Electric Guitar
Electric Guitar news, new models, gear, players, and releases — everything Guitar Radar has covered about electric guitar.
Guitar Radar has 44 stories and 35 product releases tagged Electric Guitar, collected here from across every section of the site. Most of it sits under gear, players and industry. The most recent story, from Oct 14, 2026, is “Fender Refreshes Its American Professional Flagship Series With V-Mod III Pickups”. Coverage here goes back to Jan 22, 2026. The newest product in the releases catalog is the Fender American Professional Jazzmaster.
Stories
Players
Rick Nielsen opens more than 300 pieces of his guitar archive for a St. Jude benefit auction
The October sale includes more than 70 guitars, led by a stage-used five-neck Hamer and the 1975 Hamer Standard that helped define Cheap Trick’s image.
Oct 1, 2026
Olivia Rodrigo opens the Unraveled Tour with a hand-built heart guitar and a stripped-down Jazzmaster
A small East Los Angeles workshop needed five prototypes to turn the heart-shaped concept into a comfortable stage instrument.
Sep 29, 2026
Johnny Marr's guitar collection sells for £3.65 million at Christie's
The 111-lot London sale more than tripled its estimate, led by Marr's Smiths-era 1982 Rickenbacker 330 Jetglo at £358,400.
Sep 18, 2026
Sibiu's Guitar Meeting Festival opens a four-day 2026 edition built around a 1,200-player guitar gathering
The Romanian festival has expanded to four days, combining concerts, workshops and its mass-participation Manifest concert in Sibiu.
Sep 4, 2026
Gear
Fender Refreshes Its American Professional Flagship Series With V-Mod III Pickups
The 10-model update spans Stratocaster, Telecaster, offset and bass families, pairing revised electronics with new bridge and control details.
Oct 14, 2026
Gibson Custom brings the 1957 L-5 CES back with scanned vintage geometry
The core-line reissue pairs carved AAA woods and Custombuckers with prices starting at $10,999.
Oct 8, 2026
Fender gives John 5 three new signature Telecasters, from $1,299 to Custom Shop
The Phantom, Ghost and Custom Shop Phantom pair stripped-down controls with high-output DiMarzio pickups, while the two black models add Floyd Rose trems.
Oct 7, 2026
Reverend Launches Charger and Kingbolt Standard Models With New HCM Humbuckers
The $999 hardtail Charger and $1,099 tremolo-equipped Kingbolt share ceramic HCM pickups, roasted-maple necks and Bass Contour controls.
Oct 4, 2026
Gretsch Gives the Limited Quilt Classic Falcon a 1959 Core and Forge Glow Finish
The Japan-made G6136TGQM-59 pairs quilt maple, trestle bracing, Ray Butts Filter’Trons and a Bigsby in a ¥649,000 limited edition.
Oct 4, 2026
Jackson gives Sabaton’s Chris Rörland his first signature guitar with the seven-string SL7 Soloist
The 26.5-inch-scale Pro Series model pairs neck-through construction, active EMGs and a Floyd Rose with stage-minded control placement.
Oct 1, 2026
Graph Tech expands its clamp-free Un-Lock Nut system to 7-string guitars
Two Black TUSQ XL models bring full-time machine-head access and faster string changes to 7-string instruments with double-locking tremolos.
Sep 30, 2026
Fender’s passive Silent System targets single-coil hum without changing the pickup voice
The battery-free noise-cancellation circuit debuts in limited American Professional Classic Stratocaster and Telecaster models.
Sep 27, 2026
Yamaha turns Matteo Mancuso’s custom Revstar into the production RS20MM signature model
The chambered Vintage Sunburst electric pairs DiMarzio PAF 36th Anniversary pickups with a five-way selector and Yamaha’s passive Focus Switch.
Sep 27, 2026
Sterling and Cory Wong put the StingRay II guitar into production at $749
The new offset takes cues from the StingRay bass but uses dual humbuckers, a roasted-maple neck, locking tuners and vintage-style tremolo.
Sep 25, 2026
Jackson brings Phil Collen’s PC1 outside the Custom Shop with the Pro Series PC1-E
The $2,199 signature model keeps the Sustainer, DiMarzio pickups, compound-radius neck and Floyd Rose in a distressed Worn Black build.
Sep 25, 2026
Epiphone previews an Eric Clapton 1964 ES-335TDC Reissue ahead of Crossroads
The forthcoming Inspired by Gibson Custom model is based on Clapton's Cream-era 1964 ES-335 and will make its first public appearance at Crossroads this weekend.
