Latest articles by Jonathan Horsley
Why an underground hero is calling time on one of 21st-century metal's greatest bands
Spirit Adrift released their sixth and final album, Infinite Illunination, and frontman/guitarist Nate Garrett says there is no going back for the heavy-doom champs
Crazy Tube Circuits’ Triptychon might just be the only pedal you need for classic rock
CTC delivers another super-ambitious build that looks very much like a shut-up-and-take-my-money stompbox for any player weaned on LedZep, Cream, Sabbath et al
Neural DSP unveils the Darkglass Ultimate plugin – a fully featured digital platform for studio-quality bass tone
Darkglass Ultimate expands upon the Ultra dual-preamp plugin with effects, cabs, full signal chain control and more – and it's a free update for Darkglass Ultra users
Harley Benton drops a sub-$250 baritone that proves you can do low tunings at low prices – and stay fashionably offset
Once upon a time a baritone offset was exclusive, a super-niche instrument that'd cost you, but the entry level JA-Baritone HH BK changes all that
Sadler Vaden on when he and Jason Isbell jammed Little Wing with Pearl Jam's Mike McCready
Vaden and Isbell were playing the Paramount in Jimi Hendrix's hometown Seattle when they invited another local legend onstage to join them. A top-tier performance ensues
Fender releases the Brian Fallon ’59 Telecaster Custom, a high-end replica of the guitar that built the Gaslight Anthem sound
The Brian Fallon '59 Telecaster Custom has Righteous Sound “Fourth Man” pickups, Dual Stack wiring, a Journeyman Relic finish and an eye-watering price tag
![Oliver Ackermann [left] playing on a red-lit stage and Richard Fortus playing his White Falcon live with Guns N' Roses](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CcjY3C3kpgNSN94DKEHuGX-840-80.jpg.webp)
Death By Audio’s Oliver Ackermann on the time he sold a pedal to Richard Fortus and disaster struck
Oliver Ackermann is great at making guitar effects – less so at parking
How Greta Van Fleet's Jake Kiszka met the Beloved – the ’61 SG Les Paul that became his talisman
With Gibson releasing a signature model inspired by his SG, Kiszka explains how he found his dream guitar – and admits he is a dangerous man to take guitar shopping
Gibson unveils signature SG for Greta Van Fleet’s Jake Kiszka
The Greta Van Fleet guitarist's signature SG is based on his battle-scarred '61 Les Paul SG and comes with an extra backplate signed and stamped by Kiszka
Martin marks Earth Day with a custom graphic 00L Biosphere IV acoustic in the name of penguin preservation
This stunning slope-shouldered 00-14 features artwork from Robert Goetzl, an FSC-certified build, and recognises a universal truth that the world is infinitely better with penguins in it
“Forged from the fires of Hell and made for players ready to take on the Lord of Hatred”: Calling all role-playing dungeon crawlers, Jackson has the unholy Diablo collab you’ve been waiting for
Jackson unveils a graphic finish Kelly to frighten the neighbours and celebrate the arrive of the Diablo IV: Lord Of Hatred videogame
FAO Jimi Hendrix fans, Strymon expands analogue range with the vintage Fuzz Face-inspired Canoga
What began a decade ago as an afternoon project of Strymon CEO Gregg Stock becomes only the brand's second ever analogue pedal
The tone-sweetener your rig has been waiting for? Walrus Audio's Highpoint is one serious compressor pedal
Studio-quality analogue optical compression and it has console-style VU meter LED lights on the front
“I was just a new guy, probably number nine on the list”: Larry Carlton on his nerve-shredding debut session with Quincy Jones – and the time he was called to play guitar on a Michael Jackson smash-hit
Carlton's experiences are a great example of why a session player has to be ready for anything
No rig, no problem! This website lets guitarists design amps and effects tones by text prompt
“How'd you get that great tone?” “Oh, I found it on a website... And it was free to use”
Budget gear giant Harley Benton goes high-end for BassTheWorld signature bass
With Kloppman pickups, CTS pots, Gotoh hardware and premium tonewoods, this MV-4JB Plus an upscale J-style to challenge our preconceptions of Harley Benton as just an entry level brand
Eric Johnson on the $400,000 rig he hardly played, the Dumble that got away, and his masterplan for setting his playing free
The Texan virtuoso discusses inspirations from jazz greats, admits he was too busy practising to join a band, and tells us what we can expect from his career-spanning Texaphonic Tour
Yamaha expands TransAcoustic lineup with more guitars that look like regular acoustics but are anything but
Yup, more second-gen acoustics in concert, dreadnought sizes, with and without cutaways, and with Yamaha's clever onboard tech as standard
One of our favourite Les Pauls just got more affordable as Gibson gives the Double Trouble the Studio treatment
Okay, so you lose the body binding and the case is soft, but the Double Trouble Studio has Ultra Modern weight relief, push/pull coil-taps, and there is a considerable saving to be had
Gretsch's exquisite, limited run Penguin and Falcon are a pair of fine-feathered guitars to crow about
There is something about that metallic Emerald Night finish and gold hardware that screams "take all our money now"
Epiphone’s Futura Series reimagines Gibson classics with Chromashift finishes, ProBucker Ignite 'buckers and stainless steel frets
Unveiled at NAMM 2026, the unashamedly bold Futura Series comes replete with a host of player-friendly updates, including compound radius fingerboards and expanded electronics
How Allan Holdsworth blew Eddie Van Halen's mind and took guitar to a higher plane
We unpack the brilliance of jazz-fusion trailblazer Allan Holdsworth, with some help from Steve Vai, Guthrie Govan, Paul Gilbert and Eddie Van Halen
“We set out to capture the defining moments that shaped Fender’s legacy”: Fender unveils the Vintera III series
The third generation of Fender's vintage-inspired lineup is all about the specs
UK amp pioneer Lyndon Laney has died, aged 77
Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi leads tributes to the founder of Laney Amplification, whose tube amps give helped birth heavy metal – and who also had a connection with Led Zeppelin, too
Robben Ford on rearranging John Lennon, iconic collaborations and paying tribute to the great Jeff Beck and amp guru Alexander Dumble
Two Shades Of Blues was conceived as a tribute to Beck and Ford's favourite amp builder, and it finds him exploring the Strat and making his own weather with his Overdrive Special