Jonathan Horsley
Jonathan Horsley has been writing about guitars and guitar culture since 2005, playing them since 1990, and regularly contributes to MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitar World. He uses Jazz III nylon picks, 10s during the week, 9s at the weekend, and shamefully still struggles with rhythm figure one of Van Halen’s Panama.
Latest articles by Jonathan Horsley

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With Albini in the control room, the experimental metal titans learned how to track live and make huge epics in just a week

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Six shreddable S-styles, with a Floyd Rose 1000 Series vibrato as standard – all in Anniversary Gold for a limited time only

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Your guess is as good as ours, but it was one of 5 things we learned from the superstar's demo video of his Archetype plugin suite

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Dog-ear P-90s, a super-resonant build, one with a fat neck, one with a slim neck, these are a welcome return to the Gibson Custom lineup

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The Middle needed a big solo to go with its over-sized hooks, and on the spot, with a Telecaster in hand, Adkins found one

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After documenting them in Marr's Guitars, the indie icon couldn't bear consigning them to storage once more, and they'll be auctioned via Christie's in September

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The EarthQuaker Devices' HalfLife is a more compact version of the drone metal pioneers Sunn O))) octave fuzz and boost pedal based on the

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A moment of madness from an amp tech and Iommi's secret weapon was gone, never to be seen again

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Lee explains how Lifeson made the Canadian prog trio greater than the sum of their parts

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Sheeran and Orange unveil the Outlowd ES series, featuring a trio of busking friendly acoustic amps – and Sheeran's Play It Home campaign aims to support grassroots music across the globe

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Charvel goes back to Cali with US-made range of hot-rodded S-styles with pro specs and classic finishes

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Complete with Gibson T-Type humbuckers, gold hardware, a Varitone and an Alpine White finish, this replica 'Whitey' pays tribute to the guitar that's near ever-present in the Rush catalogue

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EHX expands its compact DSP series with a pedal packing three reverb types, each with its own otherworldly potential

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By popular demand, the Victory now comes with a Floyd Rose, and the high-performance electric is offered in Iguana, Deep Ocean Burst and Translucent Ebony Burst

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The limited edition SE Rock lady is inspired by the guitar played by Lily in the hit anime Rock Is A Lady's Modesty

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The multi-effects powerhouse arrives strapped with 74 algorithms, 1,000-plus presets, new interface, polyphonic pitch shifting and it is still a compact unit

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The Mr Mister guitarist got a front row seat to Eddie Van Halen's greatness when they they were both Peavey artists playing a NAMM show

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The hallowed mid-priced speedster gets a poplar burl glow-up with a hard-tail for white-knuckle riffing and a reverse headstock for metal cool points.

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The Ottobit X is a serious piece of equipment for creating fun sounds that take you back to a less serious time

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Harley Benton's latest drop includes the ST-Modern HH, a right-handed version of the ST-Modern Plus HSS in Dark Purple Sparkle, and a smart retro acoustic electric parlour for lefties

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Free to existing users, this update includes a bundle of top-tier amps and effects, and there is a bunch of new features

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These beginner-friendly versions of one of the world's most legendary acoustic guitars are available in Ebony, Antique Natural and Heritage Cherry Sunburst

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The 1975 Cherry Sunburst Les Paul Custom was the late Kiss guitarists go-to electric in the late '70s and was all over Love Gun

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The Fumble is a two-knob clean boost with a compact housing and lots of pedalboard uses. It might be easy to use, but how it got here is a little more difficult to explain
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