Latest articles by Ed Mitchell
Best Stratocasters 2025: Top Strat picks from Fender and Squier
Our experts countdown the best Strat guitars - from budget to pro - that showcase arguably the most iconic guitar of all time
"When we were recording it I thought it would get bigger with strings and drums. It was really tempting, trust me. But I think that was probably the best decision I ever made": Nuno Bettencourt on the story of Extreme's More Than Words
"It’s one of those songs that people don’t get too tired of. Maybe the simplicity of it kept it tolerable"
Best gifts for guitar players 2025: Gift ideas for every type of guitarist
Great gift ideas for guitar players everywhere - from electric guitar strings and capos to acoustic guitars and amps
Best Telecasters 2025: Fender Telecasters for every budget
Our pick of the best Telecasters that prove Leo Fender’s first born is still the most versatile guitar design of all time
Classic Interview: Billy Gibbons - “BB King strummed my guitar and said, ‘Why you working so hard?’”
Classic Interview: The Texan guitar great talks BB, Bo and his Big Bad Blues record
The 7 best rock guitars 2025: Sound like EVH and Angus Young with these top electric guitars for rock
Our pick of budget-spanning guitars from hard rocking classics to modern shred beasts
The 8 best blues guitars 2025: Budget-spanning electric guitars for budding Joe Bonamassas
There's never been more choice when it comes to electric guitars for blues guitarists, but we've narrowed down the field to eight stone cold killers
The 15 greatest happenings in guitar history
From humbuckers to Hitler, these events shaped the guitar as we know it
Song stories: “When we played Rod Ooh La La, he said, ‘Don’t like it!’” – Ian McLagan on a Faces' classic
“He continued not to like it for 25 years until he recorded a version”
Paul Weller on The Jam's Going Underground: “It wasn’t one of those tunes where I came in the studio and had it all written. We jammed on it quite a bit.”
The Modfather looks back on the band's first number one and reveals the truth about his tone
Stratocaster vs Telecaster: how to choose between Fender's iconic electric guitars
Fender's Strat and Tele changed the world. But which one will be your next electric guitar? We can help with that...
Classic interview - Yngwie Malmsteen: “You think because a singer is there he has something to do with it. He just sings. That’s it"
The Swedish shred maestro talks blues (kind of) and almost unleashes the fury on us. Twice...
Danelectro '58 Longhorn Bass Guitar
Apparently inspired by the profile of an Ancient Greek harp called a lyre, no less, the original '58 Danelectro Longhorn Series was populated by three instruments.
Classic interview: Jimmy Page and Jack White – "Starting with a top-of-the-line guitar won’t facilitate anything"
The icons talk cheap guitars, bonding and It Might Get Loud in 2009
How to fix a broken guitar jack socket
A step-by-step guide to repairing your electric guitar's output
Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster
This might be the most versatile Telecaster yet... Or it might just be the most playable
Italia JF12 Jeffrey Foskett Signature 12 String
To put you out of your misery, Jeffrey Foskett is a session singer and guitarist who has played with Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys since the 1980s.
