Latest articles by Michael Brown
Bloodstock Festival reveals incredible Cynosure RAM guitar
As well as providing the stomping ground for metal titans, this year's Bloodstock Festival plays host to a new creation from up-and-coming luthier Cynosure: the RAM guitar
SUMMER NAMM 2015: Roland announces JC-40 Jazz Chorus guitar amp
Celebrating the 40-year legacy of iconic Jazz Chorus amps such as the JC-120, Roland has launched a more compact incarnation, the JC-40
SUMMER NAMM 2015: TC Electronic unveils BodyRez Acoustic Pickup Enhancer pedal
Danish pedal co TC Electronic has further honed its sights on acoustic guitar players with the launch of the BodyRez Acoustic Pickup Enhancer
SUMMER NAMM 2015: Boss reveals DD-500 Digital Delay and RV-6 Reverb guitar pedals
Boss's 2015 effects revamp continues with the announcement of the DD-500 Digital Delay and RV-6 Reverb, which both feature all-new Boss algorithms
Faith No More's Jon Hudson talks Sol Invictus
As alt-metal trailblazers Faith No More unleash Sol Invictus, their first album in 17 years, stalwart guitarist Jon Hudson explains what took so long...
SUMMER NAMM 2015: Martin announces six new acoustic guitars
Never one to shy away from stunningly decorated acoustics, Martin has unveiled a sextet of eye-catching new models for Summer NAMM 2015
DOD revives Gonkulator Ring Modulator and Meatbox Subsynth effects pedals
DigiTech continues to breath new life into the DOD pedal brand as it announces the return of two 90s cult classics: the Gonkulator Ring Modulator and Meatbox Subsynth
Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien's new pedalboard on video
New episode of That Pedal Show reveals TheGigRig-built 'board
TC Electronic launches PolyTune tuner plug-in
Mere weeks after the announcements of the PolyTune Clip and PolyTune 2 BlackLight, TC Electric is furthering its polyphonic tuner dominance with the introduction of the PolyTune plug-in
Vox takes "an evolutionary step for modelling technology" with VX I & VX II guitar amps
New models feature VET modelling and FET analogue power amps
Korg announces new PitchCrow-G & Vox AC clip-on tuners plus Pathfinder 10 Union Jack
Korg has launched a raft of new tuners and a redesigned amp for 2015
Diago reveals Sprinter pedalboard
Mini pedals are rapidly increasing in popularity, and Diago is jumping on the craze with the compact Sprinter pedalboard, which houses six minis or four Boss-sized pedals.
Line 6 unveils Helix multi-effects pedal
Although the Firehawk has barely landed in stores, Line 6 has announced its new flagship multi-effects processor: the Helix.
Glass jar turns guitar amp with the 'JAM' Jar
Guitarists are always banging on about glassy tones, but the 'JAM' Jar delivers them quite literally, cramming a 2.5" speaker into an actual glass jar and turning it into a working guitar amp.
TC Electronic Helix Phaser
The TonePrint line has long been missing a couple of crucial mod effects from its roster, but this year, TC has set out to right this wrong with the Helix Phaser
7 guitars we'd like to see in Mad Max
Weaponised axes for Coma the Doof Warrior aka flamethrower guitar guy
Strymon announces DIG dual digital delay pedal
Despite already boasting two world-beating delays in its catalogue – the TimeLine and El Capistan – Strymon has announced another: the DIG dual digital delay.
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
Jackson JS32Q Dinky Arch Top
Scram jazz cats: this is no conventional archtop. Rather, Jackson's use of the term signifies that the JS32Q's top is curved, rather than flat like the recently-reviewed JS12's
Jackson JS12 Dinky
The JS series represents Jackson's most affordable models ever - you can bag any of them on the street for under £300 - thanks to Chinese construction, but they don't skimp on quality
Mooer Reecho Pro
Although best known for cheap and cheerful mini pedals loaded with familiar circuits, Mooer has been quietly beavering away on a series of larger, feature-heavy units
Cort G280
With such a well-rooted background in value-for-money rock axes, it's no surprise that Cort's G280 hot-rodded double-cut is one well put together instrument
