All that technology… just to ’play’ guitar

Lloyd Baggs is the genial genius behind the mighty LR Baggs acoustic pickup company that today supplies some of the biggest artists and guitar brands in the business. We joined him earlier this year to hear how slide legend Ry Cooder inspired him to get the whole thing started – and learn why his new AEG-1 guitar may be a game-changer

Our pick of the month’s most delectable and wallet-bothering new gear

Ready to drop a banger? Chris Rowlands loops us in with the best tools for home beatmaking…

Software remasters are in—now it’s time for hardware to lean into retro appeal

Strymon’s standalone emulation of an Echoplex offers a host of adjustable parameters to tailor your sound

The former Cars six-stringer talks early guitar exploits, the golden age of vintage-guitar buying, and why he’s not as jazzed about amps as he is about guitars themselves