Latest articles by Jonathan Horsley
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
Warren Haynes on what Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts told him when he joined the Allman Brothers Band
Haynes knew the significance of stepping into the Allman Brothers Band but he had the chops, he knew the material inside and out, and he had been playing with Betts for years
PRS remixes its NF 53 for the SE line – and it's a serious workhorse electric for under a grand
A pair of Narrowfield Deep Dish humbuckers, bolt-on build, three finish options and some birds, too. What more could you want?
Fall Out Boy’s Joe Trohman ruled out for rest of the year as he gets surgery on injured right hand
Trohman says he will be out of action for the rest of the year but is "on track" for a full recovery
Vivian Campbell on his relationship with Ronnie James Dio – and what Dio told Ozzy about his playing
Campbell says working with the late, great Ronnie James Dio wasn't always easy – and it didn't help that Campbell once likened him to Tom Jones
Shinedown’s Brent Smith on finding inspiration in a hurricane and why you don’t need to be play guitar to write a great song
The Shinedown frontman checks in to talk about the beauty of songwriting, the power of a song like Three Six Five, and to share his "most profound" advice for aspiring writers
“It was the most bizarre musical experience”: QOTSA’s Troy Van Leeuwen on playing Paris's Catacombs
Alive in the Catacombs presents a set of stripped-down QOTSA classics on acoustic for a unique concert film/EP
![[Left] Richie Faulkner plays his custom Les Paul Custom while Rob Halford looks on; [right] Late-stage Ozzy-era Sabbath the first time around, with Ozzy cheering on guitarist Tony Iommi](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sVrRxrJkHEGCKWBssDNNZe-840-80.jpg.webp)
Judas Priest salute the OG metal gods with a cover of Black Sabbath's War Pigs
Also, is that Pelham Blue Les Paul Custom a new signature model for Richie Faulkner?
“Thunderous sub-octave, expressive envelope, and lush modulation effects with killer tracking and sustain”: MXR unveils the MB301 Bass Synth – instant funk for your pedalboard
The Bass Synth is a funk engine with selectable waveforms, presets, and monophonic synth sounds evoking golden era Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Parliament/Funkadelic
Scott Gorham recalls Thin Lizzy’s close shave when they nearly split over Brian Robertson’s beard
Thin Lizzy's Live And Dangerous lineup was exactly that, and with Robertson, things could get hairy over the most trivial matter
With dual reverb engines, 16 algorithms, Crazy Tube Circuits’ Mirage is one serious reverb pedal
Mirage is designed for all ambient adventures, from adding some everyday space to soundscape design and shoegaze reveries – and CTC says a stripped-down single-engine version is in the works
Steven Wilson reveals the $20 plugin he used on all the guitars on his new space rock epic
And it turns out it is the same affordable plugin Finneas used on Billie Eilish’s Barbie track, What Was I Made For?
Laney celebrates Black Sabbath's final show with a limited edition reissue of Tony Iommi's TI100 amp
Originally launched in 2012, the TI100 is a dual-channel 100-watt tube head with footswitchable boosts, lots of gain, lots of crosses. This is an exacting replica, signed by the man himself
Harley Benton erupts with '80s shred fever as it launches the Floyd-equipped ST-80FR Series S-styles
These hotrodded S-styles come in a super-hot "Radiant Red" paint job, are available with single or dual humbuckers, have stainless steel frets, and retail for under 500 bucks
Uli Jon Roth says his Sky Guitar’s active pickup system was so powerful it blew up his amps
Fender Twin... Boom! Vox... Boom! 5150... Nice try. Here's what the German virtuoso learned from giving the amp 80dB from his guitar
Behringer unveils the BM-15M Murf Box, a $129 animated filtering pedal based on a ‘00s Moog classic
No prizes for guessing which pedal the Murf Box is inspired by, but with originals changing hands for big money online, this could be an affordable option for guitar and synth players
“The Tritone was universally loved by the crew but the vibes clashed with the palette of the Soft Focus Deluxe”: Catalinbread is selling off its prototype guitar pedals, and the first is a “B-side” pitch echo from its smash-hit shoegaze stompbox
Waste not, want not, Catalinbread's Proto Club presents some unreleased gems to the public, and first up is the Tritone Proto 227
“Unbeatable... A play-anything guitar”: Duesenberg Alliance Series Tom Bukovac Session Man review
One of the world's G.O.A.T. sessions players gets a candidate for G.O.A.T. signature guitar – a stunning semi-hollow with dual humbuckers and a piezo, and a vibrato, and... well, it's a lot of guitar
Strandberg launches limited edition Plini Boden Standard with glow-in-the-dark Mirage graphic finish
Introduced at NAMM, now available to buy, Plini's limited edition twist on the headless electric looks even better in the dark
![Brent Smith [left] performs in a blazer and white T-shirt as flames from pyro light the stage behind him. On the right, Rick Beato is photographed in a denim overshirt at NAMM 2022.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9MSHbXfF6HqJNm2sy8DmFS-840-80.jpg.webp)
Shinedown frontman Brent Smith on what makes Rick Beato a great producer
Beato co-produced Shinedown's debut album and shared writing credits with Smith, who says the YouTube superstar has a "profound" knowledge of music
Taylor adds Grand Pacific acoustics to its state-of-the-art but vintage-voiced Gold Label range
Taylor adds Grand Pacific acoustics to its state-of-the-art but vintage-voiced Gold Label range
PRS activates total shred mode for Herman Li of DragonForce’s feature-stacked Chloe signature guitar
Available in Orchid Dusk and Charcoal Purple Burst, limited to 200 units, we've got 13 unique tone combinations from its HSH Fishman pickups, a Gotoh floating vibrato and Eclipse Dragon inlays too