Latest articles by Jonathan Horsley
Gretsch’s unveils new MIJ high-end semi-hollows with redesigned bodies and Pro Twin Six humbuckers
The Broadkaster LX Center Block and Broadkaster Jr Center Block have The Great Gretsch Tone, that classic Gretsch look, but are refreshed with some some subtle player-friendly tweaks
“A bold new take on a classic metal machine”: Having ridden the wave of popular demand, Jackson’s Surfcaster offset has landed – and it’s built for speed
No sharp ages? No problem. These X and JS Series Surfcasters have the shred-friendly dimensions and high-output pickups to mix it as a metal guitar
Line 6 debuts all-new AI tech as it supercharges its amp modelling platform with the Helix Stadium
The Helix Stadium and Stadium XL Floor units feature an 8" touchscreen, a vast range of tone-shaping features – including amp and effects capture – and take Line 6's modelling to new heights
Orangewood teams up with TreeTone for its first-ever electric – a baritone offset semi, priced $695
Designed alongside Josh Forest of TreeTone, the Del Sol Baritone is a P-90-loaded model based on Forest's golden era-inspired original, and it has a 27.5" scale and ships in B standard
“Guitars should be played”: Kirk Hammett has been anonymously selling his guitars online
One owner, gigged in stadiums, used on the recording of a Grammy-nominated metal album. Serious offers only...
Jack White on why he rerecorded half of the guitars on No Name after he got his new Fender tube amp
The Pano Verb's weird and wonderful concoction of tube amp mojo, 10" and 15" speakers, reverb and tremolo, had White so excited that he ripped up the No Name recording schedule
Gibson has just unveiled a new Les Paul like no other
It’s a Les Paul, sure, and with a bookmatched AAA flame maple top, too. Only this one is reimagined as a parlour-sized acoustic guitar
Blackberry Smoke’s Charlie Starr on that time he took Duane Allman’s '57 Goldtop to a Metallica show
Starr's first Metallica show was in 1989. His second was in 2019, and involved two of the most iconic Les Pauls of all time, and it was the day he learned Hetfield sounds the same through a Princeton
Fender unveils DiMarzio-loaded Strat and Jazz Bass for Khruangbin’s Mark Speer and Laura Lee
This historic signature run presents limited edition replicas of the psych-rockers' go-to instruments
Lifeguard on abstract noise and pop hooks – and the creative epiphanies behind their stellar debut
The Chicago trio's debut LP, Ripped And Torn, is a half-hour riot of post-punk urgency, freewheeling experimentalism and the sound of a band figuring out how to give their audience whiplash
Empress Effects unveils the Bass ParaEQ, the world’s first parametric EQ pedal designed especially for bass
Empress Effects promises total control over your tone with heaps of features, including three parametric bands with 15dB boost/cut, footswitchable boost, various filters and more
Kiesel debuts the Kyber – a radically contoured and super lightweight electric that screams shred
Kiesel’s new design is all about the ergonomics, with the California high-performance brand offering every excuse for players to carry on up the Kyber's fingerboard
“For the record, I have never been consulted in any way about this pedal, it has never been authorised by me”: Bill Finnegan sues Behringer parent company over Klon Centaur clone
Finnegan invented the Klon Centaur in 1994. Behringer launched a $69 copy and called it the Centaur Overdrive in November last year
Exhibition featuring life-sized photos of 100 legendary artists' guitars to open in London
Scale will feature 1:1 front-and-back portraits of guitars belonging to Paul McCartney, Tom Morello, Dave Grohl, Kerry King, Brian May, Joan Jett and more – and it'll tell the stories behind them
With some help from Tom Morello, MXR launches Jail Guitar Doors Drive in memory of Wayne Kramer
Sales from this Reverb exclusive will support Kramer's charity supporting prisoner rehabilitation
Gibson teams up with Back To The Future cast to launch global hunt for Marty McFly’s lost ES-345
Gibson asks anyone who has information as to the whereabouts of the Cherry Red ES-345 that Marty McFly played in the 1985 blockbuster to get in touch
PRS pays tribute to a legend of guitar design with the limited edition McCarty SC56
Paul Reed Smith salutes his mentor, Ted McCarty, and celebrates 40 years of PRS with an immaculate weight-relieved single-cut
Mad Professor's refreshed D-style overdrive pedal is here – with improved clarity and dynamics
The Mad Professor cooks up some D-style magic with the Simble MKII, promising a “more open sound, more headroom” from the compact drive pedal
Robbie McIntosh and Monty’s new pickup set offers best of both worlds for Esquire and Tele fans
The Pretender is the upgrade that can give your Telecaster a new lease of life – and the “vibe” and sound of McIntosh's Esquire
Gretsch drops two limited edition Jim Dandy acoustics with solid spruce tops and off-the-charts mojo
They're small-bodied, budget-friendly, inspired by ye olde Rex catalogue pre-War models... Get 'em while they're hot, people
“A sandbox for experimentation”: Donner x Third Man Hardware Triple Threat review
This Jack White collab collects high-gain distortion, phaser and echo in one $100 unit. It's big on value, but how does it sound?
Laney unveils the IR-equipped 120W Supertop head with onboard effects and matching cabs
It's lightweight, high-powered, features LAIR onboard IR tech, modulation and reverb, and is voiced to compete with tube amps
Charlie Burchill on his one regret from Simple Minds’ 1985 smash-hit album, Once Upon A Time
Eight tracks, all killer, no filler, but why did the Scottish rockers leave their biggest hit out?
Steve Stevens' new Ciari signature model is a fold-away electric guitar for musicians on the go
It's a high-end electric with Bare Knuckle pickups, coil-splits, locking tuners, and it has a hinge that allows you to fold it in half and carry it onto planes, trains, and presumably automobiles too
