Latest articles by Matt Parker
NAMM 2017: the Ibanez stand - in pictures
The Ibanez stand at this year's NAMM showcases the increasingly wide variety of finishes, products and price points on offer from the Japanese manufacturer
NAMM 2017: Boss unveils 40th anniversary DS-1, acoustic amps and compact expression pedal
Limited edition black DS-1 to hit shelves this year
NAMM 2017: Jim Dunlop unveils 50th anniversary gold-plated Cry Baby
Plus 7 new MXR, Way Huge pedals
NAMM 2017: the Gretsch stand - in pictures
The Gretsch stand is always a sure-thing when it comes to trade show eye candy and the Memphis firm has not let us down this year
NAMM 2017: Ashdown unveils 20th anniversary models, B Social-Lite and SZ Funk Face
Ashdown has announced its 2017 line-up, including a special run of UK-made, hand-wired ABM and CTM amps, which celebrate the firm's 20th anniversary
NAMM 2017: Trace Elliot's ELF bass amp fits in your back pocket
Trace Elliot is packing a lot of punch into a tiny package with its new ELP bass amplifier, promising a "revolutionary" 200-watt mini amp that weighs just 1.6 pounds
NAMM 2017: the Vox stand - in pictures
Clearly not content to rest on its laurels, iconic British amp brand Vox is showcasing an array of weird and wonderful new products at Winter NAMM
NAMM 2017: Fender announces 9 limited edition Exotic Collection guitars
Unusual tonewoods on classic models
NAMM 2017: Fender Custom Shop stand - in pictures
One-off Fender, Jackson, Charvel and Gretsch guitars
NAMM 2017: Jackson unveils huge line-up of colourful new Soloist and Dinky models
Jackson has announced a sizeable run of new takes on its perennial Soloist and Dinky body shapes, including new pickup configurations, new finishes and several seven-string models
NAMM 2017: Charvel unveils new signature models, San Dimas and left-handers
13 new models for this year's NAMM show
NAMM 2017: Gretsch announces new Broadkaster, Nashville, Falcon and acoustic models
Gretsch has unveiled a raft of new guitars for 2017, including Broadkaster and Nashville center blocks, the Single-0 Parlor acoustic and a refreshed double cutaway Electromatic
NAMM 2017: DigiTech's FreqOut generates feedback without an amp
Effects firm DigiTech has lifted the lid on two brand new pedals, the CabDryVR dual cabinet simulator and FreqOut - a 'natural feedback' creator
NAMM 2017: Hayden announces Vanquish, Vantage, DB12 and MF amp heads
UK amp firm Hayden has unveiled four new valve amp lines: the Vanquish, Vantage, DB12 and MF ranges
Dan Patlansky talks hairy gigs, Satriani shows and live gear
The blues must evolve or die. Fortunately, Dan Patlansky is used to blazing a trail…
Deryck Whibley on the perilous personal journey behind Sum 41's 13 Voices
In 2014 Deryck Whibley was rushed to hospital for alcohol-related liver and kidney failure. When he awoke he found his second chance had come at a hell of a cost
The Cribs talk signature Squiers, guitar geekery and lessons of longevity
Custom Squier shapes, vampiric apparitions and 'aerial work' - we celebrate the enduringly weird and wonderful world of The Cribs
Touché Amoré on their Fender-fuelled guitar tone and Stage Four's story of loss, catharsis and reinvention
Nick Steinhardt and Clayton Stevens discuss the hardcore luminaries' new album
Ian Hunter talks Bowie, Mott The Hoople's mad guitars and the merits of unprofessionalism
"It's not been a career. It's just been a life"
Neck Deep talk Billie Joe, Big Sky and big gigs
With a bagful choruses and Duracell Bunny energy levels , Neck Deep appear to be an unstoppable force. We talk to the first UK band to put the 'popular' in pop-punk...
Savages' Gemma Thompson on her artful, dynamic guitar playing
Art, exile and Dadaist verse - all through the six-string!
In the studio: Sum 41
Deryck's back from the brink with a three-guitar attack on 13 Voices
Deap Vally's Lindsey Troy: 10 records that soundtracked my youth
From big Beatles, to modern Californian classics
