Latest articles by Jonathan Horsley
Orange and Orianthi team up for the Oriverb – an all-tube 2x12 combo she says is a “dream come true”
Orianthi's signature combo has switchable power, two channels, reverb, and is an Orange combo but it's not orange
Rabea Massaad says more affordable version of his EBMM Sabre is coming from Sterling By Music Man
Massaad says he has already submitted colour finish options and says new pickups are being developed specifically for the model
“The perfect pedal platform”: Peavey reworks state-of-the-art Misha Mansoor tube amp as a 20W combo
The Invective112 is a compact powerhouse for all occasions, from pristine cleans to high-gain 6505 tones, with power switchable to a single-watt, and an emulated output for recording
Best acoustic guitar strings 2024: Find your favourite acoustic strings
Our pick of the best acoustic guitar strings for your style and budget from Elixir, Ernie Ball, Martin, D'Addario, and more
Epiphone pulls a (white) rabbit out of the hat to honour Jack Casady with signature fretless bass
From its semi-hollow build to its JCB-1 humbucker and impedance switch, here's a bass with mojo for an artist who is all mojo, and it's available for the first time as a fretless model
Paul Gilbert got one of his guitars modded to just 20 frets so he could play more pinch harmonics
Gilbert has been sharing his strategies for emulating the human voice on guitar but don't start pulling the frets out of your fingerboard just yet
Best classical guitars 2024: Our pick of top nylon-string, flamenco and hybrid acoustics
Your guide to the finest classical, flamenco, and hybrid guitars from big names including Yamaha, Cordoba, Godin, Taylor, and more
Fender and Jason Isbell team up for Tim Shaw-designed pickups to sweeten your Telecaster tone
The set comprises a Twisted Tele neck pickup and a replica of the bridge pickup on Isbell's 1965 Telecaster, and it could be the $149 pick-me-up your Tele needs
Watch Julian Lage unleash the mother of all grooves in the full-band live video of Northern Shuffle
Recorded on an Epiphone Coronet, tuned to C standard, Northern Shuffle is one of the standout tracks from Lage's 2024 studio album, Speak To Me
EHX unveils the feature-stuffed POG3 – is this $645 unit the ultimate octave pedal?
The POG3 expands upon Electro-Harmonix's polyphonic classic with stacks of new features, lightning-fast tracking as standard, and it might just be EHX's most ambitious pedal yet
How about the Frankenstein Silverburst? EVH Gear unveils limited edition ‘Civilian’ Relic finishes
Frankie says relax those purse strings because here are three good reasons to 'burst the bank
Jacob Collier says what Steve Vai taught him on guitar was bigger than technique
It's not just Vai's chops and musical vocabulary that are unearthly, his wisdom too comes from a higher cosmic plane...
“The new Ibanez guitar is exceptional”: Pat Metheny’s stunning new signature jazz box is out now
The Ibanez PM3C is a pro-quality, affordable, available in Natural Amber and Black "low-gloss" finishes, and has a single-coil based on the pickup from Christian's ES-150
First-call Nashville pro Derek Wells reveals why pedal presets are no good for sessions
Wells has scored over 100 country number one hits and he has some solid tone advice for any player who is recording with a band
Neural DSP unveils a robot named TINA for an “unparalleled level of precision” in amp modelling
There is a whiff of Skynet about TINA's fusion of AI and robotics but in doing what humans can't, Neural DSP says it is this the future of modelling. Also, CorOS 3.0.0 is officially out now
“286 advanced effect modules and amp models”: Feature-packed, affordable – meet Mooer’s GE200 Pro
The GE200 Pro is the more affordable version of the GE1000, and comes with Bluetooth and MIDI connectivity, drum machine, looper, metronome, tuner and third-party IR compatibility
Gary Moore’s “Showbiz Blues” 1961 Gibson SG Jr is heading for auction and it is a TV Yellow unicorn
This might well be one of the coolest guitars ever, but it is definitely the coolest you will see today, and featured on Moore's legendary 1995 recording Blues For Greeny
Red Witch’s Magesteria is a stunning delay inspired by Maestro, Roland and Watkins tape echo units
Red Witch’s Ben Fulton describes this stunning hand-made delay as time travel in stompbox form, and “the embodiment of of tape delay glory”
38 unreleased Hendrix tracks feature on film and CD/vinyl box set celebrating Electric Lady Studios
The epic Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision is stuffed with unheard treasures, 5.1 surround sound mixes, and is essential listening and viewing for Hendrix fans. It drops on 13 September
Joe Duplantier on the unique combinations that make Gojira's vision of metal so special
In our in-depth video interview, the Gojira frontman and guitarist talks volume, gear and the push/pull between the principles of the old-school and a new vision for metal
Pat Metheny on how a reconfigured baritone opened “another universe” of sound to explore on MoonDial
MoonDial finds Metheny in the company of just a baritone and ribbon mic, and yet it takes jazz into a twilight world existing beyond time, where, he says, there is no future, no past
“Leo Fender sort of got it wrong:” Richard Fortus on how Jimi Hendrix “corrected” the Stratocaster
Back to front or upside down, whichever way you look at it, Fortus says Hendrix's reverse approach is the secret to “piano-like low-end” and Aerosmith's Perry was paying close attention
Mooer Audio launches the SD10i and it’s packed with features, including 52 amp models and 49 effects
Don't let its compact size or unfussy control panel fool you, the SD10i is overflowing with features; drum machine, 80-second looper, Bluetooth... it even functions as an LED light
