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Explore buying guides for acoustic, electric, and travel guitars, alongside guides to effects pedals and guitar amps.
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Recommended gear guides
Buying guides and feature explanations for acoustic, electric, and travel guitars, plus pedals and amps.
Guitar buying guides
Acoustic Guitar Buyer's Guide
Acoustic guitar models, tonewoods, body styles, and buying considerations.
Guitar buying guides
The Best Electric Guitar for Beginners (Ultimate Buyer’s Guide)
Beginner electric guitar options and explanations of necks, pickups, and other features.
Guitar buying guides
Top 11 Best Travel Guitars
Small and travel-size guitar options, including acoustic, electric, and bass models.
Gear & effects
Essential Guitar Pedals: The Ultimate Guide
Overdrive, distortion, fuzz, wah, chorus, delay, and reverb pedals, with examples of each effect.
Gear & effects
The Best Guitar Amps Money Can Buy
A guide to guitar amps, including solid-state, tube, and modeling designs.