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Guitar World editors name gear trends they dislike
Guitar World editors share gear trends they never understand.
In brief
Guitar World editors share gear trends they never understand. Guitar World editors list gear trends they dislike, including headless guitars, amp model switching, and AI tone generation. Originally reported by Guitar World.
Headless guitars trend
Headless guitars once seen as 1980s relics have seen a resurgence in popularity among guitar builders.
Ola Strandberg
Ola Strandberg, founder and lead designer of the guitar company that bears his name, has driven headless guitars into a new era.
Dom Pearson
24-year-old Dom Pearson believes headless guitars will become the most valuable vintage models in decades.
Michael Astley-Brown
Michael Astley-Brown, editor-in-chief, prefers sticking with one or two amp models for a core sound.
Matt Parker
Matt Parker, deputy editor, admits he no longer uses the Big Muff pedal after 20 years.
“I have owned and loved several other EHX builds (the POG, the Cathedral Stereo Reverb), but the headlining Big Muff is not my bag.”
Matt Owen
Matt Owen, news editor, says prompt-based AI tone generation will never be part of his rig.
“Sorry, it will never be part of my rig.”
Jackson Maxwell
Jackson Maxwell, operations editor, has written about guitar gear since 2014.
The one thing
Guitar World editors list gear trends they dislike, including headless guitars, amp model switching, and AI tone generation.
