Jonathan Horsley

PRS and Ed Sheeran team up for SE Hollowbody Piezo Baritone featuring pop superstar’s own artwork

By Jonathan Horsley published 20 January 26

NAMM 2026: Limited to 1,000 instruments worldwide, the Ed Sheeran SE Hollowbody Baritone 'Cosmic Splash' has a unique build and look and comes with an 8" by 8" signed print

“I wanted to fix every issue I’ve ever had dialling in metal tones on similar pedals or even the original”: Warm Audio has just made Ryan ‘Fluff’ Bruce its first ever signature pedal and he explains why, yes, the world needs another overdrive

By Jonathan Horsley published 20 January 26

NAMM 2026: The Fluff Drive was inspired by the Maxon TS-01 but features a suite of contemporary updates to make it work gangbusters with extended-range guitars

Orange Amps rolls out the OR60, a single-channel 60-watt tube powerhouse officially approved by Down/COC’s Pepper Keenan

By Jonathan Horsley published 20 January 26

NAMM 2026: Orange says it is the most versatile single-channel amp it has ever made

Vox unveils “re-engineered” treble booster with all the tone and none of the inconsistency of vintage units

By Jonathan Horsley published 20 January 26

NAMM 2026: Vox's VTB-1 Treble Booster in inspired by vintage Rangemaster units but remixes the circuit recipe and promises lower noise and a more robust performance

Silvertone resurrects the cult semi-hollow electric guitar loved by Elvis Costello, Hubert Sumlin and Chris Isaak

By Jonathan Horsley published 19 January 26

NAMM 2026: A long-lost catalogue classic is back from the dead and it might be the coolest release you'll see all year

Squier unveils huge Sonic Series refresh – super-affordable, beginner and child-friendly versions of classic Fender models

By Jonathan Horsley published 19 January 26

NAMM 2026: There are Sonic Mustangs with dual-humbuckers, vintage and modern colour finishes, classic Strats, HSS Strats... A 3/4-sized Strat too. But you'll have to wait until July

Peter Capaldi on how he found Doctor Who’s “junk shop” Yamaha electric guitar on Denmark Street

By Jonathan Horsley published 15 January 26

What better guitar for a time-travelling Time Lord to play than a cult electric nicknamed the Flying Samurai...

Joe Bonamassa gives his blessing as Norman Harris sells Norman’s Rare Guitars and says the future of his iconic LA store has been secured

By Jonathan Horsley published 15 January 26

TNAG Global, which owns Carter Vintage Guitars, is the buyer, and under CEO Ben Montague, it promises to preserve the soul and grow the business of one of the world's most-loved guitar stores

Boss tackles budget rivals head-on with feature-packed entry-level GX series multi-fx pedals for guitar and bass

By Jonathan Horsley published 15 January 26

NAMM 2026: The GX-1 and GX-1B have hi-res displays, assignable footswitches, AIRD tech and the all-new Gear Suite feature for super-easy amp and effects settings

“There’s only two of these on the planet”: Myles Kennedy bassist Tim Tournier on the EVH bass Wolfgang Van Halen gave him

By Jonathan Horsley published 14 January 26

Tournier's prototype Wolfgang bass was is a dual-humbucker doozie, masterbuilt by Chip Ellis, and it is being road-tested hard. But will EVH Gear ever release it?

Has Martin redefined the workhorse acoustic? Legendary brand announces blockbuster refresh of its Road Series

By Jonathan Horsley published 14 January 26

NAMM 2026: The Road Series might be Martin’s mid-priced lineup but these upscale Retro Plus models with their torrefied spruce tops are too fancy to be anyone’s “workhorse”

Jared James Nichols on why he took his Klon off his pedalboard – and what players get wrong about drive pedals

By Jonathan Horsley published 14 January 26

Not everyone is expanding their pedalboards. Nichols explains why he prefers to keep it simple – and to leave the super-rare high-value pedalboard gold at home

Taylor refreshes flagship acoustic with a trio of game-changing features – meet the Next Generation Grand Auditorium

By Jonathan Horsley published 13 January 26

NAMM 2026: Taylor’s Next Generation Grand Auditorium cutaways are updated with scalloped V-Class bracing, Action Control Necks and the all-new Claria pickup and preamp system

“The SG that I had at the Ozzy gig, that guitar needed a louder pickup but I still wanted that true-to-life guitar sound that I like”: Slash and Seymour Duncan dial up the raunch with the Guns N’ Roses legend’s signature 3.0 humbuckers

By Jonathan Horsley published 13 January 26

NAMM 2026: Hand-wired in Santa Barbara, they're not just for Les Pauls or SGs. Slash has one in his BC Rich Mockingbird – and they'd work a treat in a hotrodded S-style

Gibson surprise launches $19,999 Keith Richards Collector’s Edition 1960 ES-355, signed by the man himself

By Jonathan Horsley published 13 January 26

NAMM 2026: A meticulous replica of one of the most famous (and coolest) ES-355s of all time

Stylistically radical, Ibanez’s multi-scale Alpha series might just be the 21st-century prog-metal player’s favourite new guitar – but do you get the 7-string or the 8?

By Jonathan Horsley published 9 January 26

The Alpha series has everything you'd need form a high-performance guitar, with stainless steel frets, Fishman Fluence Modern humbuckers, locking tuners and more

Billy Gibbons on the tip Buddy Guy gave him after they jammed a T-Bone Walker classic

By Jonathan Horsley published 8 January 26

Blues guitar's greatest showman shared a little stagecraft after the ZZ Top man's cameo during a live show

EarthQuaker Devices and Dr Z team up for a tube-driven preamp that might just be the cure for whatever ails your tone

By Jonathan Horsley published 8 January 26

The ZEQD-Pre has an EF86 pentode just like Dr Z's sweet high-end amps, and it might just give your rig the analogue warmth, colour, and hifi sheen you've been waiting for

Steve Vai once played Brian May’s guitar “like a baby giraffe on roller skates” – now the Queen icon has gifted him his own ‘Green’ Red Special

By Jonathan Horsley published 7 January 26

“I will treasure it for the rest of my life, and yes, I’m taking this one to the grave with me,” says Vai

“To lead Fender is the honour of a lifetime”: Fender announces Edward “Bud” Cole as its new CEO

By Jonathan Horsley published 6 January 26

Cole will replace Andy Mooney, who is stepping down after a successful decade at the company

Don Was on how John Mayer “might” be even better than George Harrison – but they definitely have one thing in common

By Jonathan Horsley published 6 January 26

The producer of Sob Rock says Mayer is the best arranger he has ever worked with – and he has the late Beatle’s gift for creating guitar sounds that transform a song

Victory Amps reimagines the $5k+ MK Overdrive as a 50W lunchbox head – and it's a fraction of the price

By Jonathan Horsley published 6 January 26

It's smaller, lighter and a heck of a lot cheaper but the MKX still has three channels, two reverbs, dual master volumes, effects loop, power scaling and more

“I turn this thing on, I don’t want to stop playing”: Keeley Electronics has made Andy Timmons fall in love with reverb with his new signature Nocturne pedal

By Jonathan Horsley published 18 December 25

Robert Keeley gives reverb the Halo treatment for an all-new signature reverb that has officially made a convert of Timmons