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 Epiphone Les Pauls for the Money
Not one crowned champion, but the right pick for your budget and style. Here's how the Epiphone Les Paul tiers actually compare on value.
Common Make a Bass Guitar Mistakes to Avoid
Every one of these mistakes gets made at the shop counter regularly. Here's how to sidestep each one.
Floyd Rose for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Nobody warns you clearly enough about how different restringing feels the first time. Here's what you actually need to know as a beginner.
The Complete Guide to Acoustic And Electric Bass
Acoustic-electric bass guitars deliver warm acoustic tone with modern amplification, enabling unplugged performances and amplified concert use in single versatile instrument.
The Best 8 String Guitars for the Money
The Ibanez RG8 remains the most trusted starting point, but Solar Guitars and the RGD series offer real improvements at mid-range prices. Here is what to buy and why.
Tanglewood Acoustic Guitar: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Knowing exactly what to check turns Tanglewood's wide range from confusing into a genuine advantage. Here's how to buy the right one.
Common Boss Drum Album Mistakes to Avoid
Most BOSS drum machine recording problems come down to a handful of common errors. Here are the ones that appear most often and the specific fixes that resolve each immediately.
Common Pedal Power Supply Mistakes to Avoid
Most pedalboard power problems come from preventable mistakes: using wrong voltage, undersizing current capacity, or daisy-chaining high-current digital pedals. Here's what to avoid.
Common Tanglewood Guitars Mistakes to Avoid
Most regrets after buying an acoustic trace back to one of these seven avoidable mistakes.
Telecaster for Beginners: A Complete Guide
The Telecaster is one of the best first electric guitars you can choose — honest, simple and surprisingly versatile. Benjamin Wood explains exactly where to start.
Gretsch Electromatic: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Hollow, centre-block or Jet — here's exactly what to check before you buy a Gretsch Electromatic, no sales pitch included.
Electric 12-String Guitars: A Complete Guide
Strum an open G on a twelve and the chord shimmers, spreads out and hangs in the air. Here is how that works, where it came from, and what you are taking on.
The Best Guitar Tuners for the Money
These are the clip-on, pedal and strobe models that deliver the best balance of accuracy, build quality and value at each price point.
Cables Jack Explained: Features, Types and Tips
The guitar jack cable is the first link in your signal chain. Here's what to understand about how it works and what separates a good one from a mediocre one.
The Best Yamaha Musics for the Money
One overall winner doesn't make sense here. Here's my honest, category-by-category take on where this brand actually earns its reputation.
Preamp Amp for Beginners: A Complete Guide
You do not need a rack of gear to try a preamp amp setup. One pedal and the amp you already own is a perfectly complete place to start.
Cort Guitar Company for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Starting out and eyeing a Cort? Here's the plain-spoken version of what actually matters for a first guitar, and what you can safely ignore.
The Ultimate Guide to Fender Guitar
Seventy-odd years on, a handful of Fender shapes still cover almost every style of guitar music going. Here's the full picture.
Guitar Pickups for Beginners: A Complete Guide
You know your guitar has pickups but might not be entirely clear on what they do or whether it matters right now. Here's the practical version, without the overcomplications.
Electric Ukuleles: A Complete Buyer's Guide
The brand on the headstock matters less than getting category, pickup and amp aligned first. Here's the honest, technical version of how to buy.
Guitar Neck for Beginners: A Complete Guide
You don't need to memorise scale lengths to start playing. Here's the beginner-friendly version.
The Best Making a Bass Guitars for the Money
No invented rankings — just an honest look at the three real routes to building a bass guitar, and which one actually suits your budget.
The Best Fender Acoustasonics for the Money
No invented shootout scores here — just an honest look at what each Fender Acoustasonic tier actually gives you for what it asks in return.
Common Les Paul Guitar Mistakes to Avoid
Les Paul mistakes happen to everyone, but most are avoidable. Here are the eight pitfalls people fall into most often, and exactly how to dodge each one.
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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- Gretsch White Falcon
- Guild Acoustic Guitar
- Guild Electric Guitar
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- Guitar Classic Yamaha
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- Guitar Pickups
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- Guitar Tuners
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- 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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