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
Jackson JS32T Rhoads
The Jackson Rhoads V-style is about as pointy as guitars get, and Jackson hasn't made any health-and-safety concessions with the JS32T: it can still pierce skin if deployed with sufficient force
PRS SE Standard 24
You might expect PRS' SE Standard to pale in comparison to the recently reviewed S2 Standard 24, but on first impression, that certainly isn't the case
Mesa/Boogie Throttle Box EQ
Mesa is famed primarily for two things: gain and five-band EQ, usually in a metal-approved V shape
Squier Classic Vibe Stratocaster '50s
Back in 1954, the Stratocaster turned the guitar world on its head - and with eye-catching finishes such as the Sherwood Green Metallic we have here, it's still swivelling noggins today
TC Electronic reveals PolyTune Clip polyphonic guitar tuner
New accessory marks the world's first polyphonic clip-on tuner
Squier Vintage Modified Baritone Jazzmaster
Judging by the sheer number we've had through our doors in the past year or so, the baritone guitar is on the rise
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
Mike Vennart talks debut solo album The Demon Joke
Oceansize and Biffy Clyro man on gear, songwriting and his pedalboard
