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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How to Set Up and Use Guitar Nut
Fitting or replacing a guitar nut is precise, methodical work. This step-by-step guide covers the full process from blank selection to final testing.
Common Gretsch Mistakes to Avoid
Cort Explained: Features, Types and Tips
A proper guitar brand with a genuinely huge catalogue, not a budget afterthought — here's the real picture, series by series.
Everything You Need to Know About Jhs Guitar Pedals
The honest rundown on JHS Pedals: who's behind them, what the range actually covers, and where the real value sits.
The Ultimate Guide to 5 String Fretless Bass
The 5 string fretless bass delivers unprecedented expressive control and harmonic complexity for advanced players seeking microtonal nuance and extended low-end range.
Single Coil Pickups for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Common Tonex Pedal Mistakes to Avoid
Six mistakes that catch Tonex Pedal users out early, from signal chain errors to power supply issues, and how to fix each one.
Guild Guitar Company: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Buying a Guild isn't as simple as picking a model number. Here's how the brand's complicated history affects what you're comparing.
Electric Bass Yamaha for Beginners: A Complete Guide
No jargon left unexplained: why a four-string TRBX is the sensible first Yamaha bass, and what to check the day it arrives.
The Best Patch Cables for the Money
No made-up ranking, just the honest pick — the best patch cables for a tight pedalboard, passive tone, a studio patchbay, or life on the road.
Fender Blues Jr: A Complete Buyer's Guide
New, used or a special edition? Here's what genuinely matters before buying a Fender Blues Jr, from tube condition to which speaker you're getting.
Common Short Scale Bass Mistakes to Avoid
Most short scale bass problems aren't the instrument being awkward — they're habits carried over from a standard-scale mindset.
Esp Guitars: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Too many letters, too many series names. Here's the ESP range explained story by story, working out what actually matters for how you play.
Squier for Beginners: A Complete Guide
No jargon left unexplained: what a Squier actually is, which shape to start with, and what to check before you hand over any money.
The Best Guitar Amps for the Money
The best guitar amp is always relative to the player. Here are the strongest options by budget tier and playing context, with honest assessments of where the value really lies.
Harley Benton Bass Guitar: A Complete Buyer's Guide
A huge catalogue narrowed down to the decisions that actually matter, so you order the right Harley Benton the first time.
Orange 20 Rt: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Cheap and characterful isn't automatically right for you — here's whether an Orange Crush 20RT actually matches what you need.
The Best Chapman Guitars for the Money
No invented shootouts, just an honest read on which Chapman guitar family actually suits your tuning, genre and playing style.
The Ultimate Guide to Two Rock Guitar Amps
Two Rock guitar amps are among the most coveted amplifiers in the world — handbuilt by Bill Jansen in California with premium components for unmatched clean tone and touch response.
No.Tom Guitars: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Buying vintage or used is different from buying new off the wall. Here is exactly what to check, and what to ask, before you spend a penny at No.Tom Guitars.
Ampeg Bass Guitar Amps: A Complete Guide
Ampeg amplifiers deliver legendary tone and reliability from entry-level Micro amps to professional SVT rigs. Discover the Ampeg series that suits your needs.
Common Telecaster Mistakes to Avoid
The Telecaster looks simple, but most players make the same avoidable mistakes with one. Rebecca Turner runs through the big ones and how to sidestep them.
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 Garage London
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- Gibson Hummingbird
- Gibson J45
- Gibson Les Paul
- Gibson Les Paul Standard
- Gibson Sg
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- 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
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- Guitar Guitar
- Guitar Hardware
- Guitar Knobs
- Guitar Neck
- Guitar Nut
- Guitar Pickups
- Guitar Strings
- Guitar Tuners
- Guitar Wiring Kit
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- 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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