Latest articles by Jonathan Horsley
How a Mike Inez bassline kick-started Ozzy classic No More Tears – but he wasn't there to record it
Ozzy's top-tier guitarists get all the glory but on No More Tears you've got to give the bass player his dues. Make that bass players, plural
Laney expands Devin Townsend and Guthrie Govan-approved FRFR speaker range with compact 1x10
The LFR-110 promises “studio-quality” sound and portability – and it will make your amp modelling rig easier to carry around
“We were doing that riff and cracking up laughing the whole time”: Zakk Wylde on how a “joke” riff won Ozzy Osbourne his first ever Grammy
The No More Tears sessions found the Ozzy camp in high spirits and ready to lay down a record that would take the Prince of Darkness' solo career to new heights
Brendon Small of Dethklok is selling some crazy gear on Reverb – including a fretless Iceman
Some of the strangest metal guitars you'll see – who ever thought to mod an Iceman by taking out the frets? The co-creator of Metalocalypse's brother did
Mark Holcomb’s limited run PRS is officially added to the Core series – and it ships in Drop C
Equipped with the Periphery guitarist's signature Seymour Duncan humbuckers, this is a PRS tooled up for low-end progressive metal riff work
IDLES, Wet Leg and Sam Fender all graduated from the Fender Next programme – meet its Class of 2025
The Fender Next class of 2025 has been announced and you've got hopecore, punk-rock and the future sound of Chicago indie-rock right here
![Dickey Betts [left] and Warren Haynes trade licks onstage with the Allman Brothers Band at the 1993 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Haynes's Strat would soon be stolen in New York.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/djC3tVwK7UrQ99fFYEtUtC-840-80.jpg.webp)
How Warren Haynes turned to Les Pauls after his favourite Strat was stolen
The theft of the Custom Shop Strat in the '90s forced Haynes to think differently
Laney Amplification unveils Digbeth Foundry range – affordable, powerful bass amps from 30W to 200W
Something for everyone? The Digbeth Foundry range offers low-end amplification solutions from the compact 30-watt DBF30 combo to stage-ready 200-watt powerhouses
“The anthology fully captures an artist’s tonal journey as he changed rock guitar forever”: Eddie Van Halen’s holy grail tone from a Tonex One mini pedal? IK Multimedia unveils the Brown Sound Anthology
Eddie Van Halen’s holy grail tone from a Tonex One? IK Multimedia unveils the Brown Sound Anthology
Angel Vivaldi and Charvel unveil state-of-the-art 7-string for levelling up your shred game
The NJ shred maestro's updated Pro-Mod Nova-7 has a figured maple top, natural finish, gold hardware, reverse headstock... And is so comfortable you can play it while riding a horse
Sundragon unveils the Nymph, a one-watt powerhouse tube combo designed for Jimmy Page
The Nymph is a one-watter with a 1/4-watt setting and a line out – and Page says he used his double neck to test it out
Boss puts Hendrix and Gilmour rotating speaker sounds on the menu with the RT-2 Rotary Ensemble
What do you do when everyone loves that trippy rotating speaker sound but no has the space (or budget) for one? Boss has the answer – and it has three modes and lots of features
Shinedown’s Zach Myers on Paul Reed Smith, signature model updates, and that relic’d Silver Sky
Myers says he caught so much heat for his distressed hot pink John Mayer Silver Sky that he joked with his tech that he was going to torch it onstage
EarthQuaker Devices launches headphones amp mini-pedal that you can use to record with
Easy Listening has a circuit inspired by a 65 Deluxe that is designed to work with your pedals
Ariel Posen’s new Custom Shop signature Strat is A) stunning and B) inspired by a… Jazzmaster?
This, you've got to see and hear. Featuring new custom-wound AP90 pickups, hardtail bridge, and cupcake control knobs, Posen's new Strat is a limited edition cracker
Daron Malakian on how synth leads the guitar on his new album and why he doesn’t stick to one style
Addicted To The Violence drops on Friday 18 July and finds Malakian freewheeling through his musical vocabulary
‘Crunch Berries’ are on the menu! Mesa/Boogie releases holy grail Mark IIC++ Metallica amp
Mesa/Boogie launches the Mark IIC++ head as a limited edition production model
Pino Palladino teams up with EBMM for a signature StingRay inspired by the bass that started it all
Available fretted or fretless, the Pino Palladino StingRay is resplendent in 79 Burst – and there's a super limited edition Icon Series model that replicates all the wear of his original
Mooer’s F15i Intelligent Amp is a desktop doozie equipped with 55 amps, 69 effects and a touchscreen
The F15i is a feature-packed digital powerhouse that will give you plenty of change from $200
EVH Gear drops the Hypersonic FR-12 FRFR speaker – 1000-watts to get the most from your amp modeller
The Hypersonic FR-12 is equipped with an active 3-band EQ plus high-frequency cut dial, and is available in Ivory or Black
Misha Mansoor spills blood as a home shopping TV presenter to unveil new signature Jackson 7-strings
Make some room, people, we've got three new Juggernauts coming through... And can someone get Misha a Band-Aid?
Blackstar unveils ID-X combos – complete with 6 amp voices, over 35 effects, CabRig and OLED display
Can Blackstar's feature-packed 50W and 100W combos make themselves heard above the competition? There are a lot of features here
Gibson celebrates 50 years in Nashville with limited run twist on a cult electric played by KISS
The Les Paul Music City Special 50th Anniversary is like a Marauder only with set neck and dual '70s Tribute humbuckers.... And different hardware – and they're only making 650 in each finish
