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"If you’re starting out and practicing at home, you might be self-conscious about playing through even a small practice amp until you’ve got your chops up to speed": Sounds familiar? Here's 7 low-volume ways to play and practice guitar without an amp

Keep control of your tone with these innovative ways to play guitar without an amp

Guitar World

“I don’t have my original Epiphone Casino anymore. It was stolen out of a dressing room. I was really heartbroken”: Daniel Kessler on making Interpol classics, the lessons he took from Fugazi and the art of six-string minimalism

As the New Yorkers set out on the anniversary tour for their 2004’s classic second album, we catch up with Kessler totalk rejection, hollowbodies, andwhy you won’t catch him playing major chords

Guitar World

“More than an instrument”: Fender has announced its latest surprise brand collab – a St. Patrick’s Day Telecaster created with Jameson Irish Whiskey

The extra-green Telecaster has been served with an ideal pairing in the form of a celebratory St. Patrick’s Day Tone Master Princeton Reverb

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“I’ve got Fenders of various ages and they all sound different. That’s not a Spinal Tap thing – they just do!” Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris on staying loyal to Fender, and the Gibson that sounded “horrible”

In his quest for the perfect tone Steve Harris has tried virtually every make of bass there is, but always comes back to one

Guitar World

“Copying the people you admire is a healthy thing to do – it teaches you to get inside what they do, then you can take it from there”: Eric Johnson on his G3 reunion with Joe Satriani and Steve Vai – and why the limits of guitar have yet to be reached

We catch up with the maestro to talk all things G3, formative influences, hollow-body Strat designs, and what he has to learn from Wes Montgomery after all these years

Guitar World

"This guitar is a joy to play": Fender Player II Jazzmaster review

Fender's most popular range gets its long-awaited sequel – but is it worth upgrading?

Guitar World

A Starmaster is born: Fender Japan sticks a Starcaster headstock on a Jazzmaster for a limited run offset – and there is an Antigua finish option too just in case this didn't look radical enough

Coolest hybrid ever or oddball offset experimentation gone wild?

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“Even with the simplified controls layout, this Jag is one of the coolest cats around”: Fender Player II Jaguar review

Fender's cult-classic offset is remodelled again and could well be one of the most fun offsets we've played in recent memory

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What's a bridge? What's a headstock? What do we mean by a 'cutaway'? All the parts of a guitar explained

We walk you through the different parts of the main electric guitar types, from Stratocaster to Les Paul

Guitar World

“It was written so close to going through cancer and the hardest time of my life – I can really hear the intensity of that time”: La Luz’s triumph over tragedy is testament to Shana Cleveland’s singular determination – and her unending love of Strats

From La Luz's surf noir beginnings to dark psychedelia, Shana Cleveland has been there through it all. She describes her early fascination with grunge and Seattle's music scene, the pivotal moment of discovering a Japanese instrumental rock icon, and how struggle can forge great art

Guitar World

“There’s so much equity in the Squier brand name – there are people that proudly play Squier over Fender”: Fender outlines the future of Squier after the launch of its new Standard Series – which is built in the same factory

The Standard Series further closed the gap between Fender and Squier – but would Fender ever put its name on the entire production line, from entry level to Custom Shop?

Guitar World

“I have a solo with lots of strobe and flashing lights. I made up something I could play with my eyes closed and not go blind!” Jason Orme on the unexpected challenges of working with Alanis Morissette, Kelly Clarkson and Sarah McLachlan

The longtime Alanis Morissette guitarist talks nerve-wracking audition callbacks, choosing between modelers and tube amps, and why he never tried to play like Eddie Van Halen

Guitar World

“I took everything out of the freezer and sat the guitar in overnight”: When John Mayer was unhappy with his famed Black One Strat, he had a bizarre method for trying to fix it

Mayer worked closely with the Fender Custom Shop to design and build his “main guitar”, but it took a bit of tweaking before it reached its playing potential

Guitar World

“If this guitar had come out of one of our other facilities saying Fender no one would be having this conversation”: Fender’s Justin Norvell on the $599 Standard Series, how it was made, and why it is not a Squier with a different decal on the headstock

Fender’s EVP of product on who its new Indonesian entry-level series is for, what its critics are getting wrong, and why this is (probably) as affordable as the Acoustasonic is going to get

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“I just remember her playing with a pick. I didn't care how she played, as long as she played the notes right”: Brian Wilson left his mark on the bass world through studio musicians, especially Carol Kaye, who he requested play his basslines note-for-note

In a rare interview, The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson reflected on bass playing, studio craft and his 2004 masterpiece, Smile

Guitar World

“Any bass guitar for under $250 with this sort of pedigree…how can you go wrong?”: Sterling By Music Man Intro Series StingRay Ray2 review

As a budget-friendly version of the US-made original, can this wallet-friendly StingRay really do the business?

Guitar World

Fender Japan unveils the Starmaster – a Jazzmaster/Starcaster hybrid that could be the most divisive Fender offset of them all

The Starmaster is even available in Antigua – one of the most loved/hated finishes in Fender history

Guitar World

“It may not please those after a pure vintage-spec Jag, but if you’re looking for unique tones paired with modern build and playability, it’s an amazing guitar”: Fender Player II Jaguar review

Getting to grips with what could be the highlight of Fender’s Player II Series

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“It was hands down the nicest D-18 I’ve ever played – and that’s when he told us it was the guitar Johnny Cash bequeathed to his son-in-law”: The essential guide to New York City guitar stores – a bucket-list destination for vintage gear enthusiasts

Nashville and Chicago get a lot of attention as hotspots of vintage guitar treasure, but don’t discount the Big Apple, where you will find some of the coolest stores on the planet

Guitar World

“What's incredible about this guitar is that it was Marc Bolan's before. That's a double whammy”: Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells Telecaster has cropped up on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow – after it was bought for $12,500

The guitar was previously owned by T. Rex's Marc Bolan, before it found its way into the hands of Oldfield, just as he had started working on what was to become Tubular Bells

Guitar World

“One of the best legitimately new guitars Fender has produced in decades – despite one painfully positioned volume control”: Fender American Ultra II Meteora review

The Meteora is that rarest of things: a new body shape from one of the oldest electric guitar manufacturers. As this “sports car version” of the Fender Jazzmaster joins the Big F’s most high-performance range, is it a match made in offset heaven?

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Don’t bother with Bose in the President's Day sales — I prefer these Bose QuietComfort and SoundLink alternatives

Bose is overrated. I firmly believe these five audio products are better than Bose's alternative, and let me prove it.

Guitar World

“People usually assume it’s a Rickenbacker, Telecaster or Jaguar. It’s often been this Les Paul”: Gibson and Johnny Marr have recreated the 1984 Les Paul that underpinned The Smiths legend’s entire career

Exclusive to the Gibson Garage London to mark the store's first anniversary, only 20 examples will be made, and each will be hand-signed by Marr himself

Guitar World

“Technically, it’s for sale – I’ve priced it at a point where I hope nobody will ever buy it because I know I’ll never see another”: Why the 1960s Fender Bass VI is a tone machine that (almost) defies categorization

Loved by the likes of Jack Bruce, the Hollies and Aerosmith, the Bass VI is the Fender six-string that looks like a guitar, sounds like a bass, and is an offset with mojo and low-end to burn

Guitar World

“Someone once gave me an old Danelectro guitar they bought at a garage sale for $10. I still have it and used it on a bunch of my records”: Shred hero Vinnie Moore reveals his greatest gear hits and misses – and why the best guitars are free

Though he’s most associated with all things ’80s shred, some of the UFO guitarist’s gear choices might just surprise you…

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