Best Electric Guitars

Rock N Roll Relics Revenge Guitar Review

Classics are great, but finding a way to step outside the box, while maintaining familiarity isn’t easy. Billy Rowe’s Rock N Roll Relics have been doing just that, making classics that have...

Cort KX500 Etched Guitar Review

Cort has been making well-made, reasonably priced instruments for decades. With their...

Dean Icon Select Guitar Review [Ocean Burst]

Since the late 1970’s, Dean Guitars have added a modern edge to...

FLASHBACK: 1968 Fender Telecaster in Fiesta Red

Hey Gang, Rob Meigel here from Soho Guitar. Today I had the...

Lace Electric Cigar Box Guitar REVIEW

While its design and features may not be for everyone, the new...

Learn more about the best electric guitars on the market, electric guitar pickups, amplifiers and guitar pedals. Performer Magazine’s team of product experts, guitar nerds and reviewers explore the latest in electric guitar trends, guitar technology and provide updated insights on the best electric guitars and guitar accessories available today.

Electric guitars are a different animal than their acoustic counterparts, and come with their own set of considerations, accessories and requirements that acoustic instruments just don’t have. So we’ll delve deep and explore what makes for the best electric guitar tone – how to achieve it, how to tweak it for the stage and the studio, and let you know which guitar accessories are essential for your gig bag and tour van, and which ones are just pure snake oil. We also take a look at cool vintage guitars from Fender, Gibson and more each month in our flashback feature.

Some of our most popular articles and electric guitar reviews include:

Prestige Troubadour RS REVIEW
By Chris Devine on September 19, 2019
How does the one-pickup beauty stack up to its peers? Read our expert review on the new Prestige Troubadour RS guitar below… So, getting a...
My Favorite Axe with Jack Gray
By Benjamin Ricci on July 11, 2019
MAKE & MODEL Fender EOB (Ed O’Brien) Sustainer Stratocaster WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU This guitar is the newest addition to my family so I’m...
MY FAVORITE AXE: Sarah Longfield
By Sarah Longfield on May 28, 2019
BACKGROUND I started playing guitar at 12 years old, and began pursuing it seriously upon graduating high school. Since then I’ve been lucky enough to...
Guitarists Wanted! Take the Elixir Strings Endurance Challenge
By Benjamin Ricci on May 24, 2019
Grubby, corroded strings are disgusting and kill your tone. That’s why we’re looking for two dynamic guitarists to take the Elixir Endurance Challenge! We’ll hook...
FLASHBACK: Vintage ’66 Mosrite “Ventures” Guitar
By Rob Meigel on May 9, 2019
Today we are showcasing this really cool 1966 Mosrite “The Ventures Model.” The Mosrite of California Guitar Company was founded in 1956 by Semie and...