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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Distortion Explained: Features, Types and Tips
Gibson Explorer: A Complete Buyer's Guide
What to actually check before buying a Gibson Explorer, from used-guitar red flags to Gibson versus Epiphone.
Phaser Pedal for Beginners: A Complete Guide
A phaser pedal is one of the most approachable effects in the guitar world. Here is everything a first-timer needs to know — what the knobs do, where to start, and three sounds to try right away.
Common Guitar Knobs Mistakes to Avoid
Small and simple as they are, replacement knobs can go wrong in several frustrating ways — here is what to watch out for.
The Best Gibson Les Paul Blacks for the Money
No invented benchmarks, just an honest look at where the money actually goes at each rung of the ladder.
Music Man Bass Guitar for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Music Man instruments reward some prior experience, but getting started correctly makes all the difference. Here is what to know before you plug in.
Harley Benton for Beginners: A Complete Guide
One sensible first decision, not the whole catalogue. A patient, step-by-step guide to buying your first Harley Benton.
Fender Acoustasonic Explained: Features, Types and Tips
It's not an acoustic guitar with a pickup bolted on — here's how the Fender Acoustasonic actually blends acoustic and electric sound.
Common Jhs Guitar Pedals Mistakes to Avoid
Most pedal problems aren't the pedal's fault. Here are the JHS Pedals mistakes that trip people up most, and the easy fix for each.
Tc Electronic for Beginners: A Complete Guide
TC Electronic makes some genuinely approachable pedals for beginners. Here's what to start with, what each one does, and what to leave until later.
Wireless Guitar System Explained: Features, Types and Tips
Cut the cable and everything about how you play changes. Here's what's really inside a wireless guitar system, plain and simple.
Fender Jaguar Explained: Features, Types and Tips
The Fender Jaguar has a shorter scale, a dual-circuit switching system, and a floating tremolo unlike any other guitar in the Fender range. Here is how it all works.
Valve Amp for Beginners: A Complete Guide
The Best Bass Pickups for the Money
The best bass pickup upgrade depends on format, style and budget — but at every price point there are proven options that genuinely change what an instrument sounds like.
Everything You Need to Know About Short Scale Basses
McCartney played one. So did Jack Bruce. Here's everything worth knowing about the short scale bass and why it's no beginner compromise.
Fender Guitar: A Complete Buyer's Guide
There's no single best Fender in this range, only the right one for what you play and what you can spend. Here's how to work it out.
Bass Combo Amp: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Buying a bass combo amp means matching wattage, speaker configuration, and features to your actual use case. This buyer's guide covers every decision — from bedroom practice to professional gigging.
Common Bass Preamp Mistakes to Avoid
The same EQ and setup errors come up repeatedly among bass players — here is what they are and how to stop making them.
Common Left Handed Bass Mistakes to Avoid
Most beginner bass mistakes apply equally to left-handed players. The lefty-specific errors are few: buying a converted asymmetric bass, skipping the setup and ignoring nut quality on second-hand inst...
Flatwound Bass Strings for Beginners: A Complete Guide
The first time you play with flatwound strings feels strange — then it starts to make sense. Here's what to expect when you make the switch, and how to do it well.
Orange Bass Amp Explained: Features, Types and Tips
Orange's bass amp range spans solid-state combos to all-valve heads — here's how each model works and what makes them tick.
Common Line 6 Company Mistakes to Avoid
Most of the frustration isn't really about the technology. It's a handful of avoidable setup decisions made early on.
A Guide to Basses Guitar
Amp Head: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Choosing the right amp head means understanding wattage, circuit type and cabinet compatibility. This guide covers every decision point for a confident purchase.
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 Hummingbird
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- Gibson Les Paul
- Gibson Les Paul Standard
- Gibson Sg
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- Gretsch Electric Guitar
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- Gretsch Guitars
- Gretsch White Falcon
- Guild Acoustic Guitar
- Guild Electric Guitar
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- Guitar Classic Yamaha
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- Guitar Guitar
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- Guitar Knobs
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- Guitar Pickups
- Guitar Strings
- Guitar Tuners
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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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