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“We wanted to make Fender more affordable and to a wider amount of people”: Fender launches new $599 Standard Series lineup – and it marks a major shift for one of America’s most iconic guitar brands

The Indonesian-built Standard series brings the concept of an affordable Fender back to the table – and it’s the greatest show of faith yet in its facility

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“By no means is the instrument a one-trick pony”: Harley Benton doubles down on the Fender Tom DeLonge Strat, with this Blink-style dual humbucker build

The budget gear firm loads up its alder/maple strat copy with high-gain humbuckers with split coil functions for a new tonal take on its ST-Modern Plus Series

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“A groundbreaking hybrid guitar that redefines versatility and performance”: EVH brings Wolfgang Van Halen’s cutting-edge signature to a more affordable price point with the SA-126 Standard

EVH kicked off the SA-126 line last year in the mid-price range, but its Indonesian-built counterpart keeps more of its big brother's kit than one might expect

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“A versatile spectrum of acoustic and electric tones in a single creative tool”: Fender reveals its most affordable Acoustasonic builds yet – in the form of the $599 Standard

Made in Indonesia and featuring Fender and Fishman designed electronics, the release brings Fender’s cutting-edge electric-acoustic well under the $1,000 mark

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“Offering modern metalheads a sleek new take on a classic machine”: At long last, Jackson has revived its offset Surfcaster for a new generation of heavy players – and it’s surprisingly affordable

The biggest Jackson news from NAMM 2025 is the return of the cult offsets recently wielded by Misha Mansoor and Mike Stringer – and it’s about time

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“The secret weapon that defined the sound of 1980s arena rock”: MXR officially revives the Rockman – the revolutionary headphone amp used by Joe Satriani, Phil Collen and Boston

The device – considered to be a forerunner to today's multi-effects pedals – revolutionized guitar recording, and can be heard on thousands of hits

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“Testament to the legacy of a genius”: Jeff Beck's guitar collection has sold for an astounding $10.7 million at auction – complete with a record-breaking Les Paul sale

The mega-auction, which included over 130 guitars, amps, and ‘tools-of-the-trade,’ saw some of Beck's most noteworthy guitars – including his ‘Oxblood’ Gibson Les Paul and ‘Anoushka’ Strat – go under the hammer

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“The iconic sound that defined so many 90s rock bands, at bedroom levels”: Marshall reimagines the JCM900 as the Studio 900 – condensing its gain and growl into a portable, practice-friendly head and combo

The high-gain JCM900 has been remodeled for the compact format with 20-watt amp switchable to reduced 5W and 1W levels to adapt to its environment

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“Modified connects us with a long-standing tradition of modifying Marshall amps that dates back to the 1970s”: Marshall unveils factory modded takes on the 1959 Plexi and JCM800 –tipping its cap to the amp wizards of rock’s golden era

The firm has unveiled two new UK builds that are heaving with popular after-market mods

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“These pedals deliver the rich, dynamic sound and performance you expect from Marshall”: Marshall makes a surprise play for the amp-in-a-box market, bringing authorized takes on Plexi, DSL and JCM amp tones to your pedalboard for the first time

Blending classic Marshall tones with “modern convenience,” the Overdrive Series pedals represent a bold new era for the legendary British firm

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"The tone these amps produce is classic Orange": Orange Baby 100 Series review

Orange's Tour Baby, Gain Baby and Dual Baby squeeze its tonal flavour into a portable, lightweight 100-watt head

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NAMM 2025 live! The biggest guitar news as it happened

All the red-hot gear news and artist goings-ons from the show floor at the world’s biggest guitar gear trade show

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“His thumbprint is an indelible part of the Whitesnake record he did. The fatness of that record and the rock integrity it had was all him”: Steve Vai followed John Sykes in Whitesnake – and he quickly decided what not to do when playing his parts

Of course, it wasn't a chops issue so much as it was the late guitarist's unique six-string footprint

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“Venus isn’t just about filling a gap. It’s about creating instruments that make women feel seen”: Venus Guitars is a new company aimed at empowering women in the guitar scene – and its first guitars offer smart features that any player will appreciate

