Guitar News – 15 Apr 2026

This Sex Pistols 50th Anniversary Marshall stack might be the most punk guitar amp ever

Marshall 50th Anniversary Sex Pistols JCM800

Just 81 units are being made worldwide, with a pink-and-yellow colour scheme inspired by Never Mind the Bollocks.

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“Those disillusioned with foot-controlled expression pedals might delight in this, but as fun as it can be at times, I’m struggling to see where it would fit into my rig long-term”: Casio Dimension Shifter review

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Casio’s strap-mounted expression pedal looks to breathe new life into how we play – but it teeters on the fine line between gimmick and genius

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“The essential Les Paul concept, refreshed for today’s musicians who want something more personal”: Gibson gives the Les Paul Studio the Double Trouble treatment

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Following last year’s Les Paul Standard Double Trouble, the pickup covers are off for a gorgeous workhorse

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“It started from watching my father. That’s why my rhythm guitar emulates his. Because his rhythm guitar was wicked”: Ziggy Marley on what he learned from his dad, why the guitar can be a weapon, and how music can still change the world

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Returning with a powerful new album, the Grammy-winning bandleader reflects on fighting racism through music, his father’s “dangerous” licks, and the “higher vibrations” of recording at 432Hz

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“John 5 was probably the only other dude who was playing a Tele in metal. By nature, it was designed for country and chicken pickin’”: Why Jim Root eschewed traditional metal guitars and made the Telecaster his main Slipknot instrument

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The player reveals who first drew him to the now 75-year-old instrument – and it might surprise you

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“50 years since you last played that”: Watch the moment Paul McCartney was first reunited with his long-lost Höfner bass – half a century after it was stolen

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Stolen in 1972 and off the radar for half a century, it’s now back in McCartney’s grateful hands after a huge restoration job

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Yuichiro Yokouchi, founder of Japanese guitar manufacturing giant FujiGen, has died aged 98

Yuichiro Yokouchi

FujiGen has been an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) for the likes of Fender Japan, Ibanez, and Orville by Gibson.

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“I had a couple of drinks and started thinking, ‘I wonder if they have an Ovation Breadwinner…’” Jake E. Lee on the ultimate ’70s oddball guitar –and how he found a holy grail Marshall for $80 while touring with Ozzy

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The ex-Ozzy guitarist talks about his love for SGs, his disdain for bad amps, andhow you can find a connection with the most unlikely instruments

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“Taylor has said that this is easily its most plug-in-and-play version of the 324ce and we’d heartily agree. It will certainly take some beating”: Taylor Next Generation 324ce review

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Taylor has introduced a raft of changes into its Grand Auditorium range, including revised bracing, an easily adjustable neck system, and a new pickup

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“Bold by design, built for modern guitarists”: Epiphone gives Gibson designs a fierce and affordable modern makeover with all new Futura series

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Stainless steel frets make their Epiphone debut alongside new ProBucker Ignite humbuckers and color-shifting finishes, as Epiphone offers modern specs for $899 apiece

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“Woodstock ’94 was overwhelming… I was in awe at how many famous people were in one place”: From touring with Aerosmith and Metallica, to filling Geddy Lee’s shoes, they were the ’90s Seattle band that did it all –without taking the grunge tag

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Candlebox guitarist Peter Klett owns up to having a big ego in the early days, recalls hitting the road with Rush, and the magical demo session for Far Behind

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Yuichiro Yokouchi, founder of one of the world’s largest guitar manufacturing companies, dies at age 98

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As the founder of one of the leading Japanese guitar manufacturers, FujiGen, Yokouchi changed the landscape of instrument manufacturing

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Epiphone unveils the all-new Futura Series – seven classic Gibson shapes with metal-ready pickups and colour-shifting finishes

Epiphone Futura Series

Comprising a Les Paul, RD, Explorer, SG, Flying V, ES-355 and Firebird, these forward-thinking models are real beauties…

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“Nostalgia for a time when digital was still new”: How Mk.gee is bringing back a ’90s-era modeler favored by Joni Mitchell, David Lynch, and Sting

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The Roland VG-8, released in 1995, was designed as “a toolbox filled with essentially every existing guitar sound” – and, over the past couple of years, has been given a new lease on life by modern-day tone hunters

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Iron Maiden have finally been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Bruce Dickinson performing live with Iron Maiden

Frontman Bruce Dickinson hasn’t always been a fan of the Rock Hall, even saying in 2018 that he’d “refuse” induction if offered.

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