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Gretsch unveils a stunning limited edition Center Block electric for Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore
By Jonathan Horsley published
The G6618-MG Martin Gore Anniversary Center Block betrays the synth-pop pioneer's rock 'n' roll influences, and features a top-tier build with TV Jones pickups, a Two-Tone Smoke Green finish, and we just can't get enough of that G-cutout tailpiece
Fender gives its classic models a high-performance makeover with the American Ultra II series
By Jonathan Horsley published
The American Ultra II series features all-new pickups, compound radius fingerboards, premium components, fresh finishes and Fender’s “fastest-playing necks” as standard
Are we on the cusp of a new generation of indie heroes?
By Andy Price published
“I think we're about to have a big resurgence now in kids picking up guitars, and I think we've got the Gallagher brothers to thank for it”
Schecter and the Cure’s Robert Smith join forces for charity with the release of the Shellflower UltraCure
By Jonathan Horsley published
This limited edition run comprises an UltraCure electric guitar and its 30" scale six-string bass sibling, and $500 from the sale of each instrument goes to the World Cancer Research Fund
Have Ernie Ball and John Mayer found the Goldilocks option between light and heavy strings?
By Jonathan Horsley published
Whether or not you agree with the assertion that Mayer plays the strings or the guitar – or both – his signature set runs from 10.5-47 and will be a crowd-pleaser for players in-between gauges
Watch Jared James Nichols unleash Blues Power magic on Lester Williams’ “Texas Troubador” 1954 Strat
By Jonathan Horsley published
Nichols might be a Les Paul guy but as a long-time SRV fan he still knows how to light up a Stratocaster... And besides, he also took the opportunity to put a '57 LP Custom through its paces
Chase Bliss unveils Clean, a studio-quality analogue compressor to revolutionise your clean tone
By Jonathan Horsley published
Make that many, many twists… This being a Chase Bliss design, Clean presents stereo compression like never before
Ernie Ball Music Man launches Tosin Abasi's Kaizen in Gallium and it is the coolest finish ever
By Jonathan Horsley published
Available as a six or seven-string, the Kaizen Gallium looks like an alien artefact, guitar design as a work of sci-fi, and we want one now. The bad news? They're only making 66 of them
Give your Tele some OG vintage tone with the Seymour Duncan Joe Bonamassa 1950 Broadcaster pickups
By Jonathan Horsley published
Demoing these Tele-friendly single-coils on a Squier is a power move from Bonamassa as he compares and contrasts with a vintage original from Nerdville
Harley Benton rolls out a hot-rodded S-style for under $200 with the all-new ST-Modern HSS
By Jonathan Horsley published
Sculpted neck heels for upper-fret access? Check. Roasted maple necks? Check? Compound radius fingerboards? Yes. Flame maple veneers? Oh why not... These are grown-up looking electrics at beginner prices
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