Latest articles by Michael Brown
SUMMER NAMM 2015: Antares unveils ATG-1 Floor Processor with Auto-Tune for Guitar
After experiments with Peavey's AT-200, Antares has announced its first Auto-Tune for Guitar (ATG) multi-effects pedal: the ATG-1 Floor Processor
TC Electronic reveals PolyTune Clip polyphonic guitar tuner
New accessory marks the world's first polyphonic clip-on tuner
DigiTech unveils Mosaic 12-string simulator pedal
New stompbox works with both electric and electro-acoustic guitars
Guitar strings in action as you've never seen them before
Guitar strings vibrating in slow motion is quite a sight, but University of Tokyo students have gone one further and developed an experiment that creates slow-motion-like string movement in real-time
Vintage announces V7HTBB seven-string electric guitar
With a catalogue that encompasses just about every guitar shape and style, you might be surprised to hear that Vintage has just unveiled its first seven-string electric: the V7HTBB.
Vintage launches VSA540 semi-acoustic electric guitar
Fans of Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, take note
PRS announces SE Ace Signature guitar
After playing PRS's USA-made Singlecuts for 15 years, Ace – guitarist for multi-platinum Brit-rockers Skunk Anansie – has landed his own signature model.
Walrus Audio releases Phoenix Clean Power Supply
Most guitarists would struggle to call power supplies sexy, but Walrus Audio's Phoenix Clean Power Supply is as desirable as PSUs get.
And So I Watch You From Afar talk latest album Heirs
(Mostly) instrumental rockers And So I Watch you From Afar have crafted their most powerful statement of intent yet on new album Heirs, with a dazzling array of pedal-enabled tones and technique
Yamaha unveils THR100HD and THR100H guitar amp heads
After masterminding the 'Third Amp' concept back in 2011, Yamaha has sought to reinvent the traditional head and cab setup with the launch of two THR 100-watt heads: the THR100HD and THR100H.
The Shires pick 10 essential pop-country albums
Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes' top country choices
The Fierce & The Dead's Matt Stevens picks 10 essential prog-rock albums
"I'm interested in bands that move things forward"
DigiTech Obscura Delay
As well as being a robust and good-looking compact pedal, the Obscura is inventive, too
Mr Black ThunderClaw
The most conventional of the Mr Black pedals on recent test, the ThunderClaw shoots for big, amp-like high-gain distortion, and boy, does it score
Mike Vennart talks debut solo album The Demon Joke
Oceansize and Biffy Clyro man on gear, songwriting and his pedalboard
First look video: Boss SY-300 Guitar Synthesizer demo
Watch the video below to hear just how radical the SY-300 sounds, and click through the gallery for a closer look at its features.
First look video: Boss RV-6 Reverb demo
The latest shimmer-ready reverb on video and in pictures
Sonuus Voluum
Volume has never been the sexiest effect, but the genius Brits at Sonuus might just change all that with the Voluum
Mr Black Downward Spiral
Imagine a delay where every repeat gradually descends in pitch - it sounds like a nightmare, and that's the point
