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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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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Pedal Power Supply Explained: Features, Types and Tips
A pedal power supply converts mains electricity to the low-voltage DC power your effects pedals need. Understanding voltage, polarity and current is essential for clean, quiet pedalboard performance.
Telecaster Explained: Features, Types and Tips
The Telecaster has barely changed in seventy years, and for good reason. Benjamin Wood breaks down the design, the sound, and the variants worth knowing.
Volume Pedal for Beginners: A Complete Guide
A volume pedal gives you expressive foot control over your output level — this beginner's guide covers setup, the swell technique and how to integrate a tuner.
Everything You Need to Know About Takamine Guitar Acoustic Electric
Takamine electric guitars blend traditional Japanese craftsmanship with contemporary design, delivering warm, responsive tones that professionals and enthusiasts trust.
The Best Fender Acoustic Guitars for the Money
The best Fender acoustic guitar is the one you'll actually play. Here's which model suits your style—from learning to live performance.
Make a Bass Guitar for Beginners: A Complete Guide
One of the friendlier instruments to start on, provided you begin in the right order. Here's exactly how.
Dean Ml Guitar for Beginners: A Complete Guide
The V shape looks intimidating, but underneath it a Dean ML guitar is a genuinely encouraging first instrument. Here's what it's actually like to learn on.
The Best Valve Amps for the Money
The Best Evh Guitars for the Money
Not 'cheapest' — value. Here's which EVH guitars actually give you the most for what you're spending, tier by tier, no fake shootout numbers.
Guitar Nut for Beginners: A Complete Guide
The guitar nut is easy to overlook and central to how the guitar feels to play. Here's what every beginner should know about it.
Taylor Guitars Explained: Features, Types and Tips
That easy-playing-neck reputation didn't happen by accident. Here's the history, the technology and the terms you need to make sense of a Taylor spec sheet.
Volume Pedal Explained: Features, Types and Tips
A volume pedal puts dynamic control under your foot — this guide covers how they work, passive vs active designs, and what the secondary outputs are for.
Gibson Acoustic Guitar: A Complete Buyer's Guide
The honest buying guide: choose body size before model name, know your tonewoods, and the checklist for inspecting a used Gibson properly.
Jazzmaster Bass: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Two basses, both labelled "Jazzmaster bass", can be completely different instruments. Here's how to work out exactly what you're buying.
Harley Benton: A Complete Buyer's Guide
A bargain and a headache, potentially in the same guitar. Here's how to shop the range properly and avoid the common regrets.
Gretsch Falcon Guitar for Beginners: A Complete Guide
It's not a strange first proper guitar. The honest, patient version of getting comfortable with your first big hollow-body.
Everything You Need to Know About Offset Guitar
Common Silent Guitar Mistakes to Avoid
Silent guitars are forgiving instruments, but a few consistent mistakes reduce the experience significantly. Here's what to watch out for and why it matters.
Flanger Pedal: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Choosing between analogue and digital designs and knowing which price point makes sense for your playing situation are the key decisions — this buyer's guide covers both clearly.
Common Fender Mustang Lt25 Mistakes to Avoid
Most Fender Mustang LT25 frustration has nothing to do with the amp itself. Here are the seven avoidable habits worth fixing in your first week.
King V Jackson Explained: Features, Types and Tips
The story behind Jackson's sharpest V-shaped metal guitar — where the name came from, what separates it from a Flying V, and which tier fits you.
Amplifier Modeler: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Thousands of amp sounds in one device. Amplifier modelers transform how musicians work—but buying the right one requires understanding what matters for your playing.
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 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
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- Guitar Classic Yamaha
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- Guitar Guitar
- Guitar Hardware
- Guitar Knobs
- Guitar Neck
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- Guitar Pickups
- Guitar Strings
- Guitar Tuners
- Guitar Wiring Kit
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- Guitars — Gibson
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- Guitars — Jackson
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- Guitars — Other Brands
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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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