Sep 23, 2026
PRS and John Mayer launch eight Defender-inspired Silver Sky limited editions
The Defender Color Collection puts four heritage finishes on US Silver Skys and four contemporary finishes on SE models, with the SE line getting black plastics for the first time.
Sep 23, 2026
Epiphone revives Joan Jett Olympic Special in Vintage Sunburst
Jett’s stripped-down single-pickup signature returns worldwide with rosewood replacing laurel and a finish inspired by her Melody Maker.
Sep 19, 2026
Gibson Custom builds 60 Gustavo Cerati ES-335 replicas for Miami-only release
The Murphy Lab model recreates Cerati’s 1965 ES-335, a guitar heard and seen across landmark Soda Stereo and solo-era performances.
Sep 19, 2026
Gibson launches limited-run DES Series across six electric-guitar shapes
The Ghost Burst collection spans Les Paul, SG, ES, Explorer, Flying V and Victory models with compound-radius ebony boards and ELEV8 humbuckers.
Sep 18, 2026
Farida and former Fender Master Builder John Cruz launch the limited-run JC-1
The Chinese brand's first John Cruz design is a 60-piece S-style run with custom-wound single-coils, a blend control and a dedicated Cruz Custom Shop.
Sep 14, 2026
Squier gives Troy Van Leeuwen a Paranormal 12-string Telecaster signature model
The Queens of the Stone Age guitarist's new $599.99 Telecaster XII brings his Custom Shop 12-string concept into Squier's Paranormal line.
Sep 9, 2026
Strandberg revives its modular UME concept — and this one will have a headstock
Ola Strandberg has reopened a decade-old modular guitar project around the needs of a mystery player, including an adjustable headstock and open-source body modules.
Sep 5, 2026
Gibson Custom builds 30 forensic replicas of Billy Gibbons' “Pearly Gates” Les Paul, sold only through a private Nashville event
A 3D-scanned, Murphy Lab-aged recreation of the ZZ Top frontman's 1959 Les Paul Standard, priced at $39,999 and hand-signed by Gibbons.
Sep 3, 2026
Cort's new CR300MT puts active EMGs in a stripped-back mahogany singlecut
A $900 set-neck single-cutaway with an EMG 81/60 pair, aimed at players who want a classic shape with a hotter, more modern voice.
Sep 2, 2026
Ibanez quietly drops new Vai, Satriani and Nita Strauss signatures plus a seven-string Iceman
A surprise September catalogue update brings a gold-leaf PIA for Steve Vai, a fresh JS for Joe Satriani, a Torch Red JIVA for Nita Strauss and a multi-scale Iceman.
Sep 2, 2026
Harley Benton Pairs a P90 and a Humbucker on New SC-Special Hybrid
The 199-euro single-cut combines an Isola P90 in the neck with a coil-splittable humbucker in the bridge.
Aug 30, 2026
Guitar Center's 2026 Crossroads collection revives Clapton's Blind Faith Tele and a 70-piece Mayer Silver Sky
The charity run, timed to this year's Crossroads Guitar Festival, spans Clapton signature Martins, a Fender Custom Shop recreation of his 1969 Telecaster and a limited PRS Silver Sky finished for John Mayer.
Aug 30, 2026
Gibson Revives Its Baritone Line With the 28-Inch-Scale Victory Baritone
Gibson returns to extended-scale territory for the first time since the early 2010s, pairing a B-to-B baritone with a new set of ELEV8 humbuckers.
Aug 30, 2026
Gretsch wraps a limited-edition Penguin in Light Blue Pearl with a String-Thru Bigsby
The G6134T-58 Limited Edition Penguin pairs a chambered mahogany body and TV Jones Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity Filter'Tron pickups with a rarely seen string-through Bigsby, listing at $3,799.99.
Aug 29, 2026
Ibanez gives Wes Hauch a Custom Shop Iceman 7-string, and a $9,999 price tag
The ICWH727 is billed as Ibanez's first commercially available Custom Shop 7-string and the first Japan-built Iceman in more than 30 years, which is the company's explanation for preorders opening near ten grand.
Aug 29, 2026
Charvel adds four Pro-Mod Plus Dinky DK24 models aimed squarely at metal players
Three new humbucker-loaded configurations and one HSS join the Pro-Mod Plus DK24 line, with Floyd Rose or hardtail bridges, Seymour Duncan pickups and finishes running from satin black to a green ombre called zombie face.
Aug 29, 2026
Fender's second wave of 75th Anniversary Teles brings back the baritone and the Nocaster
A Player II Baritone Telecaster returns a 27-inch-scale Tele to the standard catalog, joined by an American Vintage II 1951 Nocaster and new Player II Telecaster and Precision Bass colorways.
