Simon Bradley
Simon Bradley is a guitar and especially rock guitar expert who worked for Guitarist magazine and has in the past contributed to world-leading music and guitar titles like MusicRadar (obviously), Guitarist, Guitar World and Louder. What he doesn't know about Brian May's playing and, especially, the Red Special, isn't worth knowing.
Latest articles by Simon Bradley

Epiphone Slash Rosso Corsa Les Paul
By Simon Bradley published
This is the Epiphone version of a limited-edition Gibson that's no longer available

ESP E-II Mystique QM
By Simon Bradley published
With some serious re-organisation within the ranks of ESP, we take a look at a brand new design for the E-II range

Gretsch G5620T-CB Electromatic
By Simon Bradley published
A desirable green Gretsch that can handle gain

Jackson 30th Anniversary Soloist
By Simon Bradley published
An ultra-limited edition of the Soloist built by one of the men who was there in 1984. But can a modern recreation ever get close to the real thing? Let's see...

Washburn Parallaxe PXS20FRTBB
By Simon Bradley published
Washburn reinvigorates its electric guitar line with a model aimed unashamedly at hard rock and metal players

LTD Elite Eclipse-I
By Simon Bradley published
The gap between ESP and LTD appears to be growing ever thinner

GJ2 Glendora
By Simon Bradley published
Grover Jackson unveils a new addition to his GJ2 brand, the Glendora. A design that harks back to the famed guitar builder's '80s heyday

Ibanez AT10P
By Simon Bradley published
The Ibanez AT10P is an Indonesian-made incarnation of Andy Timmons' high-end signature AT1000CL

Ibanez JS24P
By Simon Bradley published
The Ibanez JS24P is a more affordable take on Joe Satriani's 24 fret signature model and forms part of the new Ibanez Premium Series

LTD EC-1000 EverTune
By Simon Bradley published
A classic design, with one potentially game-changing innovation: it will never go out of tune. That can't be right, can it?

Ibanez UV70P
By Simon Bradley published
The new Ibanez Premium Series centres on the firm's core rock market with a range of guitars built in East Java, Indonesia

Marshall SL5
By Simon Bradley published
The classic Slash tone crammed into a small combo amp

TC Electronic Ditto Looper
By Simon Bradley published
A super-small, ultra-simple single-track looper designed specifically for use by guitarists

Washburn HB36 Vintage
By Simon Bradley published
A classic semi, complete with faux ageing and a very low price tag. But does it sound any good?

Gear4Music BP120 multi FX pedal
By Simon Bradley published
A decent and affordable selection of bass effects and beats to play along with.

DigiTech Whammy (5th Generation)
By Simon Bradley published
The pitch-bending classic gets updated

MXR SF01 Slash Octave Fuzz
By Simon Bradley published
Slash gets further down and dirtier...

Carvin VL300 Legacy 3
By Simon Bradley published
The latest version of Steve Vai's signature amp head drops down in size but does it retain its myriad features and versatile tones?

Planet Waves American Stage cables
By Simon Bradley published
Hi-spec, affordable guitar leads
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