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Madoc Guitars Wyre Semi Hollow review – “wannabe alt-rock guitar heroes will be in heaven with this thing”

There’s a new name in British custom building, and this semi-acoustic version of Madoc’s debut model is a radical-looking creation… but how does it sound?

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Answered: Even More Technical Guitar Questions You Were Too Afraid To Ask

A person playing an electric guitar on stage, photo by Brothers_Art/Getty Images

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How Fairlane Guitars built a brand beloved by some of the coolest artists on the planet

Fairlane Zephyr (2026), photo by Fiona Garden

Amplifiers

IK Multimedia TONEX Plug – coming for the headphone amp crown?

IK Multimedia TONEX Plug, photo by press

Amplifiers

Positive Grid Reactor review: does your guitar amp really need an AI chatbot?

Positive Grid Reactor, photo by Adam Gasson

IK Multimedia TONEX Plug Headphone Amp

IK Multimedia TONEX Plug Headphone Amp

Electric Guitar Amplifiers

Positive Grid Reactor 50 Combo Amplifier

Positive Grid Reactor 50 Combo Amplifier

Electric Guitar Amplifiers

Electro-Harmonix Pico Intelligent Harmony Machine Pedal

Electro-Harmonix Pico Intelligent Harmony Machine Pedal

Guitar Pedals

Martin Super D-18 Acoustic Guitar

Martin Super D-18 Acoustic Guitar

Acoustic Guitars

Teaching Machines FuzzBillion Distortion Pedal

Teaching Machines FuzzBillion Distortion Pedal

Guitar Pedals

Fender Player II Telecaster PAC-MAN Electric Guitar

Fender Player II Telecaster PAC-MAN Electric Guitar

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Blackstar Beam Mini Desktop Amplifier

Blackstar Beam Mini Desktop Amplifier

Electric Guitar Amplifiers

ADDAC System Mixology Pedal

ADDAC System Mixology Pedal

Guitar Pedals

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi 2 Fuzz Pedal

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi 2 Fuzz Pedal

Guitar Pedals

Taylor Next Generation 324ce Acoustic Guitar

Taylor Next Generation 324ce Acoustic Guitar

Acoustic Guitars

Strymon Fairfax Drive Pedal

Strymon Fairfax Drive Pedal

Guitar Pedals

Gibson ES-335 50s Semi-Hollow Body Electric Guitar

Gibson ES-335 50s Semi-Hollow Body Electric Guitar

Semi-Hollow Body Electric Guitar

Fender Strobo-Sonic Pro Tuner Pedal

Fender Strobo-Sonic Pro Tuner Pedal

Guitar Pedals

Harmony Stella Parlor Acoustic Guitar

Harmony Stella Parlor Acoustic Guitar

Acoustic Guitars

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“I can’t tell who from who”: Death Angel guitarist on the problem with metal bands today

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Ted Aguilar of the American thrash metal band Death Angel


Music

“I can’t imagine where guitar players would be without Eddie. We’d be listening to electronic music”: Sammy Hagar says Eddie Van Halen “saved” guitar players

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Eddie Van Halen and Sammy Hagar


Gear

San Dimas returns to its roots: Charvel introduces the made-in-California American Neo-Classic San Dimas series

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Charvel American Neo-Classic San Dimas series


Gear

This new range of guitar cleaning products has everything you need to keep your instrument in pristine condition

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Stringjoy guitar cleaning products


Music

Converge’s Kurt Ballou on “disappointing the gear heads” by choosing digital gear live: “It makes it about the songs”

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Kurt Ballou of Converge


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Kiss’s Paul Stanley says bands should play hits “the way it became famous” and not ‘minimise’ fans: “The idea of going on stage with a sold-out audience and showing disrespect by fulfilling some need in me is unimaginable”

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Paul Stanley of KISS


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Strings on the Fender Acoustasonic Player Telecaster, photo by Adam Gasson

Gear

How strings, tension, tuning and intonation really effect your guitar’s tone

Guilt Trip, photo by press

Interviews

“We don’t write things that would be boring live” Guilt Trip on why they’re committed to keeping hardcore as intense as possible

Humbuckers on the Heritage Standard II H-150, photo by Adam Gasson

Gear

What does it mean when your guitar’s pickup is “out of phase”? It’s not magic, it’s science…

Guitarists can talk about pickups being out of phase as if it conveys some sort of mystical properties, but this is what it really means – and why you might want it, and why you might not…

Gina Gleason with a Fender Telecaster, photo by press

Interviews

“It’s the beginnings of the development of the electric guitar, it’s iconic” – Gina Gleason on 75 years of the Telecaster

Gear

What’s the point of painting a guitar anyway? And does it make any difference to the sound?

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The best eight-string guitars for all styles and budgets

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The best guitar pedals for beginners: distortions, tuners and more

GuitarTek care products

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Here’s how GuitarTek by StewMac’s new cleaners make pro-level guitar care easier than ever

Fender Player II Jaguar

Buyer's Guides

Jazzmasters, Jaguars and beyond: the 11 best offset guitars to buy

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EHX Pico Intelligent Harmony Machine, photo by press

Effects

EHX Pico Intelligent Harmony Machine review: impressive tracking hampered by inevitable compromise

Martin Super D-18, photo by press

Acoustic Guitars

Martin Super D-18 review: it’s hard to fully explain how much fun this guitar is

ADDAC System Mixology, photo by Adam Gasson

Effects

ADDAC System Mixology review: “it really can breathe new life and modern utility into old pedals”

Amplifiers

Blackstar Beam Mini review: “a new benchmark for practice amps”

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Industry

Dean Guitars’ parent company Armadillo files for bankruptcy

3 days ago

Headstock of a Dean electric guitar


Gear

Epiphone celebrates Rush’s return to the stage with a faithful recreation of Alex Lifeson’s legendary 1976 ES-355

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Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom Alex Lifeson 1976 ES-355. Reissue


Gear

Outlowd by Ed Sheeran: Orange officially partners with Ed Sheeran on the megastar’s first-ever line of signature amps

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Orange Outlowd by Ed Sheeran


Industry

Höfner has reportedly been saved from bankruptcy by Thomann and GEWA music

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Paul McCartney performs live on stage with a Hofner violin 500/1 Bass at Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands on one leg of his The New World Tour on 9 October, 1993.


Gear

“Otherwordly reverbs in a compact package”: Meet the Electro-Harmonix Pico Shimmer Cosmic Reverb

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Electro-Harmonix Pico Shimmer Cosmic Reverb


Gear

Gibson unveils shred-ready Victory Floyd Rose – and it “excels with drop tunings”

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Gibson Victory Floyd Rose


Music

Dream Theater’s Mike Portnoy cried watching Rush’s first reunion show: “Seeing this tour come to life, it is very obvious this needed to happen”

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Alex Lifeson playing a double-neck guitar at the first Rush reunion show (main image). Mike Portnoy playing drums, he has one hand up in the air (inset).


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