THE BEST Guitars

Praised by professional guitarists, Line 6’s Relay G30 is a 6-channel stompbox-style 2.4GHz digital wireless system with 10Hz-20Khz frequency response and 120dB dynamic range.

The EverTune Bridge promises to make retuning guitars a thing of the past thanks to an adaptive spring tensioner; it maintains constant tension on the strings, keeping them in tune forever.

Grammy award winner Keb’ Mo’ and Gibson take blues back to its acoustic roots with the Bluesmaster; limited to 300 pieces, it’s a flat-top L-series guitar with an L.R. Baggs Element pickup.

Gibson and legendary Led Zep guitarist Jimmy Page team up for the Number Two Les Paul; this custom guitar recreates Jimmy’s own ’59 Standard and is limited to 325 pieces.

Maxim Dalton’s Guitar Lessons is a noteworthy performance, with 35 of the world’s most amazing axes on a single 19″x25″ poster; it includes Slash, Hendrix, Clapton, and more.

Limited to 1,000 units: the Dusk Tiger Guitar is Gibson’s most advanced ever with piezo and magnetic pickups, a full-color LED master control knob, and 98 tone and 99 tuning positions.

AC/DC lead guitarist Angus Young’s legendary guitar is now available in a 250 piece run, 50 signed by Angus himself; all of the reproductions sport upgrades requested by Angus.

Gibson redesigns the classic 7-String Explorer for the 21st century with a glossy ebony nitrocellulose finish, mahogany neck/body, EMG pickups, 25k linear pot and Grover Rotomatics.

It looks like a Fender Amp, but use the volume knob on the Blackface HotSeat and the cushion pops open to reveal space for all your strings, pedals, and tabs; each seat is hand built.

Professional air guitarists finally have an instrument worthy of their lightweight talents: the Electronic Rock Guitar t-shirt is actually playable and includes a mini amp and magnetic picks.

Sony Music and freestyle footballers (that’s soccer for Yanks) gives Guitar Hero a more athletic kick with Football Hero: it’ uses Arduino, pressure sensitive pads, and Frets on Fire.

With a road-worn finish that screams attitude, the Rock Band Wireless Telecaster Player’s Edition guitar also features Shredderz fret buttons, upgraded Strum Bar and Bigsby whammy.

Logitech finally rolls out its Wireless Guitar Controller to the Wii; it’ll work with both Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero and features a maple neck, rosewood fingerboard and metal frets.

Celebrating 35 years of guitars, Taylor has released a slew of limited edition pieces that are both exotic and eclectic, including 35 ultra-rare flitch-match Brazilian rosewood models.

Legendary guitarist Eric Johnson teams up with Fender for the E.J. Stratocaster RW Electric Guitar; it features a 2-piece alder body, custom tremolo block and pickups by Johnson.

Logitech’s Wireless PS3 Drum Controller for Guitar Hero may be pricey, but you’ll get low-latency RF, fully adjustable components, a stainless steel-topped bass pedal and 30 ft range.

Wearing a full-sized Marshall amp on your waist is a surefire way to break your back, but this Mini Guitar Amp is designed for portability; it runs on a 9V battery and includes a belt clip.

Xbox 360 owners finally get their own Logitech Wireless Guitar Controller; just like the PS3 version, it features a rosewood fingerboard, metal frets and a whisper-quiet strum bar.

The 2008 record of 318 was smashed this weekend by 440 gamers in Brutal Legend tees rocking out to Motorhead’s Ace of Spades; it’s now the world’s largest air guitar gathering.

At $200, you could get a real guitar in place of Logitech’s new Wireless Guitar; still, for hardcore Rock Band/Guitar Hero players, you can’t beat the $50 price drop over the previous edition.

In addition to all the goodies in The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition, two custom guitars will also be available for $99 a pop on 9/9: a Gretsch Duo-Jet and Rickenbacker 325.

Two musical powerhouses join forces with the Gibson Artist Series, headed by Led Zep’s Jimmy Page and featuring the designs of 12 street artists; they’ll be auction 4/29 in London.

Although Blackbird is best known for their small carbon fiber guitars, the Super OM is their first full-sized acoustic; a pickup with volume and tone control is available for an extra $140.

You’ll need to keep it away from rogue buttons and zippers, but this Guitar Hanger is a great idea for musicians living in tight spaces; it takes all of five seconds to hang your axe.

Now this is what we call circuit bending: the Speak n’ Spellbinder is a Rock Band guitar and Speak and Spell mashup that includes tone triggers, variable pitch and whammy bar.

Stormtroopers are pretty poor shots, but they’re apparently pretty good at jamming out the Imperial March; this Rock Out, Rebel Scum! t-shirt is available at Teextile for only one more day.