News How teen blues guitar sensation Grace Bowers is winning over critics one gig at a time She’s been championed by some of the best blues players around, but comments about her age and gender show she has work ahead of her The Jesus Lizard’s Duane Denison tried to sell Steve Howe a rare jazz guitar when he was a teenager The punk guitarist explains his early love for prog-rock players like Robert Fripp, Jan Akkerman and Howe Scott Gorham on his trouble-plagued Thin Lizzy audition and the mod he's made to every Les Paul ever since The guitarist explains that he'd sold his better guitar to Supertramp’s Roger Hodgson Latest news Eddie Van Halen didn't like John Frusciante's choice of wah pedal. His advice was priceless By Christopher Scapelliti published 3 December 24 Guitar tech Dave Lee says the plastic wah pedal was Frusciante's favorite — and the easiest to break Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over but these guitar deals are still going strong - get something before they're gone By Matt McCracken published 3 December 24 Black Friday and Cyber Monday might be over, but there are still plenty of discounts on guitars, bass guitars, pedals, amps and recording gear still on the table - but you'll have to be quick It might not be the latest model but I still think the Fender Mustang Micro punches above its weight - get it for even less in the Cyber Monday sales By Matt McCracken published 2 December 24 Fender's Mustang Micro has been surpassed by a newer, shinier model but I still rate it highly Peavey's Classic 20 tube combo can be yours with $100 off at Sweetwater's Cyber Monday sale By Christopher Scapelliti last updated 2 December 24 With two channels, lush reverb and volume-attenuation switches, this tube amp is perfect for stage, rehearsal and bedroom practice This new Yamaha Pacifica is “near perfect” as is. It’s absolute perfection with $200 off at Sweetwater’s Cyber Monday event. By Christopher Scapelliti last updated 2 December 24 If you’ve been lusting after a Pacifica model, now’s the right time to grab one This Limited Edition Player II Strat is discounted $240 and going fast at Fender’s Cyber Monday sale By Christopher Scapelliti published 2 December 24 It's one of nearly 80 guitars on sale at Fender right now One simple tweak makes this PRS SE NF3 nearly perfect. Get it on sale for $679 and save $120 for the mod By Christopher Scapelliti last updated 2 December 24 With a pull switch and a set of SE locking tuners, this Indonesian-made axe gets “dangerously close” to PRS’s U.S. builds - get it while it's still on sale! Fender Play is 50% off this Cyber Monday. If only they'd had it back in my day... By Scott Rowley last updated 2 December 24 You know you should try Fender's brilliant guitar lessons platform – now's your chance. So good, I'm buying it myself. UAD's Guitar Amp Bundle is just $99 and includes 50+ more plug-ins on Cyber Monday By Christopher Scapelliti published 2 December 24 With a total value of nearly $500, this is a chance you don't want to miss So many pedal deals, so little time: The best deals on guitar pedals right now By Scott Rowley, Michael Astley-Brown, Christopher Scapelliti, Matt McCracken published 2 December 24 Huge savings on small boxes that make big noises. A guide to the best pedal deals right now 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Archives Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1Scott Gorham on his trouble-plagued Thin Lizzy audition and the mod he's made to every Les Paul ever since2Eddie Van Halen didn't like John Frusciante's choice of wah pedal. His advice was priceless3Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over but these guitar deals are still going strong - get something before they're gone4Marshall Crenshaw almost let his hit single pass him by. His label had other ideas 5Ritchie Blackmore on the time Ian Anderson pranked him at a Jethro Tull concert
Eddie Van Halen didn't like John Frusciante's choice of wah pedal. His advice was priceless By Christopher Scapelliti published 3 December 24 Guitar tech Dave Lee says the plastic wah pedal was Frusciante's favorite — and the easiest to break
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over but these guitar deals are still going strong - get something before they're gone By Matt McCracken published 3 December 24 Black Friday and Cyber Monday might be over, but there are still plenty of discounts on guitars, bass guitars, pedals, amps and recording gear still on the table - but you'll have to be quick
It might not be the latest model but I still think the Fender Mustang Micro punches above its weight - get it for even less in the Cyber Monday sales By Matt McCracken published 2 December 24 Fender's Mustang Micro has been surpassed by a newer, shinier model but I still rate it highly
Peavey's Classic 20 tube combo can be yours with $100 off at Sweetwater's Cyber Monday sale By Christopher Scapelliti last updated 2 December 24 With two channels, lush reverb and volume-attenuation switches, this tube amp is perfect for stage, rehearsal and bedroom practice
This new Yamaha Pacifica is “near perfect” as is. It’s absolute perfection with $200 off at Sweetwater’s Cyber Monday event. By Christopher Scapelliti last updated 2 December 24 If you’ve been lusting after a Pacifica model, now’s the right time to grab one
This Limited Edition Player II Strat is discounted $240 and going fast at Fender’s Cyber Monday sale By Christopher Scapelliti published 2 December 24 It's one of nearly 80 guitars on sale at Fender right now
One simple tweak makes this PRS SE NF3 nearly perfect. Get it on sale for $679 and save $120 for the mod By Christopher Scapelliti last updated 2 December 24 With a pull switch and a set of SE locking tuners, this Indonesian-made axe gets “dangerously close” to PRS’s U.S. builds - get it while it's still on sale!
Fender Play is 50% off this Cyber Monday. If only they'd had it back in my day... By Scott Rowley last updated 2 December 24 You know you should try Fender's brilliant guitar lessons platform – now's your chance.
So good, I'm buying it myself. UAD's Guitar Amp Bundle is just $99 and includes 50+ more plug-ins on Cyber Monday By Christopher Scapelliti published 2 December 24 With a total value of nearly $500, this is a chance you don't want to miss
So many pedal deals, so little time: The best deals on guitar pedals right now By Scott Rowley, Michael Astley-Brown, Christopher Scapelliti, Matt McCracken published 2 December 24 Huge savings on small boxes that make big noises. A guide to the best pedal deals right now
