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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Jhs Pedal for Beginners: A Complete Guide
You don't need to understand the whole catalogue to buy your first JHS pedal sensibly. Here's the plain-spoken version, no jargon overload.
Bass Practice Amp: A Complete Buyer's Guide
A bass practice amp should suit where you actually play, not what looks impressive on a spec sheet. This guide focuses on what genuinely matters for home and rehearsal use.
The Best Yamaha Revstars for the Money
There's no single 'best' Revstar — only the best one for your budget and your pickup preference. Here's how the range breaks down by use case.
A Guide to Bass Cabinet
Your bass cabinet shapes your sound more than you might realise. Here's how they work, what the key specifications mean, and what to consider when choosing one.
Yamaha Dx Synthesizers: A Complete Guide
The needle-sharp electric piano behind half of 1986: here is how Yamaha DX synthesizers use FM synthesis, the full DX7 family tree, and where that technology lives today.
The Best Acoustic Bass Guitars for the Money
The Complete Guide to Guitar Music Notes Chart
A guitar notes chart displays where each musical note appears on the fretboard, helping guitarists of all levels learn note positions, read music fluently, and develop solid fretboard knowledge.
The Complete Guide to Hartke Bass Amplifier
Hartke bass amplifiers deliver dependable, affordable amplification trusted by working musicians worldwide. Discover their practical design and why Hartke remains a go-to choice for bass rigs.
Patch Cables for Beginners: A Complete Guide
You've bought your second pedal and now need something to join it up. Here's exactly what to get, no studio jargon required.
The Ultimate Guide to Di Box for Guitar and Bass
A bass DI box ensures clean, consistent signal from your instrument to mixing consoles. Whether live or in the studio, discover how a quality DI box solves impedance problems, eliminates hum and deliv...
Tanglewood Guitars: A Complete Guide
The honest rundown of who Tanglewood are, how the range breaks down, and what really separates one model from the next.
Line 6 Hx Stomp Explained: Features, Types and Tips
The Line 6 HX Stomp runs the same modeling engine as the Helix Floor in a compact three-switch chassis — 300+ amp and effects models, USB audio interface, and a form factor that fits in a rucksack.
Boss Katana 50 for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Your first proper amp doesn't need to feel intimidating. Here's a calm, step-by-step guide to getting started with the Boss Katana 50.
Fender Jaguar: A Complete Buyer's Guide
The Fender Jaguar range spans Mexican, American and Japanese models with real quality differences. Here is what to know before you buy — including the bridge issue everyone runs into.
Yamaha Bass Guitar Explained: Features, Types and Tips
BB, TRBX, TRB or Attitude — here's what actually separates Yamaha's bass guitar families, and how to work out which one fits how you play.
Schecter Guitars: A Complete Buyer's Guide
The honest, no-fluff version of what actually matters when you're buying Schecter guitars, gear geek to gear geek.
The Best Jhs Guitar Pedals for the Money
Budget, mid-range or boutique — here's the JHS pedal that earns its price at every tier, not just the flagship end.
Common Bridge Neck Mistakes to Avoid
Most guitar playability problems start at the bridge or neck. These are the mistakes that come up most often and how to avoid making them.
The Ultimate Guide to Orange 20 Rt
No modelling menus, no presets — just a straightforward, characterful practice amp. Here's what the Orange Crush 20RT actually offers.
Common Ampeg Bass Amp Mistakes to Avoid
Ampeg bass amps are serious professional equipment. A few well-understood mistakes can cost you significantly — here's what to watch out for and why it matters.
Digitech Explained: Features, Types and Tips
Digitech made real-time pitch shifting usable on stage. Here's an honest tour of the Whammy family and the rest of the range.
A Guide to Phaser Pedals
A phaser pedal splits your signal, shifts phase relationships through a chain of all-pass filters, and creates sweeping notches in the frequency spectrum. Once you understand how it works, you hear it...
Truss Rod for Beginners: A Complete Guide
A plain-English introduction to what the neck's adjustable rod does, when it matters and how to approach it as a beginner.
The Best Guitar Pinks for the Money
The same colour turns up on a first electric, an acoustic-electric and a genuinely premium instrument — here's how it actually splits by what you need.
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 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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- Guitars — Gibson
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- Guitars — Other Brands
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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
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