Articles about Guitars, Amps & Gear

This is the 2019 version of our guide to the Best Acoustic Guitar Brands that we began publishing back in 2010. This year we've adopted a new format where we present our selection of the Top 10 brands then provide 2 recommendations from each brand.

It has now been almost 8 years since we first published our list of the top 5 electric guitar brands. For this 2019 update, we continue with our expanded selection, which features today's top 10 best brands.

Whether you're looking for a student guitar, or simply a low-cost alternative to your main instrument, you'll find exactly what you need here in the $100 to $200 price range from the most dependable acoustic guitar companies.

We all love the sound of a cranked tube amp, but it can be too loud in many situations. This is what power attenuators are for - reducing the loudness of your amp while retaining the cranked tube tone.

We have revised our loop pedal recommendations for 2018 and found that we were quite happy with our recommendations from last year with just some minor adjustments.

Cheap doesn't have to mean low quality - so here we take a look at the best cheap tube amps that deliver great guitar tones without going over budget.

Christmas 2017 is fast approaching, and since we have taken it upon ourselves to save guitarists from awkward presents - we have updated our gift recommendations. This guide is meant to help those wanting to buy gifts for guitarists but don't quite know what to get.

Take your acoustic guitar playing to new heights with our selection of the best sub $1000 acoustic-electric guitars.

Here we present you with our updated selection of the best guitar amps under $500, covering both tube and solid state combo amps.

Here are the best acoustic electric guitars in the sub $500 market, affordable and reliable workhorse acoustic guitars with built-in electronics.

Practice is the key to unlocking your playing and musical potential, and there's no other way around it. Thankfully, practice does not have to be too hard, because with the right tools, you can have fun while taking your guitar playing to the next level. This is where we come in with our recommendations, to help you in finding the right guitar amplifier that will inspire you to play better.