Jonathan Horsley

With Kiko Loureiro's wife pregnant, Megadeth needed an understudy for emergency cover. The Testament guitarist answered the call but admits Loureiro's solos were impossible

The Atomic Cluster might be teeny tiny but it's packing transformative energy for your guitar tone, with celestial synth sounds that soundscapists and adventurous players will love

Jack White's latest pedal collab is a doozie for your pedalboard or studio, a slider-equipped delay for your voice and your guitar, equipped with both XLR and 1/4" inputs

The update is free, available now, and it includes all of the UAFX dual-footswitch effects and amp emulator pedals

Finished in gloss black, equipped with three Kent Armstrong lipstick single-coils, a "secret switch" and four-way pickup selector, this might be the most versatile Jag ever – it might be the coolest, too

Taylor expands its Jacob Collier signature collection with the Academy 22e and GS Mini, and they're impressively spec'd and offer something completely different for adventurous players

Gibson teams up with Julien's Auctions for Gibson Gives fundraiser, with two of Gueikian's custom builds going under the hammer, plus a heap of signed and stage-played electrics

IK Multimedia expands its Tonex ecosystem with the ultimate practice amp, with access to over 40,000 amp/ pedal rigs, tuner, metronome, Bluetooth. And it can be used as an audio interface

Backstage at this summer's Tons Of Rock festival, the Scottish high-gain stalwarts explained what they needed from their Caparison and ESP/LTD S-styles, and pondered the use of the whammy bar

Pedals, active pickups, tuners, wireless packs... Ernie Ball's USB-C AA and 9V batteries are designed for them all. They have status LEDs and can be replenished simultaneously via the bundled cable

Adrian Thorpe and Jesse Hoff put their heads together and come up with an amp-in-a-box pedal for fans of '50s era Fender tube tone and are looking for that rock 'n' roll mojo for their 'board

Available in Faded Whale Blue and Yellow Tiger (!), the 40th Anniversary Special Semi-Hollow is a limited edition doozie with black limba body and neck and a figured maple top to die for

The Jason Isbell 0-17 is a stunning replica of his 1940 model he used on Foxes In The Snow, and if that holy grail limited edition model is too pricey, his 0-10E Retro might be just the thing

The launch of the Bonehead Riviera and Gem Archer Masterbilt Sheraton makes it three Oasis signature models from Gibson and Epiphone in a week – but how do they compare?

Following that super-limited run of 25 Murphy Lab replicas, the Ebony P-90-equipped Les Paul Standard Noel Gallagher played on the Oasis reunion tour has been added to the Gibson lineup

Available with six or seven-strings, designed for crushing high-gain playing, and with that super-cool serrated V body shape, the Jackson x Beaulieu Pro Series collab is a total metal guitar

You've seen his Mississippi Midnight signature model, now introducing the modern blues phenom's Tele Deluxe in Delta Day – or is it Daphne Blue?

One of the greatest rock humbuckers of all all-time, slimmed down to single-coil size to drop into your Tele's bridge position. Meet the JB Jr For Tele

Upper-fret access, the DIY way... Do not try this at home. But as the former Deep Purple guitarist explains, you can't stand on ceremony when you need your guitar to play how you want it to

This collector's item is limited to 100 units worldwide, has a soundhole label signed by Metallica guitarist, and has aesthetic updates that just the thing for the horror superfan

But it has competition in the adorable shape and cartoon graphics of Loog's Hello Kitty mini-acoustics – all of which come bundled with learning materials for young players