Matt Mccracken

Black Friday and Cyber Monday might be over, but there are still plenty of discounts on guitars, bass guitars, pedals, amps and recording gear still on the table - but you'll have to be quick

If you missed out on the Black Friday and Cyber Monday madness don't worry - I've got all the best deals that are still live

Pros Unless you absolutely have to have a famous logo on your headstock, there's little reason you can't get the performance and sound of a modern S-style guitar at a much lower price these days.

An incredibly full-featured multi-effects that looks to come at the big boys of amp modeling

The nastiest pedal we’ve ever tried? We get to grips with this pitch-shifting noise-maker

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With the help of pals including Eric Gales and Vernon Reid, we run down the songs that lit up the guitar-o-sphere this year, including a remarkable hardcore breakthrough, a virtuoso collab for the ages and the prodigy that everyone’s talking about

Part bass, part guitar, we get to grips with the Classic Vibe version of Fender’s very own dichotomy of tone

We've found all the last-minute sales for guitarists, and if you're quick you'll still have time for delivery before the big day

We put PG’s latest pint-sized powerhouse to the test