Jackson Juggernaut, custom offsets, collabs with Mike Dawes, and why – vintage or modern – good gear is good gear

Tommy Emmanuel plays The Beatles and Oasis as he discusses the glaring gap in his musical knowledge
By Ben Rogerson published
“I can read a chord chart and follow the chords, but I can’t read notes,” he explains

"A versatile jack-of-all-trades, with some excellent displays of mastery at times": Fender Player II Modified Precision Bass review
By Stuart Williams published
Fender’s workhorse-series P-Bass gets some performance-enhancing additions, as well as a tone control that works in passive mode

Can you fix your guitar's frets yourself? We try three innovative approaches from MusicNomad to investigate how they might conquer a major cause of fret buzz
By Rob Laing published
Uneven frets are a common issue with our guitars, but MusicNomad has come up with different ways to empower players to deal with it themselves
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