Chris Vinnicombe

Chris Vinnicombe worked with us here on the MusicRadar team from the site's initial launch way back in 2007, and also contributed to Guitarist magazine as Features Editor until 2014, as well as Total Guitar magazine, amongst others. These days he can be found at Gibson Guitars, where he is editor-in-chief.

Latest articles by Chris Vinnicombe

Kill Hannah's Mat Devine, unscathed

Feeder and Kill Hannah in tourbus fire dramas

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

A bad week for bands and buses

Bands
Wayne Coyne, 47.

Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne rocks Guitar Hero double neck

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Modified Epiphone G-1275 makes TV debut

Guitarists
March 2009 sees the doors open

Gibson partners with British Music Experience

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Learn to play and get interactive at the O2

Guitars
No knobs, but boost aplenty

Brian May's FX guru speaks

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Greg Fryer talks treble boosters

Guitars
25-26 October sees six-string fun come to Exeter

See John Paul Jones this weekend!

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Led Zeppelin star and more at Mansons Guitar Show

Artists
Keys-y Top?

Black Keys record with ZZ Top and Rick Rubin

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

LA session scheduled for new, rootsier album

Artists
Fresh out of the box, a new take on an old classic...

FIRST LOOK: Electro-Harmonix Microsynth

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Turn your guitar into a spaceship

Guitar Pedals
POD Farm's GUI appears to be extremely intuitive

New POD Farm plug-in and POD Studio hardware from Line 6

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Amp Farm concept revitalised for 2008

Plugins
Pete Doherty: back on form

Pete Doherty on gear...

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

...and his favourite models

Guitars
null

Remastered Beatles albums confirmed for 9 September

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

The Fab Four for sale again

Singles And Albums
Doves L-R: Andy Williams, Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin

Doves video: Jez Williams' live rig revealed

By Chris Vinnicombe, Chris Wickett last updated

On tour with the Kingdom Of Rust guitar star

Gigs & Festivals
Shoreditch-based artist Pure Evil puts his unique stamp on a Melody Maker

Gibson supports A Força da Rua art campaign

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Guitars customised for Brazil's children

Guitars
The Open Door EP artwork

Death Cab For Cutie premiere new EP tracks online

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Hear songs from The Open Door EP now

Singles And Albums
Squire's response seems pretty unequivocal to us...

John Squire says no through art

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Stone Roses reunion as likely as Elvis comeback tour

Gigs & Festivals
20 years since their seminal debut was released, still no reunion

Now John Squire says no too

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Guitarist denies Stone Roses reunion

Gigs & Festivals
As web tools go, it couldn't be much more user-friendly

Make your MP3s one louder

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Web-based audio tool is free and easy

Our Magazines
Jack White's new band, unveiled yesterday

Jack White launches The Dead Weather supergroup

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Plays drums, covers Gary Numan

Guitarists
Novoselic (middle) says the vaults are clean

No more unreleased Nirvana songs, says Krist Novoselic

By Joe Bosso, Chris Vinnicombe last updated

But he says, "There's a lot of video"

Bands
If that's really his footprint he needs to eat more...

Kirk Hammett gets signature wah

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Dunlop announces Metallica Crybaby

Guitars
Potty mouths.

Twitter twatter: Brian Eno vs Alan McGee

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Two bald men fight over internet

Keyboard Players
Insert pithy Chinese Democracy caption here

Oasis and The Killers headline V Festival

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Plus: the Gallaghers are banned from China

Gigs & Festivals
Try using a patch lead to jump the channels, turn up very loud, enjoy...

Marshall announces Paul Weller signature amp

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Childline charity to benefit from sales

Guitar Amps
Ron Asheton, 1948-2009

Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton dies

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Proto-punk legend dies aged 60

Guitarists
Damn, that looks good...

Fender launches Road Worn Series guitars and basses

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

Affordable relics set to storm NAMM 2009

Bass Guitars
Lennon: on sale again

Drunk Lennon tape fetches $30,000

By Chris Vinnicombe last updated

'Lost Weekend' recording sold at auction

Artists
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Archives

Other versions of this page are available with specific content for the following regions: