Latest articles by Jonathan Horsley
Stu Mackenzie and Jam Pedals team up to bring you the secret behind his KGWL guitar tone
The Tiny Amp Destroyer has two gain stages plus a treble booster and brings you the unruly and wild gain sounds of Mackenzie's "Cash Converters" small-amp setup
The guitar genius of Ritchie Blackmore in 5 classic tracks
With Blackmore returning onstage with Deep Purple for the first time since '93, we unpack his explosive talents over a handful of tracks (none of which are Smoke On The Water)
Martin unveils a pair of Joe Bonamassa signature acoustics based on his 1937 pre-War vintage unicorn
The 00-18 Joe Bonamassa and its more affordable 00-10E Retro are based on a '37 shade-top of incalculable mojo
Watch Ritchie Blackmore perform onstage with Deep Purple for the first time in more than 30 years
Blackmore joined his former bandmates for a storming rendition of Smoke On The Water
Fender refreshes the American Vintage II lineup with classic finishes from the paint room
More finish options for the American Vintage II series and, my oh my, that rosewood 'board '61 Strat looks good in Surf Green
Ritchie Blackmore to play onstage with Deep Purple for the first time since ’93
Blackmore sent his “AI pigeon” to ask Ian Gillan and got the thumbs up from the band, and now it is all systems go for tonight’s show in Wantagh, NY
MXR unveils the Flanger/Doubler pedal – BBD-driven analogue mojo for ‘70s and ‘80s flavours or fatter metal tones
It ain't cheap but you have the same classic sounds as the original rack unit and the same controls too
How did Angine de Poitrine get so very weird? Khn’s maverick but brilliant guitar teacher might explain a lot
Forcing students to practise, encouraging improv, getting them to cover Zappa for their parents... This is what a guitar hero looks like
D’Addario admits generative AI was used on string demo video after all
It all started with one over-produced string demo video, then came the controversy. Now D'Addario reveals Suno Studio was used to “regenerate the track”
IK Multimedia just totally revamped its Tonex Player and made its tone ecosystem a lot easier to use
The Tonex 2.0 Player has been released in public beta and adds 220 all-new Premium V2 Tone Models, plus a redesigned home page, improved workflow and more
Yngwie Malmsteen emerges from an “avalanche” of ideas with “80 to 90” songs and a scorching new album
Hell Or High Water is out November 13 and is dedicated to Malmsteen's late father. Watch the video to lead single Now Or Never here
Fender CEO clarifies his controversial comments comparing cover songs to AI
Edward “Bud” Cole’s comments likening cover music to “analogue AI” did not go down well with musicians – but he still believes AI can be a useful tool for players
Slash says he and Ozzy Osbourne had plans to go into the studio together
The Guns N' Roses guitarist spoke with Ozzy just after Back To The Beginning about making some music together
Marcus King’s signature Epiphone is a stunning dreadnought acoustic inspired by his first-ever guitar
This limited run all-solid dreadnought comes with ample mojo, a cool back story, a custom hard-shell guitar case and LR Baggs electronics
“Craft tones practically at the speed of thought”: Line 6 unveils Helix Stadium Native plugin
Put some of Line 6's flagship Augora amp modelling tone and feel into your DAW
![Joe Bonamassa wears a blue suit and plays his signature Epiphone Les Paul [left]; the late great Albert Collins with his Telecaster.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q23LHytNUf5DEHSfGq3Qtn-840-80.jpg.webp)
Joe Bonamassa on how Albert Collins taught him to wield his guitar as “a weapon”
Bonamassa was just a young kid with great chops who had impressed Danny Gatton. Up onstage with the Iceman taught him how you could pin the audience to their seat with one note
HeadRush rolls out Tone3000 integration and native support for NAM captures to its amp modellers
Players can choose from “hundreds of thousands” of community created NAM captures and just load them onto their rigs
Chris Payton reveals his rig for Bruno Mars stadium shows
Has Payton created the ultimate pop, rock and R&B guitar with some judicious mods to his American Elite Strat? His guitar choices – and rig – reflects the demands of an epic show
Tony Iommi on Brian May’s cameo on his new solo album and why the Queen guitarist is its only guest
Iommi's solo album From The Dark is out on 23 October and features a star turn from old friend Brian May
MusicRadar’s July 2026 guitar gear roundup: featuring Orange Amps, Harley Benton, Epiphone and more
Featuring hot new gear from Harley Benton, Epiphone, Bad Cat, Shergold, IK Multimedia, Mooer Audio, Gibson and more
![Mastodon pictured after performing on Late Night with Seth Meyers in 2021 [L-R]: Brent Hinds, Troy Sanders, Brann Dailor, and Bill Kelliher.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5d46orkU4UrvRjSNCGXbBk-840-80.jpg.webp)
Mastodon's Brann Dailor and Troy Sanders on their complicated relationship with the late Brent Hinds
On new album Marrow Deep, the prog-metal behemoths pay tribute to their former guitarist who died last year
When Jimi Hendrix’s tech had to play his guitar after a wardrobe malfunction
It was the Isle of Wight Festival 1970, one of the biggest gigs in Hendrix lore, when a trouser emergency struck
Hear Tony Iommi's new single World Alone as the Black Sabbath icon announces his solo album
From The Dark will be released on October 23 and features Jorn Lande on vocals. Riffs guaranteed or your money back
![Kirk Hammett plays a Jackson Rhoads [left]; Peter Green with the Les Paul that Hammett would eventually own.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qsoK48Bsg4aG2JX4jHeZhR-840-80.jpg.webp)