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
Ernie Ball Music Man unleashes Heat Treated humbuckers and +20dB boost on Jason Richardson’s new signature Cutlass
By Jonathan Horsley published
Available with six or seven strings, in Kokiri Forest or limited edition Venetian Red, these next-gen Cutlass doublecuts are state-of-the-art shred machines
Gibson gives its most-loved electric guitars a limited edition ‘70s inspired Dark Walnut makeover
By Jonathan Horsley published
Available exclusively from Gibson direct, online and at the Garages in Nashville and London, the Dark Walnut Collection is a classy new vintage look for five of its most-loved electric guitars
Zach Myers’ tech posts pic of Shinedown guitarist’s relic’d John Mayer Silver Sky tribute and internet loses its mind
By Jonathan Horsley published
Spare thought for Foppe. He just wants to keep Myer's heavy relic'd pink Silver Sky setup, in tune and ready for action each night. It's not even his guitar! And yet people still write in...
“Supercharged to meet the needs of the world’s most demanding players”: Jackson expands US lineup with the Virtuoso HT
By Jonathan Horsley published
This hardtail presents aready-to-shred platform that's a no-brainer for metal but super versatile thanks to its five-way pickup switching, and it makes for a more accessibly priced US Jackson
Best acoustic guitars under $/£1,000 2024: 8 of the best options for beginners and experts
By Jonathan Horsley last updated
Your guide to the best mid-priced acoustic guitars for under a grand
“Stolen guitar alert!”: Paul Gilbert issues plea for info after four guitars stolen in Frankfurt
By Jonathan Horsley published
Thanks to Ibanez, the show in Germany will go on as planned, but Gilbert asks the public to keep their eyes open and help return the guitars to their rightful owner
Joe Satriani says his next big challenge on Best Of All Worlds Tour is Eddie Van Halen’s clean tone
By Jonathan Horsley published
Having co-designed a custom amp with 3rd Power to replicate Eddie's hotrodded gain tone, Satch says he's exploring his options for cleans as they switch up the set
“World’s fastest player” Rusty Cooley shares practice tips for building hyper-shred speed
By Jonathan Horsley published
The “world’s fastest player” Cooley endorses the discipline of non-stop repetition until you find your fastest clean speed but argues variety is key to building technical excellence
Mythos Pedals serves up the the Extra Hot, a tasty exclusive drive/boost for Carter Vintage Guitars
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Dine In side has an OBR-style overdrive while the Take Out side is a modded drive circuit from Mythos Air Lane Drive/210 Double Drive. Together? Well, they're Extra Hot
IK Multimedia drops the Hyde Street Amp Locker – 14 amp models from the iconic studio for your Tonex
By Jonathan Horsley published
The amps were captured at Hyde Street Studios but its long-serving engineer Jaimeson Durr and can be used on your own recordings, or live with IK Multimedia's Tonex pedals
D’Addario’s adjustable pedalboard mic stand could be the stage space-saver you are looking for
By Jonathan Horsley published
It clips onto most rail-style pedalboard, is telescopic, lightweight and it has the same footprint as a single standard-sized stompbox.
D’Angelico and Bobby Weir unveil exquisite TV Jones-loaded signature semi-hollow guitar
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Grateful Dead legend's third D'Angelico signature model has custom-wiring for inner and outer-coil tones, with an initial run signed by Weir and limited to 10 units, production run to follow
MusicNomad launches free app for gear nerds to manage their collections and showcase them online
By Jonathan Horsley published
One of these days I'm gonna get organisised...
Orange and Orianthi team up for the Oriverb – an all-tube 2x12 combo she says is a “dream come true”
By Jonathan Horsley published
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
By Jonathan Horsley published
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
By Jonathan Horsley published
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
By Jonathan Horsley last updated
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
By Jonathan Horsley published
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
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