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The Strat might be turning 70 this year, but its story is only just getting started – and these are the players writing the next chapter in its history

By Athena Flores, April 30, 2024 Every week, a swarm of instruments, cables, friendly chatter and talented musicians cram into a small recording room in Building 25 at Cal Poly Pomona. The compact room leaves little space to move around, yet the echoes of sweet harmony, soft voices and accompanying instruments transcend the area into something

Entry-level or mid-grade? Which guitar offers better value for the beginner? If you’re just starting out, will an entry-level axe do, or should you invest in a fancier guitar with a price tag to match

As November 2023 would have marked Alan Murphy’s 70th birthday, we look back at the man and his music, with personal recollections from the collaborators who knew him best

The firms new Japanese-made Professional and Standard Plus models are challenging perceptions of the enduringly popular Pacifica

Moving from an acoustic to an electric guitar can be challenging, given the number of factors involved in picking the best electric guitar. Let us help you.

The blues-rocker shares the story of his decade-long search for a 1960 Les Paul, why his Marshall amps just wouldn’t stop blowing up, and what made him convert to the single-cut after decades of Strat

Musician and YouTuber Matthew Scott plans to try and restore the battered instrument to its former glory. But, as his latest video shows, hes got his work cut out

Leilani Kilgores dream was to ring out power chords on the Warped Tour. Then she studied the blues greats and started to “take the guitar seriously… as a means of conversation rather than just shouti

The California math-rock dynamos write songs that are “simultaneously challenging, creative, and audibly pleasing – or shocking”: Aric Garcia and Shane Gann explain how their Double Dragon-inspired gu