Nearly 50 years after Eddie Van Halen painted stripes on a modified Stratocaster and changed the game, the Superstrat is ...

Looking for a great electric guitar on a budget? In a market full of options, these four are a cut above the rest.

These iconic guitar pedals changed the sound of rock in the 70s, and their influence is still felt decades later.

High-end cables and dirt-cheap cables. The latter are often called "junk." And I think one of the big differences is the ...

Guitar feedback, heavily distorted bass, and performances on the verge of collapse. Hidden within sounds that might seem ...

For guitar players, an element that is essential to recording as well as writing a song is choosing the right guitar for the job. I love a lot of different guitars – all guitars, really! – but ...

Guitars owned by The Smiths musician Johnny Marr have sold for almost £4m at auction. The instruments, which were used during his time with The Smiths and on his forthcoming solo album, went under the ...

Free dancehall sample packs are one of the fastest ways to get a professional-sounding riddim into your DAW without spending a cent. Whether you are building your first one-drop groove or producing a ...

All hail the guitar solo — one of the most indestructibly great art forms in all of modern music. There’s nothing quite like the thrill of a glorious six-string explosion — a long, twisted, ...

Strymon has introduced the La Brea, an all-analog saturation pedal inspired by the company’s Deco. Designed to recreate the ...

Putro Sehat is a founder of Sehat Effectors, punk musician, guitar builder, music journalist, songwriter, music producer, radio announcer, and university lecturer. As a pedal builder, he's interested ...

In August 2000, when I was 2 years old, my mother put me in a maroon velvet dress and stuck foam earplugs in my ears. She carried me through the backstage corridors of the Santa Monica Civic ...