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My pick of the best new guitar gear launched this week – and the new drops you might have missed
19/06/2026

My pick of the best new guitar gear launched this week – and the new drops you might have missed

My personal highlights from a week filled with Fenders, Epiphones, pedals and more. Have a highlight of your own? Let us know in the comments

“We were in his dressing room, I was having a peek at his guitar… and he went, ‘Nobody touches it!’” Keith Richards on t...
19/06/2026

“We were in his dressing room, I was having a peek at his guitar… and he went, ‘Nobody touches it!’” Keith Richards on the time Chuck Berry punched him

The Stones legend says he’d have done exactly the same

“It’s like Shangri-La. It’s an oasis for guitar players”: You can now watch the Norman’s Rare Guitars documentary online...
19/06/2026

“It’s like Shangri-La. It’s an oasis for guitar players”: You can now watch the Norman’s Rare Guitars documentary online for free

Featuring all-star interviews and crazy stories, the film charts the rise of Norman Harris’ legendary store and the vintage guitar market boom

Fender's limited edition Player Fusion range has taken its entry level electrics in a radical hard rock direction
18/06/2026

Fender's limited edition Player Fusion range has taken its entry level electrics in a radical hard rock direction

High-output pickups, Floyd Rose bridges, baritone Jaguars – the Player Fusion range might be the final piece in the Player puzzle

The Fender legal furore is a damn shame, because Squier just launched its coolest guitars in years
18/06/2026

The Fender legal furore is a damn shame, because Squier just launched its coolest guitars in years

The Paranormal range is back, and it’s bringing baritones, Bigsbys and a 6-string that thinks it’s a 12-string

“There are 1000s of hours on that guitar. I learned everything on it”: The teenage blues sensation hailed as the next St...
18/06/2026

“There are 1000s of hours on that guitar. I learned everything on it”: The teenage blues sensation hailed as the next Stevie Ray Vaughan has had his main guitar stolen – and Joe Bonamassa has issued a public plea for its return

Rhys John Stygal has received support from Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jared James Nichols and Gary Glark Jr. after his guitar and pedalboard were stolen in Austin, Texas

“Look for ones built from 2013 onwards… Gibson changed a lot of things and they became much, much better guitars, with n...
18/06/2026

“Look for ones built from 2013 onwards… Gibson changed a lot of things and they became much, much better guitars, with new pickups”: How to get a bargain on a Les Paul Standard ’Burst reissue

High-end guitar expert Julian White offers some serious buying advice for some of the most sought-after Les Pauls of the modern era

“I didn’t like it, but Tom said, ‘No, it’s great. Now you’ve got to double it’”: Mike Campbell on the riff he wanted to ...
18/06/2026

“I didn’t like it, but Tom said, ‘No, it’s great. Now you’ve got to double it’”: Mike Campbell on the riff he wanted to ditch – but Tom Petty made him double down

Campbell was forced to get creative to make a Heartbreakers classic

“It’s like the wind is at your back when you’re playing it”: The difference between a PRS Silver Sky and Fender Stratoca...
17/06/2026

“It’s like the wind is at your back when you’re playing it”: The difference between a PRS Silver Sky and Fender Stratocaster, according to a blues hero who plays both

The guitars have their own unique qualities in Philip Sayce's eyes – and both are welcome in his rig

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