Michael Brown
Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism, and has spent the past decade writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as a decade-and-a-half performing in bands of variable genre (and quality). In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.
Latest articles by Michael Brown

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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

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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

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Danish pedal co TC Electronic has further honed its sights on acoustic guitar players with the launch of the BodyRez Acoustic Pickup Enhancer

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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

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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...

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Never one to shy away from stunningly decorated acoustics, Martin has unveiled a sextet of eye-catching new models for Summer NAMM 2015

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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

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New episode of That Pedal Show reveals TheGigRig-built 'board

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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

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New models feature VET modelling and FET analogue power amps

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Korg has launched a raft of new tuners and a redesigned amp for 2015

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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.

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Although the Firehawk has barely landed in stores, Line 6 has announced its new flagship multi-effects processor: the Helix.

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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.

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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

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Weaponised axes for Coma the Doof Warrior aka flamethrower guitar guy

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Despite already boasting two world-beating delays in its catalogue – the TimeLine and El Capistan – Strymon has announced another: the DIG dual digital delay.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
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