Like many players of a certain age, my first guitar was a nylon-string. I don’t think it had a brand name, but it was definitely a cheapo. I’d caught the rock ’n’ roll bug much earlier, which meant ...

If you unwrapped a new guitar this Christmas season, or your dad handed you down his old axe, you probably need to get it professionally set up. A proper setup for your guitar can mean the difference ...

If you’re finding that a string suffers from erratic or unstable tuning, it might well be because the string is catching in your guitar’s nut. Sometimes this can necessitate the nut being filed, or ...

Every guitarist has faced that moment: you pick up a new instrument with high hopes, only to discover it doesn’t play the way you imagined. Maybe the action feels stiff, the notes buzz in strange ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Jack Ellis and his team run an independent Manchester guitar setup and guitar repair service from ...

Where can I get my guitar set up for a price that won’t bankrupt an already-broke musician? I’m going to guess your garage band is finally taking off (People like you guys! And not just your friends!) ...

The Misa Digital Guitar is a digital music controller like we haven’t seen before. The body, machined out of ABS, looks like a guitar. The player puts theirs hands in the same places you would on a ...

[A couple of weeks ago The Ocean’s Robin Staps took the piss out of us with a mock gear column… and now he’s back to take you on a step-by-step walk-through of his actual live rig. Gear nerds, you’re ...

Six-string legend Jeff Beck discusses his setup on Five Faces of the Guitar. This clip goes to 11. From the BBC Archive. Originally broadcast 1 September 1974. 1974: Jeff Beck discusses his guitar ...