Guitar & Bass

Record and produce guitar and bass at home. Amp and DI techniques, mic placement, tone shaping and the gear that gets great-sounding takes.Start here: The Best Guitar Amp Sims · The Best Free Amp Sims · The Best Amp Modelers · The Best Neural DSP Plugins.

Best Guitar Stands and Wall Hangers

Find the best guitar stand or wall hanger for your home: Hercules, On-Stage, Gator, Ultimate Support and String Swing compared,…
Best Mandolins for Beginners

Looking for the best mandolin for beginners? Compare A-style and F-style picks from Kentucky, Eastman, The Loar, Ibanez and Washburn,…
Best Banjos for Beginners

Find the best banjo for beginners: open-back vs resonator explained, plus 5-string picks from Deering, Gold Tone, Epiphone, Ibanez and…
Best Guitar Cables and Patch Cables

Find the best guitar cable and patch cables for your rig: Mogami, Fender, D’Addario, Ernie Ball and Evidence Audio picks,…
Best Pedal Power Supplies

Find the best pedal power supply for your board: isolated vs daisy-chain, mA ratings, 9V/12V/18V outputs, and picks from Voodoo…
Best Pedalboards for Every Size Rig

Find the best pedalboard for your rig, from mini Pedaltrain Nano boards to 24-inch tour setups, with sizing tips, power…
Best Noise Gate Pedals

Find the best noise gate pedal for hiss, hum and high-gain chug: BOSS, ISP Decimator, MXR, EHX, TC Electronic and…
Best Wah Pedals for Guitar

Find the best wah pedal for your playing: Dunlop Cry Baby, Vox, Morley and Boss wahs compared on sweep, Q,…
Best Chorus Pedals for Guitar

Find the best chorus pedal for your guitar: Boss, MXR, EHX, Walrus, TC Electronic and Strymon chorus pedals compared, with…
Best Wireless Guitar Systems

Find the best wireless guitar system for your rig: Shure, Boss, Line 6, Sennheiser, Fender and Xvive compared on latency,…