Rob Power
Latest articles by Rob Power
![A guitar shop wall](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2iNXN7KL5P8ii6FFvV3x7C-320-80.jpg)
The 7 key stages of Gear Acquisition Syndrome
By Rob Power, Matt Parker published
Got GAS? Learn to recognise the signs...
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Being a bass player is awesome - here are 11 reasons why
By Rob Power published
The best things about lording it over the low-end
![Can you smell what The Rock is cooking? It's a softly strummed solo, we reckon...](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/34424d0dd6ccfdfbacc9ebf6da211d9a-320-80.jpg)
10 famous (and surprising) ukulele players
By Rob Power last updated
Check out these famous ukulele heroes
![Holy moly, what a looker](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/17b71f368824a25bf5a8fa9d5b517d0f-320-80.jpg)
Walden unveils B-1 baritone acoustic guitar series
By Rob Power last updated
If you like your guitars low down and holey, these are for you
![New acoustics feature fold away necks](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/505020be185894c3fc5740f24df9417e-320-80.jpg)
Fender releases folding travel guitar
By Rob Power last updated
CD-140S and CD-60 VA feature Voyage-Air neck design
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18 songs people always ask guitarists to play
By Rob Power, MusicRadar published
The life of a guitarist is intrinsically linked to the happiness of others. Music, after all, is meant to be heard, and what's a musician without a crowd?
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10 reasons why you suck at playing guitar
By Rob Power last updated
Want to know what makes great guitarists so great? It's that they know, secretly, that they suck. That's what motivates them to be the best - they never stop pushing, learning, and trying new things
![Marshall 50 year old: refreshingly expensive](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c8a5ddf45fe9f775faa6929fba99ad4a-320-80.jpg)
Marshall toasts Father's Day with Marshall Whisky
By Rob Power last updated
Only 200 bottles of pricey limited edition booze available
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11 types of guitarist: a spotter's guide - which one are you?
By Rob Power published
How to identify every type of guitar player out there
![Bumblefoot is here to say your guitar - and your back](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8599a8a67eb9141a53d95807fe2c018d-320-80.jpg)
Ron Thal releases signature guitar cases
By Rob Power last updated
Guns N' Roses guitarist Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal has released a line of signature guitar cases
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Foo Fighters' Chris Shiflett and Nate Mendel bag new signature guitars
By Rob Power last updated
Fender has unveiled two new artist models, the Chris Shiflett Telecaster Deluxe and the Nate Mendel P Bass.
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14 bass players who don’t get enough love
By Rob Power published
Underrated bassists, from indie champs to unsung session heroes
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The top 20 acoustic guitar heroes of all time
By Rob Power published
The best unplugged guitarists, as voted for by you
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10 things your band is doing wrong online
By Rob Power published
Here's a quick rundown of everything you and your band are getting horrifically, crushingly wrong online, with some thoughts on how change your ways…
![All the delay you can eat, in one box.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eb17c2a9853b658dfff8f3cd2a4b368d-320-80.jpg)
Korg unveils SDD-3000 delay pedal
By Rob Power published
Korg has unveiled the SDD-3000 delay pedal
![Friday, 14:00, John Peel Stage](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e7091e71e996c0112e8018d23ea6fcf0-320-80.jpg)
8 must-see guitarists at Glastonbury 2014
By Rob Power published
We check out 8 of the best guitarists gracing the stages at Glastonbury 2014
![Hank and co kick things off with the greatest Strat players of the '50s.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/42d167fd9cbf06ad20be6c9319c665e9-320-80.jpg)
The best Stratocaster players of all time
By Rob Power published
Our complete - and totally epic - decade-by-decade Stratocaster player poll
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NAMM 2014: best new amplifiers
By Rob Power published
We check out the best new amplifiers to make their debut at this year's NAMM show
![A handy - and accurate - iPhone compatible tuner? Oh, go on then...](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f1d60fd108852607cf8a27359486c480-320-80.jpg)
IK Multimedia releases guitar tuner app
By Rob Power published
IK Multimedia has released UltraTuner, a guitar tuning app for iOS
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