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Electric guitar guides from Sandy Music Lab explain how electric guitars work, what gear you need to start, how pickups, frets and body styles shape your sound, and how to fix a muffled, quiet or thin tone.
If you’re shopping, start with the best electric guitars, then narrow it down by style with guides to rock, metal, jazz and semi-hollow guitars, or by brand with Fender and Ibanez. Each guide explains who each pick is for and what to skip.
Already playing? Pair your guitar with the right amp using the best guitar amps, learn what each pedal does in the guitar pedals guide, and fix common problems like noisy pickups, a loose input jack or strings that go sharp with the maintenance guides. Written for beginners and gigging players who want a better-sounding electric.

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Electric Guitar

How to Choose an Electric Guitar: A Complete Guide 2026

Learning how to choose an electric guitar comes down to a handful of decisions: the body style, the pickups, the…

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Guitar Strings

Types of Guitar Strings Explained 2026: Materials, Gauges and How to Choose

The main types of guitar strings are steel-core strings for acoustic and electric guitars and nylon strings for classical guitars.…

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Best Fender Guitars 2026: Strats, Teles and Acoustics

Last updated Quick answer: The best Fender guitar for most players is the Fender Player II Stratocaster, a versatile, well-built…

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Electric Guitar

Best Double Neck Guitars 2026

The 7 Best Double Neck Guitars at a Glance: Pick Best For Why It Stands Out Gibson Custom EDS-1275 Double…

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Electric Guitar

Best Fanned Fret Guitars 2026

Fanned fret guitars (also called multiscale guitars) let you play long-scale low strings and shorter-scale high strings on one neck.…

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Electric Guitar

Best Djent Guitars 2026

The 5 best djent guitars : Finding the best djent guitars is mostly about low-string clarity, a stable neck and…

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Electric Guitar

Best Death & Doom Metal Guitars 2026

The 5 best death and doom metal guitars : Finding the best death and doom metal guitars is not about…

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Electric Guitar

Best Metal Guitars 2026

The best metal guitars do three things well: they stay in tune under heavy palm muting, they track fast riffs…

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Best Floyd Rose Guitars 2026

If you are searching for the best Floyd Rose guitars, you probably want one thing above all: dive bombs and…

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Electric Guitar

Best Semi Hollow Guitars 2026

The best semi hollow guitars give you the warmth and resonance of a hollow body with the sustain and feedback…

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