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 Fender Jazzmasters for the Money
There's no single best Fender Jazzmaster, only the right tier for what you actually want from one. Here's how the range really splits.
The Best Left Handed Bass for the Money
The Squier Affinity Precision is the best entry-level pick; the Fender Player Precision is the mid-range recommendation; the Ibanez SR305EL covers the five-string gap. This guide explains which is rig...
Bass Amp for Beginners: A Complete Guide
A bass amp looks complicated but isn't. Understand what each part does, and choosing your first amplifier becomes genuinely manageable.
The Best Gibson J45s for the Money
Standard, special finish, Century 12-Fret or vintage — here's how I'd spend my own money across the Gibson J-45 range, and why.
A Guide to Jazzmaster Bass
There's no single Jazzmaster bass — it's a family of offset instruments. Here's how the naming actually works and what to check before you judge one.
Floyd Rose Explained: Features, Types and Tips
A note that dives impossibly low and somehow lands back in tune — here's the engineering behind a Floyd Rose, explained properly.
Common Epiphone Mistakes to Avoid
Most playability problems on a budget guitar come down to four correctable issues — setup, strings, neck relief and gain setting. Here is how to address each one.
Guitar Nut: A Complete Buyer's Guide
A replacement guitar nut looks simple until you realise how many variables can go wrong. Here's exactly what to check before you order.
The Best Corts for the Money
Grouped by what you're actually going to play, not stuffed with every model in the catalogue — the picks that genuinely earn their keep.
Faith Acoustic Guitar: A Complete Guide
Faith is a British acoustic guitar brand with a strong reputation for solid wood construction at accessible prices. Here's what makes the brand distinct, the key product lines, and what to know before...
Strymon Deco Explained: Features, Types and Tips
Two sections, two footswitches, one concept: two tape machines talking to each other. Here is what the Deco actually does and why it matters.
Everything You Need to Know About Tc Electronic
TC Electronic has been building serious guitar and bass effects since 1976. Here's the full story — history, key products and what sets the brand apart.
Gibson Firebird Guitar for Beginners: A Complete Guide
A Gibson Firebird plays like any other electric guitar underneath — here's everything a first-time owner actually needs to know about the shape, the pickups and the tuners.
Strymon Deco for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Two sections, two footswitches, one tape concept. Here is how to get started with it without feeling lost in the first five minutes.
The Ultimate Guide to Steel Pedals
Part slide guitar, part mechanical linkage system — here's what a steel pedal guitar actually is, how it works, and where its crying sound came from.
The Best Cabinet Records for the Money
Not one winner, but three genuinely different tiers — here's where the money buys real value in each.
The Best Music Mans for the Money
There's no bargain-bin Music Man, so value here means fit for how you play. Here's the best model for six different types of player.
Common Guitar Bass Effect Mistakes to Avoid
Yamaha Digital Pianos and Keyboards: A Complete Guide
Yamaha pianos and keyboards span beginner-friendly models to professional concert instruments — each delivering reliability, sound quality, and value at every price point.
The Ultimate Guide to Pedal Treble Booster
A treble booster isn't just a brighter boost — it tightens your low end and drives a valve amp into classic British rock overdrive. Here's how one works, who made it famous, and how to choose the righ...
Floyd Rose: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Get the compatibility wrong on a Floyd Rose and it either won't fit, or it'll fit badly enough to cause you grief for years. Here's what actually matters.
Schecter Guitars for Beginners: A Complete Guide
The reassuring, no-jargon version of starting out on Schecter guitars, for anyone who thinks the brand is only for shredders.
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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