Latest articles by Simon Bradley
K.K. Downing Signature Guitar Unveiled
US manufacturer KxK Guitars have announced that they are taking orders for the new signature model of Judas Priest legend K.K. Downing.
Ibanez Celebrate 20 Years Of Paul Gilbert
And so do we! Here’s the official release regarding the ultra-limited edition PGM100RE 20th Anniversary model.
Francis Rossi Gets Hair Cut
A small part of Beelzebub’s kingdom must have iced over, as Status Quo frontman Francis Rossi has decided to get rid of his pony tail after, oh, many years.
U2: The Streets Have A Name
Irish- rockers U2 have had the ultimate honour: having a street named after them. Part of New York’s W53rd route has been renamed – at least for now – ‘U2 Way’ by mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Orange Amps Go White
Here’s the official press release for what has to be one of the coolest amps we’ve seen for ages...
Ron Asheton - Stooges Legend Dies
We've just received this official statement concerning the sad death of Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton:
Name Change For VHT Amps
The winds of change will be gusting through VHT amplification: from 1st January 2009 the brand name will be changed to Fryette Amplification.
Gibson Dark Fire Lands In UK
Well, one of them does... The reason we couldn’t get our sticky fingers on the brand new Gibson Dark Fire Les Paul in time for our current issue is because it was required for the official launch.
Gary Moore Signature Les Paul BFG
No sooner has Gary Moore appeared on his umpteenth Guitarist cover (it’ll be out soon...!), that Gibson do the business with a version of the BFG Les Paul. Here’s part of the story from Gibson.com
Nickelback: “We just wanna be rock stars”
In an interview hosted on VH1.com , traditionally ‘open’ Nickelback frontman Chad Kroger has been uttering forth in the junkets surrounding the release of the band’s latest opus Dark Horse.