Jonathan Horsley

Fender celebrates 75 years of the electric guitar that started it all with limited edition collection

By Jonathan Horsley published 17 March 26

The 75th Anniversary Telecaster Collection features five stunning takes on the first mass-produced solidbody electric

Derek Trucks reveals what it’s like to play Jerry Garcia’s record-breaking $11.6mn Tiger guitar

By Jonathan Horsley published 17 March 26

Trucks got the chance to put the ultimate Grateful Dead guitar through its paces during The Tedeschi Trucks Band's residency at the Beacon Theatre in New York City – and he says it's a “beast”

“To me, it was like being asked to tour with the Beatles”: Paul Gilbert on why he turned down the gig of a lifetime

By Jonathan Horsley published 16 March 26

When Todd Rundgren called and invited Gilbert to tour with him there was only one answer, even if it pained him to say it

“It would be way better if drummers weren’t reduced to nothing”: Eric Johnson on the one thing he doesn’t like about modern pop music

By Jonathan Horsley published 14 March 26

The Texan guitar phenom says contemporary pop has got loads going for it, but the human element from having a live drummer would be a “win-win”

A future player favourite? Gibson unveils the Songwriter Recording Artist acoustics

By Jonathan Horsley published 12 March 26

It would take a pretty special instrument to pull focus from the Hummingbird, Dove or J-45... And yet, these acoustics, available as a cutaway or non-cutaway, have got something special

BB King was the undisputed King of the Blues – but Joe Bonamassa says he also taught him how to use an iPod

By Jonathan Horsley published 12 March 26

Bonamassa pays tribute to the undisputed king of the blues as a road dog who "knew everything" and was pretty handy with newfangled technologies, too

Joe Satriani on what he told David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen when they called about EVH tribute tour

By Jonathan Horsley published 11 March 26

Satch says the tribute tour got close to a show, but after it all fell through, Sammy Hagar came in with an offer he couldn’t refuse, and he needed a new amp to nail Eddie Van Halen's tone

EarthQuaker Devices reinvents the reverb pedal once more with the Towers Stereo Reverberant Filter

By Jonathan Horsley published 11 March 26

The Towers Stereo Reverberant Filter does reverb the EQD way, and it could be soundscape generator you've been waiting for (or maybe just something more exotic than room, plate and spring)

Country star John Osborne’s signature Tele comes factory modded with a distressed nitro finish, custom pickups – and it’s even got a B-bender too

By Jonathan Horsley published 10 March 26

Based of his beloved 1968 Tele, this Road Worn doozie has it all going on, and while the B-bender is a headline spec item, what about that oil-finished fingerboard with the maple cap fretboard?

Does your digital rig lack “thump” and feel? Victory’s PowerValve 200 promises to restore that analogue tube mojo

By Jonathan Horsley published 10 March 26

With an onboard Valve React Circuit, this 200-watt power amp is designed to push air through a real guitar speaker, giving you quote/unquote real amp feel when using a modeller

Fender wins historic German court ruling protecting Stratocaster body design

By Jonathan Horsley published 10 March 26

The Regional Court of Düsseldorf rules in favour of Fender and offers broad legal protections for the Strat's body design

“When I first met George I was speechless”: Robben Ford on what it was like working with a Beatle at the age of 22

By Jonathan Horsley published 7 March 26

By his own admission, Ford was “green” when he was called into play on George Harrison’s Dark Horse but there was no pressure to be anything other than himself

How Mark Morton and Gibson reinvented the Les Paul for modern metal – and why passive beats active humbuckers hands down

By Jonathan Horsley published 5 March 26

The Lamb Of God guitarist walks us through the evolution of his signature Les Paul Modern Quilt and explains why passive humbuckers beat active every time

IK Multimedia just put $300,000 of Dumble mojo into a Tonex One mini pedal

By Jonathan Horsley published 5 March 26

The Tonex One Double Special is a limited edition pedal preloaded with 20 models from two über-rare Dumbles – and the bundled software presents sounds from six Overdrive Specials

Epiphone raises the bar for its acoustic guitar range with all-solid builds, rosewood fingerboards and affordable takes on Gibson classics

By Jonathan Horsley published 4 March 26

The Inspired By Gibson range comprises cutaway and non-cutaway Hummingbird and J-45s, and a very smart L-00, all with Fishman electronics and a serious build upgrade

Fender celebrates three decades of the Hot Rod Deluxe with a stunning anniversary edition

By Jonathan Horsley published 4 March 26

The much-loved 40-watt combo gets a fancy looking textured 'Western' vinyl covering, classy and vintage '50s-style grille clothe – and a 12" Celestion Creamback under the hood

Sam Fender releases behind-the-scenes footage of him working on a guitar part for hit single Rein Me In

By Ben Rogerson published 4 March 26

It’s just won a Brit Award and reached Number 1 in the UK singles chart

“I’m watching this genius develop right in front of me”: Joe Satriani on what it was like to teach a teenage Steve Vai

By Jonathan Horsley published 3 March 26

Here's this "goofy" Ace Frehley fan with big hands and he keeps coming back for more... Satch says it wasn't long before he recognised Vai's potential

“A couple of the lyrics turned out to be AI-generated… I thought, ‘Okay, I’ll go for it’”: How Paul Gilbert accidentally wrote a song using an AI hallucination

By Jonathan Horsley published 3 March 26

Gilbert's first vocal album since 2016, WROC finds him adapting George Washington's "rules for civility" into lyrics for rock songs. But what happens when AI injects itself into the process?

Marshall launches membership scheme and pledges percentage of online sales to support grassroots music venues

By Jonathan Horsley published 3 March 26

Sign up to Marshall's Amplify scheme and the British amp giant will use one per cent of members' web store purchases to support independent venues

Gibson unveils Murphy Lab replica of Mick Ronson’s Bowie-era 1968 Les Paul Custom

By Jonathan Horsley published 24 February 26

With the ebony finish stripped to reveal its two-piece plain maple top, mismatched controls, custom-wound pickups, this limited run reproduction is the spitting image of Ronson's original

Geddy Lee on how he and Alex Lifeson chose Anika Nilles to fill the late, great Neil Peart’s role in Rush reunion tour

By Jonathan Horsley published 24 February 26

After a tip from his tech, the Rush frontman/bassist says there was only one drummer in his mind, and Nilles nailed the material. But she's going to need a bigger kit...