Latest articles by Jonathan Horsley
Spinal Tap’s Nigel Tufnel is open to swapping his guitars for cheese but here’s why you won’t sell him on amp modellers
As Spinal Tap prepare to make a triumphant return to the silver screen, lead guitarist Tufnel admits he's still addicted to pushing air
Blackstar Amplification unveils the BEAM SOLO – has the Fender Mustang Micro Plus found a rival?
The BEAM SOLO is a $129 all-in-one solution for silent practice, equipped with meticulously engineered digital models of Blackstar amps, with editing via the app and “pro-level” tone
“My mind’s the most cosmic place I could ever visit. All I have to do is zone out and play the guitar, and before you know it, I’ve visited places unheard of”: Remembering Brent Hinds, the maverick who trampled metal guitar underfoot with Mastodon
Unorthodox, virtuosic, wild in all the right ways, wholly unique, Brent Hinds was the guitar hero the 21st-century metal needed
A compact series stompbox you can turn into any one of 16 classic Boss effects? Meet the Plugout FX
The PX-1 Plugout FX is a pedalboard chameleon with 8 preset slots for loading models of Boss’ most-loved effects, with 16 in total to choose from
Don Felder on why he had to mod his white Gibson doubleneck to play the Eagles’ biggest hit – and how he got the idea from Chet Atkins
What do you do when a standard doubleneck is just not enough?
Cradle of Filth guitarist Ashok fired mid-tour, days after keyboardist wife quits citing low pay and “toxic” atmosphere
Frontman Dani Filth says accusations “unfounded” and fired Marek 'Ashok' Šmerda after Ashok echoed wife's complaints, slammed Ed Sheeran collab and said he was leaving at the end of the tour
Jack White’s Third Man teams up with Black Mountain for the Roto-Echo, a delay controllable by foot
This delay packs a PT2399 chip under the hood and roller wheel for adjusting parameters as you play
“Dumb idea to give a guitar away that meant so much to you”: John Fogerty explains why he let go of his iconic guitar
Fogerty admits the return of his Acme Rickenbacker used on many of Creedence Clearwater Revival's greatest tracks gave his Legacy rerecordings an authenticity – but why did he let it go?
Gibson goes back to the beginning with reissue of its first-ever signature pickup for Black Sabbath icon Tony Iommi
Is this the power-up your riffing has been waiting for? The Godfather of Heavy Metal's signature pickup makes a comeback
PRS swaps maple for mango to give its “flagship” Custom 24 a 40th anniversary satin nitro makeover
The Mango tops on the Custom 24 Satin are exquisite, but they’re only making 500 of ‘em
Orbit Culture show us their ESP guitars – and tell us why the EverTune bridge is a game-changer
Richard Hansson and Niklas Karlsson on why passive humbuckers are better for downtuned riffs, James Hetfield's influence, and why baritones and extended range guitars are too much guitar
Cesar Gueikian teases Gibson Custom Shop replica of Marty McFly’s “1955” Back To The Future ES-345
And could there be an Epiphone version too?
Squier channels the Fender archive for 10 stunning yet affordable news Classic Vibe models
You know the drill, people... we've got Strats, Teles, a Jazzmaster and a Duo-Sonic, and refreshed basses in Squier's evergreen vintage-inspired range
Harley Benton unveils sub-$100 solution for players with two tube amps sharing same speaker cabinet
The Tube Head Switch features onboard safety load management and has a buffered instrument input and direct input for preamps and other line-level devices, and it's cheap
Kirk Hammett orders up custom version of Jack White’s Triplecaster – and gets one for White, too
Jack White's been giving out his Triplecaster to all and sundry and now Hammett returns the favour, with a "cool mod" that White hopes will duly upset Telecaster purists
Megadeth to come to an end – Dave Mustaine announces final album and farewell tour for 2026
Next year will see the release of the final Megadeth studio album before Mustaine and co ride off into the sunset – and there will be a tell-all memoir coming too
![A composite image of Steve Vai [left] playing his green PIA Ibanez signature guitar onstage with the Satch/Vai band, and right, the late, great Allan Holdsworth playing an S-style with a cigarette smoking wedged on the strings.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4rRFNyBs8iuRk62px4U6yj-840-80.jpg.webp)
Steve Vai on why Allan Holdsworth – the fusion virtuoso who wrote his own rules – was the GOAT
Most players Vai can work out where they were coming from. Holdsworth, he admits, was something different entirely
Gibson unveils Custom Noel Gallagher Les Paul: hand-signed, limited run – the ultimate Oasis guitar?
Limited to 25, each hand-signed, replicas of Noel Gallagher's super-cool black Les Paul Standard will be available on August 21 at the Gibson Garage London
Seal on how a Tascam four-track and two chords changed his life as he found his identity on guitar
The singer-songwriter says when he got his four-track and picked up the guitar, he found his voice as an artist
Jackson adds Warrior, King V and Concert Bass to its limited edition Pro Plus Pure Metal range
Metal up your G.A.S. and take a look at these stripped-down single-pickup shred (and low-end) machines
Like the Jack Antonoff signature Gretsch? Then you are going to love the CVT Electromatic
Gretsch goes for the alt-metal, grunge and post-rock market with a hefty dual-humbucker doublecut that is built for “gut-punching” riffs – and there's a bass version, too
Is Eddie Van Halen’s 1982 Kramer – also owned by Mick Mars – the next multi-million dollar guitar?
Dressed up to look like Frankie, a precursor to the 5150, this transitional Kramer was stage-played by Eddie Van Halen and appeared on Mötley Crüe's Dr Feelgood
PRS promises spanky Strat-esque tones and a lot more from its limited run PRS CE 24 Special
The CE 24 bolt-on gets an HSH refresh and a serious tone power-up, presenting itself as another play-anything high-end build from PRS – but they’re only making 1,500 of them!
Bare Knuckle supremo Tim Mills reveals the tone secrets of Jimmy Page’s ‘Number One’ Les Paul
Mills was living the dream when he was asked to give Page's 1959 Les Paul an MOT before the 2007 Led Zeppelin reunion gig
Chase Bliss invites you to rummage around the Lost + Found – a compact multi-FX pedal with 12 modes
Lost + Found is a typically inventive design from Chase Bliss that will present its fair share of surprises – and a bewildering array of options for transforming your tone, and presets to save 'em!