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Best guitar picks 2025: Get to grips with your playing with our top choice plectrums

By Richard Blenkinsop last updated

Find the perfect fit with our selection of the guitar picks for electric, bass and acoustic guitars

Guitars
Young guitarist in a black t-shirt bathed in orange light and holding an acoustic guitar

Best beginner acoustic guitars 2025: Start as you mean to go on

By Richard Blenkinsop published

Our pick of tried-and-tested beginner acoustics from trusted brands including Taylor, Fender, Sigma and more

Acoustic Guitars
Ibanez Talman bass on dark blue background

Best bass guitars 2025: Four- and five-string options for every style and budget

By Matt McCracken last updated

From top-end Rickenbackers to budget-friendly squiers, the best basses take many forms – these are the ones to consider right now

Guitars
Close up of Epiphone Power Player SG neck pickup

Best guitars for kids 2025: Acoustic and electric models for your budding guitar hero

By Richard Blenkinsop published

Our pick of the best guitars for kids; electrics and acoustics from the likes of Yamaha, Squier, Taylor and more

Guitars
A Fender Twin Reverb amp on a wooden floor

Best Guitar Amps 2025: 15 Supreme Tube And Solid-State Amps For Home, Studio And Stage

By Daryl Robertson last updated

Our pick of the best amplifiers for all budgets from Fender, Vox, Blackstar, Tone King and more

Amps
Close up of Taylor GS Mini

Best 3/4 acoustic guitars 2025: Top models from Fender, Martin, Gretsch, Yamaha, Taylor and more

By Connor Godfrey published

Diminutive acoustics with substantial tone for beginners and pros alike

Acoustic Guitars
A pile of guitar cases

Best guitar cases and gigbags 2025: The best ways to store and carry your instrument

By Richard Blenkinsop published

Protect your pride and joy with our pick of the best guitar cases and gigbags

Guitars
Headrush and Line 6 FRFR speakers side by side

Best FRFR Speakers 2025: The best full range, flat response speakers for your digital effects and modelers

By Ross Holder published

Our pick of fantastic FRFR speakers that won’t color your tone from Kemper, Line 6, Fender, Mission Engineering and more

Amps
A Peterson StroboStomp HD on a wooden floor

Best Guitar Tuners 2025: Clip-On, Pedal, and App-based Tuning Options For All Guitarists

By James Farmer last updated

Nail your tuning with our selection of tuners for guitar, bass, and more from the likes of TC Electronic, Boss, Korg, and D’Addario

Gear
Pedalboard on a concrete floor

Best Pedalboards 2025: 9 Of The Best Budget-Spanning Pedalboards To Help Organize Your Effects

By James Farmer last updated

Level up your rig and get the most out of your pedals with ‘boards from the likes of Pedaltrain, Temple Audio and Friedman

Pedals & Pedalboards
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