Everything you need to know about guitars in the UK — acoustic, electric, and bass — from beginner starter packs to professional instruments.
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Inside Guitars
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Guitar Tuners
Reliable tuning hardware for acoustic, electric and bass guitars, with options for upgrades, replacements and classic re...
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Electric Guitar
A versatile amplified instrument for rhythm, lead and genre-spanning performance, from clean tones to high-gain sounds.
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Acoustic Guitar
An acoustic guitar is a versatile steel-string instrument for strumming, fingerstyle, songwriting and live performance.
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Guitar Guitar
Guitar guitar is a broad category for instruments and accessories suited to players at every level and style.
Fender
Fender guitars and related instruments trusted for classic design, tone and versatility.
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Fender Stratocaster
The fender stratocaster is a versatile electric guitar known for bright tones, comfort and wide genre appeal.
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Stratocaster
Iconic double-cut electric guitars with versatile tones, comfortable contours and wide appeal across many genres.
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ESP
High-performance electric guitars with fast playability, strong output and a bold look suited to rock and metal.
Telecaster
The Telecaster delivers bright tone, simple controls and reliable versatility for stage, studio and rehearsal.
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Les Paul
Iconic solid-body electrics known for sustain, thick tone and a classic rock and blues feel.
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Gibson Sg
The Gibson SG is a lightweight, high-output electric guitar with fast playability and bold stage appeal.
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Fender Telecaster
The fender telecaster delivers bright, punchy electric guitar tone with dependable playability for stage and studio use.
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The Best Delay Pedals for the Money
The best delay pedal is the one that sounds good to your ears and inspires you to create. Whether you want warmth, precision or endless experimentation, there's a delay pedal out there that matches yo...
The Best Rickenbacker Bass for the Money
The current range is small and focused. Here's how the 4003, 4003S and vintage 4001 stack up depending on what you're actually chasing.
Cabinet Records for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Feeling out of your depth with all the technical talk? Let's take owning a cabinet record player slowly, term by term.
Orange 20 Rt for Beginners: A Complete Guide
There isn't much to learn before you're making sound you like. Here's the beginner's guide to getting started on an Orange Crush 20RT.
Common Headless Bass Mistakes to Avoid
Common Frets Mistakes to Avoid
Most fret regrets trace back to one small, avoidable mistake. Here are the ones I see most often in the workshop, and how to sidestep each one.
Kids Guitar: A Complete Guide
The prettiest guitar under the tree is often the wrong one. Here's what actually makes a kids guitar comfortable, playable, and worth picking back up tomorrow.
Common Rickenbacker Electric Bass Mistakes to Avoid
The honest list of mistakes owners and buyers most often make with a Rickenbacker electric bass, and how to sidestep them.
Guitar Amp Explained: Features, Types and Tips
A guitar amp is half of your core tone. Understanding the types, controls and wattage will save you money and help you find your sound faster.
Flatwound Bass Strings: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Flatwound bass strings vary more within their category than most players expect. Here's how to navigate the choices — from traditional dark sets to modern flexible designs.
The Best Jackson Guitars for the Money
Gretsch White Falcon Guitar: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Falling for a Gretsch White Falcon is easy — buying the right one takes a bit more care. Here's what to check before you hand over the money.
Pick Up Humbucker for Beginners: A Complete Guide
You don't need a physics degree to buy and set up a humbucker properly. Here's what genuinely matters first.
Expression Pedal for Beginners: A Complete Guide
TRS cable, polarity check, calibration — these three things sort out 90% of first-session expression pedal problems. Here's how to get started.
The Best Roland Clouds for the Money
There's no single 'best' Roland Cloud tier — just the one that matches how you'll actually use it. Here's an honest, level-by-level breakdown.
The Best Guitar Pedals for the Money
James Harrison organises the guitar pedal market honestly by category, explaining what your money actually buys at each price tier without the usual gear-site hyperbole.
Marshall Guitar Amp: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Steel Pedal: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Choosing a tuning system, checking the changer mechanism, budgeting for a volume pedal — here's exactly what to check before buying a steel pedal guitar.
