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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Everything You Need to Know About Sony Tape Cassette Player
Sony tape cassette players shaped how millions experienced music for decades. From portable Walkman players to professional studio decks, Sony's reputation for quality endures, making vintage tape pla...
Fender Acoustasonic: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Get the tier, body shape or amp choice wrong and you're stuck with a guitar that's close to what you wanted, not quite it. Here's what actually matters.
Jazz Guitar for Beginners: A Complete Guide
You don't need a new archtop to start jazz guitar — here's how to begin on the instrument you already own.
Looper Pedal Explained: Features, Types and Tips
A looper pedal lets you record and layer audio in real time, building full arrangements from nothing. Discover how they work, why musicians love them, and which type suits your music.
The Best Charvel Guitars for the Money
There's no single best Charvel — just the right tier for what you actually play. Here's how Pro-Mod, USA and signature models really compare.
Guild Guitar Company: A Complete Guide
A small New York workshop from 1952 ended up, decades later, under the same roof as Yamaha. Here's how.
Common No.Tom Guitars Mistakes to Avoid
Buying vintage or used rewards curiosity and punishes assumptions. Here are the most common mistakes shoppers make, and straightforward ways to avoid each one.
The Best Line 6 Hx Stomps for the Money
The standard HX Stomp remains the most trusted compact multi-effects processor at its price. Here is how the variants and competitors compare.
Bass Preamp Explained: Features, Types and Tips
From passive bass signal chain to rack touring rig, a preamp shapes the core of a bassist's tone — here is how they work and what to look for.
Washburn Acoustic Guitar for Beginners: A Complete Guide
The Washburn acoustic is well-suited to beginners — here is how to make the most of your first sessions, from tuning and sitting position to your first five chords.
The Best Gretsch White Falcons for the Money
No single White Falcon is ‘the best’ — there's a best one for your budget. Here's the honest, no-hype breakdown of the Electromatic, Professional and vintage tiers.
Common Midi Cable Mistakes to Avoid
The seven predictable mistakes that break a MIDI connection before it starts, and the quick fixes for each one.
The Complete Guide to Amplifier Behringer
Behringer keyboard amplifiers offer affordable, portable amplification for electronic musicians. Discover models from 45W practice combos to 300W touring rigs, all with built-in mixing and effects.
Common Tanglewood Electric Guitar Mistakes to Avoid
Most problems beginners have with a Tanglewood electric are avoidable. These are the ones that come up most often and how to sidestep them.
Loop Pedal: A Complete Buyer's Guide
The spec sheet stops being marketing noise once you know what it's actually telling you — here's how to choose the right loop pedal for how you play.
Evh: A Complete Buyer's Guide
What to actually check before buying EVH guitars — tremolo type, D-Tuna compatibility, neck specs and construction tier.
Epiphone: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Body style comes first, then tier — this guide walks through every key buying decision for choosing the right model new or used at each budget level.
A Guide to Fender Blues Junior Amplifier
Fifteen watts, two EL84 valves and a lot of character — here's what's actually happening inside a Fender Blues Junior, and why it still holds up.
Dreadnought Guitar Explained: Features, Types and Tips
The dreadnought guitar is the dominant acoustic body shape for good reason. This guide explains where it came from, how it sounds and what makes it different from every other acoustic.
Blue Guitar Explained: Features, Types and Tips
Blue guitars aren't a category — they're any guitar in a blue finish. But understanding the different shades, body types, and what actually matters beyond the colour makes the choice much clearer.
Fender Tuners for Beginners: A Complete Guide
One job, one display, no need to understand the electronics behind it. Here's the genuinely simple starting guide.
The Ultimate Guide to Pick Up Humbucker
A humbucker is more than a noise fix. Here's how the two-coil design actually works, where it came from, and what really shapes its sound.
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)
- Guitars — Charvel
- Guitars — Fender
- Guitars — Gibson
- Guitars — Guild
- Guitars — Ibanez
- Guitars — Jackson
- Guitars — Martin
- Guitars — Music Man
- Guitars — Other Brands
- Guitars — Sigma
- Guitars — Squier
- Guitars — Takamine
- Guitars — Taylor
- Guitars — Washburn
- Guitars — Yamaha
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- Schecter Electric Guitar
- Schecter Guitars
- 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
- Superstrat
