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 Tanglewood Guitars for the Money
No invented "best of" chart — just an honest match between player, budget and which tier actually earns its keep.
Cabinet Records Explained: Features, Types and Tips
Radiogram, console stereo, cabinet record player — whatever you call it, here's what these furniture-sized music systems actually are.
Common Bass Effects Pedals Mistakes to Avoid
Effects mistakes cost bass players more than guitar players — the low-frequency content is unforgiving. Here are the mistakes worth knowing before they cost you on stage.
Active Subwoofers: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Buying one properly means resisting the urge to chase the biggest driver or the highest wattage number on the box. Here's what actually matters.
The Best Tc Electronics for the Money
TC Electronic makes genuinely useful pedals at sensible prices. Here's where the brand's real value lies, broken down by what you actually need.
Tuner Pedal for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Using a tuner pedal correctly takes a few sessions to become second nature. Here is how to read the display, tune efficiently and use the mute function to tune silently on stage.
Cort for Beginners: A Complete Guide
A logical, patient walk-through for a first proper instrument: what to choose, how to settle in, and what to expect along the way.
The Best Martin Guitars for the Money
Squier Electric Guitar: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Not all Squiers are the same. This buyer's guide covers the difference between the Bullet, Affinity and Classic Vibe ranges, how to choose a body shape, and what to check before buying.
Tanglewood Electric Guitar for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Starting with a Tanglewood electric guitar is a solid choice for beginners. Here's what to buy, what to buy alongside it and how to get started.
Strymon Timeline Pedal: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Buying this delay pedal requires honest assessment of what you actually need from a delay unit. This guide covers the key decisions and who the unit genuinely suits.
Yamaha Dx Synthesizers for Beginners: A Complete Guide
FM synthesis sounds scarier than it is. A gentle, encouraging way into Yamaha DX synthesizers, from your first preset to the three settings actually worth learning.
Common Les Paul Mistakes to Avoid
Buying or owning a Les Paul comes with a few well-worn pitfalls. Here are the mistakes that catch people out most often — and how to sidestep every one of them.
Fender Guitar Pickup: A Complete Guide
The Ultimate Guide to Sire Electric Guitar
Sire electric guitars combine professional quality with affordability. Made by luthier Mike Ciravolo, they're the choice of gigging musicians who refuse to compromise on playability and tone.
Line 6 Hx Stomp: A Complete Buyer's Guide
The Line 6 HX Stomp suits players who want the full HX engine in a compact form. Here is how to decide between variants and how it sits against the competition.
Common Yamaha Bass Mistakes to Avoid
The avoidable mistakes that trip up Yamaha bass buyers again and again, and exactly how to sidestep every one of them.
Yamaha Pacifica: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Finding a Yamaha Pacifica is easy. Working out which one is right for you is the actual decision — here's how to make it properly.
The Best Distortion Pedals for the Money
The Best Pedalboards for the Money
From lightweight touring rigs to compact bedroom setups, here are the pedalboards that genuinely deliver the goods — and why each one suits different playing styles and budgets.
Blue Guitar: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Buying a blue guitar is just buying a guitar — once you see past the colour. Here's a clear-eyed guide to the specs that actually matter.
Guitar Bridge for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Nobody hands you a manual for your guitar bridge. Here's the plain-English version, no jargon left unexplained.
Bass Strings Explained: Features, Types and Tips
New strings can change a bass more than you'd expect. Here's what actually separates one set of bass strings from another, in plain terms.
The Best Guitar Pickups for the Money
The gap between a £50 and a £350 pickup doesn't always reflect a proportional difference in what you hear. Here's where the value actually sits, by type and budget tier.
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 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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- 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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