Powered Amplifiers for Beginners: A Complete Guide
If the jargon around powered amplifiers has already put you off, take a breath. Here it is explained properly, one step at a time.
The Best Boss Pedals for the Money
Electric Bass Yamaha: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Family, scale length, electronics and string count — here's the practical checklist for buying the right Yamaha bass for how you actually play.
Boss Pedal: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Tanglewood Explained: Features, Types and Tips
Tanglewood guitars span budget starters to all-solid, handmade instruments. Here is what the ranges, body shapes and construction terms actually mean.
Cable for Guitar for Beginners: A Complete Guide
No jargon, no overspending — just plain advice on what guitar cable to buy first, what to check in the shop, and how to make it last.
What Guitars Cover
Guitars sit at the heart of modern music, from folk and classical through to jazz, country, rock, and metal. This category encompasses the full playing family — acoustic, electric, and bass — along with the accessories, amplification, and guidance that help players at every stage of their journey make the right choice for their sound and style.
Acoustic and Classical
Acoustic guitars are the natural starting point for many UK players. Dreadnought, orchestra, and jumbo body shapes produce distinct tonal characters, making some better suited to strumming and others to fingerpicking. Classical models use nylon strings, which are gentler on the fingertips and widely recommended for beginners. Electro-acoustic designs bridge the gap between stage and studio, feeding a clean signal to a PA without sacrificing the organic feel of an unamplified instrument.
Electric
The electric guitar is the defining instrument of popular music. Solid-body designs from names such as Fender and Gibson dominate the market, while semi-hollow and hollow-body models bring a warmer resonance suited to jazz and blues. Scale length, pickup configuration, and hardware all shape how an instrument sounds and plays, and the right choice depends as much on style as budget. PRS, Ibanez, and Epiphone round out a strong mid-range offering popular with UK players at every level.
Bass
Bass guitars underpin every band's sound, locking in with the rhythm section and providing the low-frequency foundation that holds a mix together. Four-string models are the standard entry point, with five- and six-string variants offering extended range for more adventurous players. Brands such as Sire, Yamaha, and Warwick cover the spectrum from beginner-friendly instruments to touring-professional workhorses.
Buying Considerations for UK Players
Choosing a guitar means weighing playability, tonewoods, hardware quality, and the music you want to make. Beginners should prioritise a comfortable action and stable tuning; intermediate players often benefit from upgrading pickups or hardware; professionals typically focus on build consistency and stage reliability. Budget, available space, and access to a local technician for setup and repairs are all practical factors worth considering when buying in the UK market.
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- Gibson Acoustic Guitar
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- Gibson Es 335
- Gibson Explorer
- Gibson Firebird
- Gibson Garage London
- Gibson Guitars
- Gibson Hummingbird
- Gibson J45
- Gibson Les Paul
- Gibson Les Paul Standard
- Gibson Sg
- Gretsch
- Gretsch Electric Guitar
- Gretsch Electromatic
- Gretsch Guitars
- Gretsch White Falcon
- Guild Acoustic Guitar
- Guild Electric Guitar
- Guitar Amplifiers
- Guitar Body
- Guitar Bridge
- Guitar Classic Yamaha
- Guitar Frets
- Guitar Guitar
- Guitar Hardware
- Guitar Knobs
- Guitar Neck
- Guitar Nut
- Guitar Pickups
- Guitar Strings
- Guitar Tuners
- Guitar Wiring Kit
- Guitars (General)
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- Guitars — Gibson
- Guitars — Guild
- Guitars — Ibanez
- Guitars — Jackson
- Guitars — Martin
- Guitars — Music Man
- Guitars — Other Brands
- Guitars — Sigma
- Guitars — Squier
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- Schecter Electric Guitar
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- Seagull Acoustic Guitar
- Seagull Electric Guitar
- Semi Hollow Guitar
- Short Scale Guitar
- Sigma Acoustic Guitar
- Signature Guitar
- Silent Guitar
- Single Coil Pickups
- Single Cut Guitar
- Sire
- Sire Electric Guitar
- Squier
- Squier Electric Guitar
- Squier Stratocaster
- Squier Telecaster
- Stratocaster
- Student Guitar
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