Latest articles by Jonathan Horsley
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
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
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!
Fender mixes old-school mojo with 21st-century playability for the American Ultra Luxe Vintage range
Love vintage and modern guitars? Have it both ways with compound radius fingerboards, stainless steel frets, Pure Vintage pickups and Heirloom lacquer finishes in classic Fender colours
Keith Scott on his big David Gilmour moment and the making of Bryan Adams’ record-breaking hit
Scott remembers how a “plaintive melody” from Michael Kamen intrigued Mutt Lange and was shaped into Bryan Adams' biggest, hit, giving Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves the anthem it needed
Gibson teases release of the P-90 Les Paul Noel Gallagher has been playing at Oasis reunion shows
Available from the Gibson Garage London on August 21, this limited run guitar is the spitting image of Gallagher's "hybrid" Les Paul –and it looks like he will be signing them too
Nirvana tone guru Aaron Rash solves Kurt Cobain’s Heart-Shaped Box guitar mystery
Rash's latest break in the In Utero case arrived via a late-night epiphany and the help of ChatGPT, and it might just reignite the conversation about the impact of body wood on tone
Blackstar’s Polar Go is a take-anywhere audio interface for “studio-quality” mobile recording
Turn the park into your studio with a super-compact interface that can fit into the palm of your hand, and yet is packed with features – including a built-in ProCapture stereo mic system
They found Paul McCartney’s Höfner: can the Lost Bass Project find Marty McFly’s Gibson ES-345?
Gibson puts investigative journalists Scott and Naomi Jones on the Lost To The Future case. Despite thousands of tips the trail of the guitar – missing since '85 – remains cold
John Mayer’s PRS SE Silver Sky Rosewood is refreshed with 4 fashion-inspired solid-colour finishes
Could Dandy Lion could be this year's Roxy Pink? The SE Silver Sky Maple also gets a makeover, with Moon White, Stone Blue, Summit Purple and Nylon Blue expanding your finish options
Epiphone resurrects a 1963 Dove and five classic acoustics with help from the Gibson Custom Shop
Epiphone's partnership with the Gibson Custom Shop just gets better as it adds a Dove, a pair of Hummingbirds, two stunning SJ-200s and a Banner-era J-45 to its Inspired By Gibson Custom series
Zach Myers on Shinedown’s secret weapon, the limits of shred guitar, and getting schooled by BB King
Signing in from Shinedown's epic summer tour, Myers talks about the band's long-awaited studio album, the controversy over his relic'd Silver Sky and why Eric Bass is the band's ace in the hole
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
