Save Our Stages to launch ”One Year Dark” marquee campaign across US venues to mark a year with no shows By Jonathan Horsley Saturday 13 March will see independent venues raise awareness of a year shuttered due to the pandemic
The Gibson Custom Shop debuts the first Murphy Lab collection By Jonathan Horsley Headed by Master Artisan Tom Murphy, the back to the future project offers meticulously aged reissues of Golden Era guitars
PRS announces a limited run of SE P20E parlour acoustics in Antique White By Jonathan Horsley Only 3,500 of these compact and attractive all-mahogany acoustics will be available worldwide
Mad Professor's Electric Blue II welcomes a newly designed vibrato effect to the vintage chorus party By Jonathan Horsley Bucket-brigade driven modulation in a lovely shade of blue, now with vibrato and enhanced controls
Ernie Ball Music Man reveals the latest super-limited edition guitars in its luxurious Ball Family Reserve collection By Jonathan Horsley March brings disco sparkle finishes to Albert Lee and Steve Lukather models, a fresh Sabre and a stunning rosewood JP15
Watch: How the Fender Custom Shop made the Prestige Double Neck Marauder By Jonathan Horsley A new video from Fender reveals how designer Paul Frank and Master Builder Carlos Lopez put this unique hybrid together
Cort unveils the state-of-the-art Artisan A5 Beyond multi-scale bass By Jonathan Horsley This 2021 twist on the Artisan A5 Plus SCMS has a new bubinga to spice up the menu
ESP reveals the stunning 2021 Exhibition Limited Series – unique Japanese Custom Shop models with eye-popping finishes By Jonathan Horsley These one-of-a-kind custom instruments are the last word in impossibly ornate, high-end shred guitars
Metal musicians pay tribute to death metal legend L-G Petrov By Jonathan Horsley With his feral vocals with Nihilist and Entombed, Petrov became the defining voice of Swedish death metal
Fat Mike interview: “I’ll throw in a cool bassline every now and again but I want to be known for songwriting, and how authentic we are“ By Jonathan Horsley The NOFX frontman on the Beatles, perfectionism and why choruses suck and should be avoided
The best cheap acoustic guitars for under $/£500 in 2021: 11 top budget acoustic guitars By MusicRadar, Jonathan Horsley, James Farmer Your guide to the best budget acoustic and electro-acoustic guitars, with amazing value options from Epiphone, Alvarez, Taylor and others
New report warns that independent music artists are being squeezed out of streaming revenues By Jonathan Horsley Major labels enjoy an “unfair advantage,“ with better playlist access allowing them to take the most subscription revenue
Steve Vai injured himself and needed surgery after holding a difficult chord and ”meditating on” it for 20 minutes By Jonathan Horsley The US shred titan will be laid up for a short while as his hand recovers from the op
Gamechanger Audio officially launches Light Pedal – the world’s first analogue optical spring reverb By Jonathan Horsley The winner of MusicRadar's 'Most Innovative New Effects Pedal' at NAMM 2020 is now available for your ambient needs
Kiesel unveils the Clapton-inspired Jason Becker Yin Yang signature electric guitar By Jonathan Horsley Chinese philosophy and Slowhand's 'Blackie' Strat conspire to make this a uniquely shreddable model
Ariel Posen: 10 Albums that changed my life – “The fluidity, the attack, the aggression, the creativity, the excitement. SRV absolutely melted my mind“ By Jonathan Horsley, Rob Laing The Canadian on Robben Ford, the Fab Four's enduring influence, Kendrick Lamar's hip-hop poetry and more
A Radiohead cassette demo from the 80s has sold at auction for £6,000 By Jonathan Horsley The tape features Thom Yorke artwork, unreleased tracks and dates back to 87-88 when the band were known as On A Friday
The head of UK Music welcomes the return of live music but warns continued government support is vital for its success By Jonathan Horsley UK Music chief exec Jamie Njoku-Goodwin says insuring events is the final barrier to live music reopening in the summer
Stanley Clarke unveils his Strat-inspired Spellcaster short-scale bass By Jonathan Horsley The legend of low end's new signature model looks like a Strat but it's really a bass, and it has some clever switching too
The best electric guitar strings 2021: guitar string sets for all styles and budgets By Jonathan Horsley These are the very best guitar strings from Ernie Ball, D’Addario, Elixir, Rotosound and more
The 10 best classical guitars 2021: the best nylon-string guitars, plus flamenco and hybrid models By Jonathan Horsley Your guide to the finest classical, flamenco and hybrid nylon-string acoustics from Yamaha, Taylor, Cordoba and more
10 best acoustic guitar strings 2021: top strings to help you get the best from your acoustic guitar By Jonathan Horsley With our pro guide, you can easily discover the best acoustic guitar strings for your style and budget, with top picks from D’Addario, Martin, Elixir and more
RJM Music Technology launches the fully programmable Overture overdrive pedal By Jonathan Horsley The high-end dirt box has an all-analogue signal path, 6 modes and a lot of potential
Peavey officially releases the much-anticipated Misha Mansoor signature Invective MH amp head By Jonathan Horsley The Invective MH is a small but aggressively formed, ideal for modern metal, and has been a long time coming
Harley Benton's CG-400CE Thinline is a hybrid acoustic guitar for the nylon-curious and beginners By Jonathan Horsley With a slim cutaway body, affordable price and preamp, this might just sell devout steel-stringers on a nylon acoustic
