Mancuso on his blockbuster Steve Vai collaboration – and the crucial advice the guitar icon gave him

By Jonathan Horsley published 26 May 26

The Sicilian guitar maestro wrote the breathtaking Solar Wind to be the most Steve Vai song he could possibly write – and for the man himself to guest on

Oliver Ackermann on the break-stuff tone philosophy behind guitar's most unorthodox pedal brand

By Jonathan Horsley published 23 May 26

Frontman/guitarist of NYC's A Place To Bury Strangers, pedal designer, noise enthusiast, renaissance man... Ackermann explains why all bets are off in his search for new sounds and tones

The story of Wichita Lineman. the song Bob Dylan called the greatest ever written

By Neil Crossley published 23 May 26

“When I heard it I cried”

Khemmis just made one of the heavy metal records of the year using a $28 plastic fuzz pedal

By Jonathan Horsley published 21 May 26

Phil Pendergast's secret weapon was cheap, effective, and perhaps a lesson that cork-sniffing about gear can be a waste of time – and money

Gretsch just released the most vibey acoustic guitar of the year and it’s only $249

By Jonathan Horsley published 20 May 26

Here comes a Jim Dandy parlour-sixed acoustic in Olympic White and doesn't it look a treat? But hurry though, these go fast

It’s $92, weighs 4.5kg and is packed with features, and Harley Benton calls it “ultimate grab-and-go practice station” – meet the DNAfx AmP10 modelling combo

By Jonathan Horsley published 20 May 26

This compact 10-watter has four user definable presets, four amp models, onboard effects, Bluetooth, a full-range 6" speaker, an onboard tuner and more

Geezer Butler, Tal Wilkenfeld and Nate Mendel hail the legacy of the P Bass, as Fender celebrates its 75th anniversary

By Jonathan Horsley published 20 May 26

Fender unveils the 75th Anniversary P Bass Collection featuring a stunning American Professional PJ Bass, a Player II P Bass in Diamond Dust Sparkle, and a retro American Vintage II 1951 model

PRS and Ed Sheeran just unveiled a hollowbody baritone electric for all occasions

By Jonathan Horsley published 19 May 26

The pop megastar's SE Hollowbody I Piezo Baritone officially joins the main PRS lineup, and it's joined by a regular scale sibling – and a refresh of the SE amp lineup's finish options

Misha Mansoor’s Evertune-equipped 8-string might be the heaviest signature Jackson of all time

By Jonathan Horsley published 19 May 26

“I think the Evertune was the final piece of the puzzle,” says the Periphery riff-master as this extended-range monster arrives in a Nardo Gray finish and Mansoor's signature humbuckers

Is this the beginning of the end for the S-style? Fender issues cease and desist to US builder

By Jonathan Horsley published 19 May 26

We are now seeing the downstream effects of Fender's legal victory in Germany as Strat EU legal protections bring lawyers' letters to the doors of US guitar makers