Latest articles by Michael Astley-Brown
Fender Custom Shop pays tribute to session legend Bob Bain with 'Son of the Gun' Telecaster guitar
Fender Custom Shop has announced its latest artist replica, the 'Son of the Gun' Telecaster, honouring session ace Bob Bain.
Fender reveals limited-edition Silverburst Stratocaster HSS, Telecaster Deluxe and Jazzmaster guitars
New FSR American Professional models released
Summer NAMM 2017: Fender unveils silver sparkle-finished Brad Paisley Road Worn Telecaster guitar
Country ace gets new signature model
Fender teams up with Guitar Center for recreation of Joe Bonamassa’s Sunburst ’55 Telecaster
Ultra-rare early electric guitar now available as Custom Shop replica
NAMM 2019: Fender set to recreate Jimmy Page’s iconic Telecaster in ‘mirror’ and ‘dragon’ designs
Legendary Led Zeppelin guitar will appear as production-line and Custom Shop models
Fender’s final Parallel Universe model has arrived: meet the ’51 Telecaster PJ Bass
2018’s last PU model mashes up Tele, Precision and Jazz Bass specs
This Styrofoam Telecaster might just be the world’s lightest guitar
Hear Burls Art’s latest incredible electric build in action
As Fender releases its Dragon and Mirror replicas, Jimmy Page recounts his Telecaster’s mystical journey
New guitars celebrate 50 years of Led Zeppelin I
Fender Jimmy Page Mirror Telecaster hands-on demo
The sounds and specs of the Led Zeppelin I-aping electric guitar under the microscope
Fender’s Rarities Flame Maple Top Chambered Telecaster surfaces
Glam electric guitar boasts Tim Shaw pickups
Maebe: 13 guitar albums that blew my mind
MusicRadar alumnus and Guitar World editor-in-chief Michael Astley-Brown names the records that molded his progressive playing style, from Soundgarden to St Vincent
Jeff Buckley guitarist Michael Tighe: “That dude could have done anything; he could have gone into opera, or more classical-type stuff”
The iconic singer-songwriter’s writing partner reflects on their contrasting guitar approaches, 25 years of Grace and what music Buckley would be making now
NAMM 2019: Yamaha brings TransAcoustic effects to nylon-string and parlour acoustic guitars
CG-TA and CSF-TA models announced
Eastman debuts all-new Romeo thinline electric guitar and nylon-string Cabaret acoustic
A fresh semi-hollow and innovative classical
Best wah pedals
Put your best foot forward and add more expression to your guitar sound with these essential wahs
Best signature guitars
Make your mark with these artist-approved electric guitars – and use them to fuel your own style of guitar playing
Best looper pedals for guitarists
Explore our pick of compact and floorboard loop stations and looper pedals for guitarists at every budget.
Cort’s EasyPlay Earth50 might just be the top acoustic guitar for beginners
New model designed to overcome barriers to learning
TC Electronic announces new TonePrint app for iOS, Android, PC and Mac
Updated app combines Editor and Beam functionality
NAMM 2017: HeadRush Pedalboard promises "the most versatile, realistic-sounding and responsive" models ever found in a multi-effects pedal
New USA-based guitar tech company HeadRush has announced its first product, the HeadRush Pedalboard multi-effects processor.
Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge: “We encourage today’s hip-hop artists to close the laptop, put down the sampler and spend time creating with live instruments”
Luke Cage soundtrack producers talk going beyond samples in new Fender documentary
The best new guitar effects pedals of NAMM 2016
Top stompboxes heading your way this year
Will the GTC Revpad replace traditional guitar effects pedals?
Touchpad device and multi-effects promises to shake up stompbox world
