Articles by Jonathan Horsley

Diamond Head's Brian Tatler - my top 5 tips for guitarists: "Listen to the subtleties of players: the vibrato, the tone, good feel. Copy from the greats and mix it all together”

By Jonathan Horsley

With riffs and plenty of them, the Diamond Head guitarist changed the face of metal, and he says they can change your playing, too

David Pajo’s top 5 tips for guitarists: “You don’t have to know music theory to convey an emotion”

By Jonathan Horsley

Trailblazing Slint and Papa M guitarist on how making your own scales and finding your own sound will change you as a player

Passenger: “Busking taught me so much, not just about about being a musician or writing songs, actually about growing up and being a human!”

By Jonathan Horsley

Mike Rosenberg talks about the influence of America, being a solo artist and writing pop songs in an era of distraction

Career in gear: Stone Sour's Christian Martucci shares the guitars he can't live without

By Jonathan Horsley

Custom one-offs, rare limited-editions, plus one irreplaceable Marshall head

Jackson Soloist SL4X review

By Jonathan Horsley

£519
€635
$599

This prestige shred machine glows red hot in cool blue

Jason Mraz’s top 5 tips for musicians: "If you can figure out how to lose yourself and entertain someone else at the same time then you’ve found a voice"

By Jonathan Horsley

Singer-songwriter shares advice on writing, performing and honing your sound

Solar A2.6 Trans Blood Red Matte review

By Jonathan Horsley

£615
€699

Has Ola Englund forged a new breed in metal guitars?

Electric guitar review round-up: affordable speed machines

By Jonathan Horsley

Hard-rocking solidbodies from Ibanez, EVH, Kramer and Squier duke it out

Review round-up: hot-rodded single-cut electric guitars

By Jonathan Horsley

Souped-up models from Jackson, PRS, ESP LTD and Hagstrom

Orange Goblin's Joe Hoare: "I feel bad for my guitar because I haven’t really looked after it that well and it’s still loyal"

By Jonathan Horsley

The guitarist talks playing thousands of gigs with one SG, honing his tone and The Wolf Bites Back

Schecter Demon-6 2018 review

By Jonathan Horsley

£495
€455

A super-charged S-style that’s raisin’ hell

Dylan Carlson’s top 5 tips for guitarists: “Even with repetition and a good riff, songs should have an arc”

By Jonathan Horsley

Earth's drone-rock legend on going solid-state and why you should never pay more than $600 for a guitar

Review round-up: rock-ready offset guitars

By Jonathan Horsley

Bespoke 'birds from Epiphone, LTD and Hagström

Review round-up: P-90-equipped electric guitars

By Jonathan Horsley

Four solidbodies from Guild, Yamaha, G&L and Gordon Smith duke it out

Chapman ML2 Modern Standard review

By Jonathan Horsley

£449

Fat humbucker tone from this classic, single-cut guitar

Review round-up: versatile solidbody electric guitars

By Jonathan Horsley

Do-it-all electrics from Charvel, Fender, Yamaha and Schecter go to war

Queens Of The Stone Age: "Experimenting is the most important thing you can do as a musician"

By Jonathan Horsley

Dean Fertita and Troy Van Leeuwen talk Villains, Iggy Pop and the power of three guitarists

Jackson Pro Series Misha Mansoor Juggernaut HT7FM review

By Jonathan Horsley

£699
$899

A behemoth seven-string from the Periphery riff-master

Review round-up: alternative offset guitars

By Jonathan Horsley

Four ultra-cool electrics from Ibanez, Fender, Cort and Reverend

Charvel Joe Duplantier Signature Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 2 HH review

By Jonathan Horsley

£480
€519

A city-levelling monster or a cuddly toy?

Cort Manson Stage Series M-Jet review

By Jonathan Horsley

£469

Is this dark knight in black satin a shredder’s delight?

Review round-up: retro solidbody electric guitars

By Jonathan Horsley

Old-school beauts from Gretsch, Hagstrom, Supro and Danelectro

Squier Affinity Series Jazzmaster HH review

By Jonathan Horsley

£195
€219
$199

Make Jazzmasters rock again

Danelectro '59M Spruce review

By Jonathan Horsley

£629

A dapper Dano twist on a retro icon

Schecter C-Plus 6 review

By Jonathan Horsley

£289

Can the Diamond Series still shine?