The ultra-lightweight, keenly spec'd models also boast an innovative quick-swap pickguard and amulet system for maximum customization

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“I’m not playing the Eagles, so this is probably not the guitar for that. But it’s perfect forme”: Tetrarch’s Diamond Rowe went against conventions to create her Jackson signature model, and it all comes back to being a guitarist with a presence

A single-cut with a 25.5-inch scale length, EMG pickups rather than popular-in-metal Fishmans, and a brand-new headstock shape, Rowe's signature Jackson is as striking as her all-powerful playing

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“I heard the chorus... Then we took it into the studio. I'll never forget it – for me, it was like I wasn't playing the song”: Veteran bassist Nathan East on recording one of Eric Clapton's most personal – and well-loved – songs

East reflects on the deeply emotional behind-the-scenes moments of the Tears in Heaven recording sessions

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“The McLaughlin Strat was stolen after Beck absentmindedly left it in an open-top hot rod”: The highlights of the Jeff Beck guitar auction – from the story of Seymour Duncan’s Tele-Gib hybrid to his legendary Oxblood Gibson Les Paul

Christie’s Jeff Beck Auction offers a revealing look at numerous iconic instruments from the guitar hero’s entire career – from the Yardbirds to Johnny Depp

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“His rhythm playing is tight and in tune in a way that’s rare, and his intonation is stunning”: Joe Satriani and Steve Vai have detailed the full SatchVai Band lineup – and Pete Thorn is handling rhythm guitar

The six-string dream team will also be rounded out by an equally formidable rhythm section

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“The first of its kind”: The AmpRx Brownie can tweak your amp’s voltage for maximum tone – and it could be your key to finally unlocking Eddie Van Halen’s coveted ‘Brown Sound’

NAMM 2025: Compact tube amp accessory lets players carefully select their desired voltage, promising both tonal and functional results in the process

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“Friends texted me saying, ‘I wish Taylor Swift would dance to my music.’ I’m like, ‘Put a good song out and she actually might!’” Justin Hawkins on the Darkness going viral, the return of virtuosic playing – and why he finally switched from Les Pauls

The Darkness frontman details his journey to Friedman amps via a freaky Laney experience, the success of his musicology podcast series, and the jealousy his band have caused by crossing over to pop

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“50 years is a great achievement for ESP, but our sights are set on what’s coming next”: ESP goes all-in on single-pickup builds for 2025 – is the neck humbucker becoming a thing of the past for metal guitars?

The Japanese luthier has dropped 28 new models, with half of those featuring single-pickup designs as it reflects changing trends in the metal guitar scene

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“Joe handpicked each amp and dialed in his favorite settings”: IK Multimedia launches Joe Satriani signature TONEX One loaded with presets designed by the guitar great – and yes, it’s chrome

The limited-edition mini pedal comes loaded with 20 Tone Models lifted from the IK Multimedia Joe Satriani Amp Vault Collection

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“Lightweight, portable, and incredibly powerful”: Orange launches “studio-grade and gig-ready” Baby Range – three affordable, compact heads that downsize classic Orange tones (and introduce some new ones, too)

NAMM 2025: The three amps are travel-friendly and offer versatile tone-sculpting features for the studio and the stage

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“Dime was taken from us too soon, and I’ve yet to see that next ‘it’ guitar guy. I’m sure there are some out there, but none that stormed the scene like Dime did”: Star players from Kerry King to Chad Kroeger on what made Dimebag Darrell a true original

An all-star panel of six-string superstars – including Zakk Wylde, Kerry King, Marty Friedman, Glenn Tipton, Alex Skolnick, Nita Strauss, Scott Ian, Bill Kelliher and Chris Broderick – explain why Dimebag is still so relevant 20 years after his tragic death

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“Watching the destruction and its impact has been heartbreaking – I want to raise as much as possible”: Spiritbox’s Mike Stringer to raffle off his gear in support of L.A. wildfires relief

Stringer reveals that the wildfires have affected the band on a personal level, as bassist Josh Gilbert lost his home to the fires

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