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"If you’re after the building blocks of ’60s-style rock and roll, R&B and funk/soul, these will certainly get you a long way towards them.": Ernie Ball Pino Palladino Smoothies flatwound bass strings review
By Stuart Williams Published
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Ernie Ball fights battery waste with new rechargeable AA and 9V batteries that are tailored for effects pedals and active guitars
By Janelle Borg Published
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Best bass strings 2025: Optimize tone, feel and lifespan
By Jonathan Horsley Last updated
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Best electric guitar strings 2025: our top-rated strings for your electric
By Daryl Robertson Last updated
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Ella Feingold’s signature string set brings her wild inverted tuning to the masses
By Phil Weller Published
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This Japanese guitar maker is fashioning phone cases that make your mobile look like vintage instruments – and the internet is going crazy for them
By Phil Weller Published
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Best guitar cleaning kits and tools 2025: Keep your guitar looking and sounding sweet
By Richard Blenkinsop Last updated
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Guitar Cables
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Best patch cables 2025: tidy up your pedalboard with my pick of the best patch leads
By Matt McCracken Last updated
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What's the best guitar cable in 2025? These are the tried & tested options I'd recommend to any player
By Matt McCracken Last updated
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Ibanez and JTC claim to have created the world’s most advanced guitar cable
By Phil Weller Published
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Boss has launched a range of guitar cables inspired by its classic pedals
By Janelle Borg Published
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Do I need a different guitar cable for studio, live, and practice?
By Matt McCracken Published
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Instrument cable vs speaker cable: what’s the difference?
By Matt McCracken Published
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Expensive vs cheap guitar cables: does spending more make a significant difference?
By Connor Godfrey Published
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Everything you need to know about guitar cables – from what they’re made of to how they work
By Richard Blenkinsop Published
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Maximize your studio and rehearsal space setup with Gator’s high-end Cableworks cables and Elite Guitar and Case Combo rack
By Guitar World Staff Published
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Guitar Picks
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Best guitar picks 2025: My choice of tried-and-tested plectrums to upgrade your playing
By Jonathan Horsley Last updated
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A Kurt Cobain MTV Unplugged plectrum is being raffled off
By Phil Weller Published
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Dunlop launches the Tortex Flex X Pick – its first-ever Tortex pick with a grip
By Janelle Borg Published
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“Allow you to focus on your technique rather than trying to hold onto the pick”: Bog Street Picks review
By Paul Riario Published
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Introducing the PickTwist – a new 3D pick that will make you a better player
By Phil Weller Published
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Best acoustic guitar picks 2025: our choice of picks for acoustic playing from Dunlop, D'Addario, and more
By Richard Blenkinsop Published
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I’ve been on a quest to find the perfect pick – and it didn’t just improve my tone, it made me a better player
By Michael Astley-Brown Published
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“An articulate and dynamic response that has an edge over traditional plectrums”: Techpicks review
By Paul Riario Published
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These picks are encrusted with literal diamonds to provide ultimate grip
By Phil Weller Published
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Guitar Pickups
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Seymour Duncan has retooled its Jeff Beck-backed JB pickup – and it might be your next Tele mod
By Phil Weller Published
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Joe Bonamassa’s newest signature pickups are inspired by his Bolin ’Burst – the infamous Les Paul he acquired under extraordinary circumstances
By Phil Weller Published
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Gibson has relaunched its first ever signature pickup – the Tony Iommi humbucker
By Jackson Maxwell Published
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Bare Knuckle’s Tim Mills on how he built the biggest indie pickup brand in the world
By Amit Sharma Published
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DiMarzio is determined to make you like the Tele neck pickup position with its new Muscle T set
By Phil Weller Published
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How Larry DiMarzio changed the sound of rock guitar – and redesigned the Strat bridge
By Andrew Daly Published
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Why more guitar builders are making their own pickups
By Dave Burrluck Published
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Why Larry DiMarzio decided to start a pickup line that would change the face of guitar music in the 1970s
By Janelle Borg Published
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Seymour Duncan has recreated Philip Sayce's blues rock tones with new signature single-coil set
By Phil Weller Published
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Guitar Strings
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"If you’re after the building blocks of ’60s-style rock and roll, R&B and funk/soul, these will certainly get you a long way towards them.": Ernie Ball Pino Palladino Smoothies flatwound bass strings review
By Stuart Williams Published
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Best bass strings 2025: Optimize tone, feel and lifespan
By Jonathan Horsley Last updated
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Best electric guitar strings 2025: our top-rated strings for your electric
By Daryl Robertson Last updated
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Ella Feingold’s signature string set brings her wild inverted tuning to the masses
By Phil Weller Published
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Pro musicians’ go-to guitar strings, Cleartone Strings – founded by music legend Phil Everly – are now available in the UK and Ireland
By Guitar World Staff Published
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I tried Cleartone treated electric guitar strings for the first time – and the results impressed me
By Pete Emery Published
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Guitarists, it’s time to change those strings – bag 25% off D’Addario XS at Guitar Center in celebration of World String Change Day
By Matt McCracken Published
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Ernie Ball redesigns its Earthwood Bell Bronze acoustic strings with John Mayer for its “most sonically complex” set yet
By Phil Weller Published
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How Rotosound revolutionized the bass world with its Swing Bass 66 strings – and shaped the sound of rock music in the process
By Matt Owen Published
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Guitar Tuners
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Best clip-on guitar tuners 2025: hit the right note with my top pick of cost-effective tuners
By Jonathan Horsley Last updated
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Best guitar tuners 2025: my pick of chromatic, polyphonic and strobe options
By Ross Holder Last updated
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Band Industries’ Roadie 4 – a noise-immune automatic tuner – builds on its acclaimed predecessor, with some key upgrades
By Phil Weller Published
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Best locking tuners 2025: improve your performance with these powerful upgrades
By Matt McCracken Last updated
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Tunerette honors the heyday of rock ‘n’ roll with a clip-on tuner that looks like a cigarette
By Phil Weller Published
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"This is an excellent, compact pedal that helps you tune accurately and quickly": Peterson StroboStomp Mini review
By Richard Blenkinsop Published
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“The pinnacle of that most utilitarian of accessories”: Peterson Stroboclip HDC review
By Matt McCracken Published
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IDLES explain why Radiohead’s producer banned them from using guitar tuners
By Janelle Borg Published
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“It’s like having a smartwatch display strapped to your headstock”: Taylor Beacon review
By Stuart Williams Published
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More about Accessories
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Best guitar cleaning kits and tools 2025: Keep your guitar looking and sounding sweet
By Richard Blenkinsop Last updated
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Best guitar picks 2025: My choice of tried-and-tested plectrums to upgrade your playing
By Jonathan Horsley Last updated
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Seymour Duncan has retooled its Jeff Beck-backed JB pickup – and it might be your next Tele mod
By Phil Weller Published
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