Aug 29, 2026
Sleep Token's IV and III get their first signature instruments from Jackson and Charvel
A 30-inch baritone Monarkh tuned a full octave down for the guitarist, and a fanned-fret five-string bass for the bassist.
Aug 26, 2026
PRS gives The Warning's Dany Villarreal her first signature guitar, the Astryx
A 200-piece Custom 24 in a sunset-style "Ocaso" finish, with a single sun inlay in place of PRS's usual birds.
Aug 25, 2026
Epiphone Launches Lzzy Hale Explorer Custom in Black Diamond Holographic Sparkle
The Halestorm singer's newest signature is an all-black Explorer with a holographic sparkle finish and mirror pickguard, out worldwide now.
Aug 19, 2026
Tosin Abasi built the nylon-string guitar he couldn't find anywhere else
The Abasi Stage 7, made with Cordoba, is a seven-string, fanned-fret electric nylon guitar designed to survive a stage next to a loud drummer.
Aug 3, 2026
Fender brings back the 1951 Nocaster for its 75th anniversary
The reissue arrives alongside a new hum-cancelling passive pickup system and a heavier Player Fusion line aimed at harder-edged players.
Jun 18, 2026
Wes Borland's mangled left-handed King V finally became a real Jackson signature guitar
The Limp Bizkit guitarist's road-worn main axe — originally a rejected left-handed custom order, rewired backwards by a tech named Kadaver — is now a production model.
May 29, 2026
Epiphone's new signature SG belongs to Fatoumata Diawara, a first for the brand
The Malian singer-guitarist's Ember Red SG carries a graphic pulled from her own artwork and ships for $699.
Jan 23, 2026
ESP unveils eight new signature guitars for 2026, including two tributes to late guitarists
New models arrive for Mick Thomson and Stephen Carpenter, two newcomers join the signature roster, and 20th-anniversary tributes honor Alexi Laiho and Jeff Hanneman.
Jan 22, 2026
Releases
Fender American Professional Jazzmaster
$1,899.99
Ernie Ball Music Man Albert Lee HSS
Price TBA
Gibson 1957 L-5 CES Reissue
Price TBA
Fender John 5 Phantom Telecaster
Price TBA
Gretsch G6136TGQM-59 Limited Edition Quilt Classic Falcon
Price TBA
Reverend Charger Standard
Price TBA
Jackson Pro Series Signature Chris Rörland Soloist SL7
$1,599.99
Yamaha Matteo Mancuso Signature REVSTAR RS20MM
Price TBA
Guild Starfire Deluxe
Price TBA
Sterling by Music Man StingRay II
$749.99
Jackson Pro Series Signature Phil Collen PC1-E
$2,199.99
PRS Silver Sky Defender Color Collection
Price TBA
Gibson Custom Gustavo Cerati ES-335
Price TBA
Gibson DES Series
Price TBA
Epiphone Joan Jett Olympic Special
Price TBA
Squier Paranormal Troy Van Leeuwen Telecaster XII
$599.99
Cort CR300MT
$899.99
Gibson Victory Baritone
$2,499
Jackson Pro Plus Signature Sleep Token IV Monarkh SC
$2,199.99
PRS Dany Villarreal Astryx
$5,800
Harley Benton SC-Special Hybrid
Price TBA
Epiphone Lzzy Hale Explorer Custom - Black Diamond Holographic Sparkle
Price TBA
Gretsch G6134T-58 Limited Edition Penguin with String-Thru Bigsby
$3,799.99
Ibanez ICWH727 Wes Hauch Signature Iceman
$9,999
Fender 75th Anniversary American Vintage II Nocaster
$2,999.99
Jackson Pro Series Signature Wes Borland King V KV
$1,299.99
Epiphone Fatoumata Diawara SG
$699
ESP LTD MT-1 (Mick Thomson Signature) — Black Satin
Price TBA
ESP LTD SC-607 Baritone (Stephen Carpenter Signature) — Magenta
Price TBA
ESP LTD GL-200 Kami (George Lynch Signature)
Price TBA
ESP LTD JS-7 Baritone (Jack Simmons Signature)
Price TBA
ESP JD-1 (Joe Duplantier Signature)
Price TBA
ESP LTD Sawtooth SE 20th Anniversary (Alexi Laiho Tribute)
Price TBA
ESP LTD JH-200 CTM (Jeff Hanneman Tribute)
Price TBA
ESP LTD Arrowhead SE 20th Anniversary (Alexi Laiho Tribute)
Price TBA